The City Shoe Shop
The City Shoe Shop , which has been family owned and operated for 80 years , was also honored with its own Texas Treasure Business Award in May . Palestine ’ s oldest continuously operating business , Turbyfill ’ s Machine Shop , Inc ., and the Barry Bedre family received their official Texas Historical Commission ’ s Texas Treasure Business Award in July at a celebration hosted by Palestine Main Street .
The business began as a blacksmith shop in 1901 called The Village Smithy – H . R . Turbyfill , Proprietor and was located on the courthouse square . Anvil work faded away with the years as electricity was introduced and welding and machine shop work increased . In the 1960 ’ s , the name of the business officially changed to Turbyfill ’ s Machine Shop with the purchase
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