The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 135, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1984 Page: 3 of 35
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THE BAYTOWN SUN
Thursday, April 5, 1984
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Truck stop may be ‘too nice’
Drivers didn ’tstop until sign went up
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helped arrange financing
through Industrial Revenue
The architect spent six weeks Bonds. The bonds allowed Smith
KINGSVILLE (AP) — On the traveling a more exciting ex
edge of the vast King Ranch, perience,” Kaler said,
looming over a curve in a four-
lane state highway is a giant, visiting truck stops and talking and his partners to borrow
sand-colored castle with a dom- to truckers in developing his money at a floating rate better
than conventional financing.
Funds from the Department of
“We had an identity problem truckers just isn’t true. There Housing and Urban Develop-
when we first opened,’’ said are lots of young guys, partially ment, applied for by the city,
Larry Smith, one of three college educated, driving trucks, were used to pay for paving and
These are people who are look- drainage in the area surroun-
ing for as nice an environment at
the end of their day as any
businessman,” Kaler said.
And many truckers are look-
ing for accommodations for two.
Bob Hudman, assistant
general manager of the La
Cupula, said about 20 percent of
the truckers he serves travel
with their wives for companion-
ship or to have a second driver.
“It’s a lot more of a family
oriented thing than you’d think.
Last week for instance we had a
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DAIRY JUDGING
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owners of the La Cupula Service
Center.
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ding the truckstop which is now
prepared for additional develop-
ment.
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“Truckers drove by here and
thought this place was too nice to
be a truck stop, so we had to put
up a big sign that said ‘Truck
Stop.’ Now they’re coming in.
Truckers still feel it’s too nice,
but they like it,” he said.
The three enormous, tan stuc-
co buildings are based loosely on
a California Mission style.
Besides the cupola and tile roof,
(he buildings are decorated with
colonial balconies and wooden
frehch windows. Arched door- man and his wife and their two
ways lead to walks connecting sons and their wives who were
the complex. ' — - - -...... “driving three trucks come in,”
Within the fancy facility are a he said,
restaurant,, coffee shop, private Smith said his project has said he plans to build other
club, gift shop, convenience received a lot of support from multi-function trucks- stops
store, trucker’s lounge, laundry the City of Kingsville which around the state
room, showers and .26 motel
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“We have about 80 people
employed here,” Smith said.
“This is a good example of what
these government programs can
do.”
Smith said research com-
pleted before construction began DAIRY CATTLE judging team members for slty Invitational Judging Contest held March 24 in
showed that 35,000 vehicles Robert E. Lee High School’s FFA club are, from San Marcos. Vandivor received first-place in-
travel highway 77 going north left, Deloris White, Todd Ramsey, Scott Vandivor, dividual honors out of a field of more than 600
and south every 24 hours
“So even if you get only 3 to 5 ed up honors at the Southwest Texas State Univer-
percent of those travelers, you '
can make the figures work,” he f
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(Sun staff photo by Carrie Pryor)
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A Promising Figure
in Baytown’s Future!
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rooms surrounding a pool.
Gas pumps for cars and fuel
pumps and scales for trucks are
covered by arched porte-
cocheres with dark wooden
beams supported by square,
Spanish columns. A truck-wash,
RV overnight lot and truck ser-
vice center are planned.
The $3.2 million complex, the
brainchild of Smith, opened on
Texas Highway 77 on Dec. 19.
Smith had been planning the
facility for years and knew he
“wanted to do a truck stop like
no one had ever done before.”
He Went to see Austin-based ar-
chitect Robert Kaler, who saw a
chance to recreate the roadside
attraction^ of hfs youth.
“I have mempr^s of summer
vacations with my family where
I saw buildings along the
highway that had a certain feel-
ing, buildings from the ’30s and
’40s that were romantic, ^pleas-
ing to be in, buildings that made
He
Gerald
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Ted Her You Love Her
Say it with'Diamonds for the
rest of her life...
April is diamond month at Shay’s
all diamond jewelry at substantial
savings. Come see us and save.
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—No “Silver Spoon” beginning..a/ter his father’s death,
he siruggled for education and a start in real estate.
—Has demonstrated his outstanding abilities in
business as a member o/,city council.
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^-Being one of seven children, he knows the meaning
of saving.. .approaches city matters conservatively.
—Has the respect of the Council which named him to
be president of the BA YTOWN INDUSTRIAL DEV. CORP.
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“deserving of your approval for a full term”
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 135, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1984, newspaper, April 5, 1984; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1153691/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.