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Dan Hixon's You-Tube video "Galveston in the 70s" offers an informative and entertaining presentation of what various places in Galveston looked like. For one thing, there's a picture of the Hudson Oil service station managed at the time by Dan's dad, Joe Hixon. This service station was literally the first place to buy gasoline upon entering Galveston (or the last place to buy gasoline when leaving Galveston). The Galvez Mall shopping center was easy walking distance from the service station. Dan's video shows pictures of the mall's interior that were taken in the 1980s following the cosmetic remodeling & renovations made by the Rouse Corp. Dan has done an excellent job assembling the best available source material.
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To clarify, the Hudson Oil service station was the first place to buy gasoline when and last place to buy gasoline for motorists entering or leaving Galveston Island via I-45. Don't recall the first/last service station counterparts for San Luis Pass bridge or the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry terminal.
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