I think it did ok. I never met my great grandfather. I heard a lot of family stories about the store. A lot of family time across 3 generations was spent there. I’m the first that never saw it first hand.
I knew the great grandmother. I remember her fondly, but she didn’t talk much other than in duty of running the house. Food, cleaning, gardening, laundry, etc. They were depression era mentality. Saved all the butter container. I think they themselves were raised by Czech/Pol immigrants to Texas.
Anyways, I knew they did well financially because of seeing my grandfather squander a ton of assets. They were super modest folks but as the town grew, they built apartment complex. They had several 100s units. Also the grocery store was on a gold mine of a street intersection. Supermarket competition and sufficient rental income are my guess at what caused my great grandfather to close the store and sell the land.
I knew the great grandmother. I remember her fondly, but she didn’t talk much other than in duty of running the house. Food, cleaning, gardening, laundry, etc. They were depression era mentality. Saved all the butter container. I think they themselves were raised by Czech/Pol immigrants to Texas.
Anyways, I knew they did well financially because of seeing my grandfather squander a ton of assets. They were super modest folks but as the town grew, they built apartment complex. They had several 100s units. Also the grocery store was on a gold mine of a street intersection. Supermarket competition and sufficient rental income are my guess at what caused my great grandfather to close the store and sell the land.