Jefferson’s Gulf Service Station on Chocolate Bayou Road

The man pictured above is Clerch Edgar Jefferson, owner of the very service station that he’s standing in: Jefferson’s Gulf Service Station. The original address for Jefferson’s Gulf Service Station was 9000 Chocolate Bayou Rd which translates to 9000 Cullen Blvd today.

Mr. Jefferson was born in 1903 and was 53 at the time of the photo, though he may not appear to be. He passed away in 1984 at the age of 81.

It would be criminal to leave you without one last look at this skincare and the bowtie.

Jokes aside, this is the photo of someone who was proud of what they had built and wanted to show it off to the world. The fact that I’m sitting here discussing his service station over 70 years later, tells me that he had every right to be proud.