Before & After Images, plus a Story of East Austin Preservation.




 Great news in the preservation of East Austin history! The Comal Food Store at 220 Comal is being faithfully restored and reconstructed and will continue to reflect a chapter of Austin's past when small mom and pop grocery stores (in this case, the Tuke-Lyon Store) were neighborhood fixtures. Thanks to George Vance McGee who captured these photos but even more so to owner Rosa Santis and architect Ponciano Morales, who recognized what they had and agreed to this project. They restored my faith that Austin, no matter how large it gets, is still a handshake town." Steve Sodowsky, City of Austin Employee and the City's Historic Preservation Officer



Before Photo






While I got ya...got a question about Austin or Central Texas Real Estate? Contact Austin Silent Market's Broker Associate George Vance McGee 512.657.9281 georgevance@gmail.com 







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  1. Julie AlexanderJune 2, 2021 at 4:10 PM

    I can't wait to see this come back to life! Thank you for sharing this!

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