The Signs Of Austin

East Poultry Company
2615 E 6th St
Founded as East Produce Company in 1913, East Poultry was originally a grocery store and meat market on W. 2nd Street. The word “East” in their name actually refers to the companies founder, Leonard C. East, and not its geographic location in Austin. Leonard’s son Alvin took over in 1927 and moved the operation to their current east side location in 1974. By that point, they were exclusively in the business of distributing poultry to local restaurants and grocery stores. Today East Poultry is run by Alvin’s son-in-law and grandson.

Posted on December 01, 2015 under East Side
Delwood Cleaners & Laundry
1406 E 38th 1/2 St
The Delwood neighborhood was founded in 1947 as affordable post-war housing. Delwood Cleaners opened its doors in the early 1980s as the Royal Touch Cleaners. It is down the street from the first commercial shopping center in Texas, where the Fiesta now stands. Next door to the shopping center was the old Delwood Drive-In which was destroyed by a hurricane in 1961. Over the years the Delwood neighborhood has been called everything from Cherrywood to Maplewood to Wilshire Wood. Now with the Mueller development rapidly expanding, it is losing its identity even further.

Posted on November 02, 2015 under East Side
Hill-Berts Burgers
5340 Cameron Rd
In 1973, Hilbert and Lucille Maldono opened their first restaurant on North Lamar in a former Burger Chef (now a P Terry’s). They went on to open additional locations on Burnet Road and West 35th in old mission-style Taco Bells. The West 35th location is famous for having a Volkswagen towing a hamburger on the roof. After many decades, their Cameron Road restaurant is the only one still in operation.

Posted on September 02, 2015 under East Side

East Poultry Company

Delwood Cleaners & Laundry

Hill-Berts Burgers