In 1907, Brownwood Glass and Alignment had its
beginnings as a blacksmith
shop, which was then located in the current Bank of America parking
lot near Trans Texas Tire. The address then was 100 Main, and our shop can
be found on Brownwood
City maps beginning in 1915. Soon the blacksmith shop expanded and
began making wagon wheels. As the times changed, they soon began selling
automotive tires and performing automotive repairs. In 1936, Jay McCullough and RW
Coggin were the owners; a new building had been built around the old
blacksmith shop (which was then torn down, reportedly resulting in only
one day's loss of work); the shop was called "RW Coggin and
Company", and the
first alignment machine was installed above the floor of the shop. Ed
Morgan soon joined them, as he married Mr. and Mrs.
Coggin's daughter, Lettie
B, in 1938. In 1941, a pit was installed inside the shop, and a new
alignment machine was then purchased. In 1946, Floyd
White (deceased 2015) went to work for Jay McCullough. Four years later,
the shop was renamed "Brownwood Glass & Alignment", and Jay
McCullough sold out to RW Coggin. Floyd began doing automotive glass work
in 1952. Also during the 1950's, RW Coggin (who had done auto glass work
and who provided automotive upholstery service) retired, and Ed Morgan
became the owner/manager of the shop at this point. Big things happened in 1968, as the
shop had to be torn down. Reports indicate that the Main Hotel was
being demolished, and a bulldozer was used to pull down the last wall of
the hotel. That wall then ricocheted into the wall of Brownwood Glass
& Alignment, knocking in a wall of the shop. Ed Morgan, who was the
owner of the business at this time, spoke with Floyd White and offered to
sell him the business. At this point, Floyd relocated to the current
location, purchasing the building from Mr. Wilson (Wilson's Truck Service)
and became the proud owner of Brownwood Glass & Alignment. The little
red car was moved to the new building and installed in its current
location, and the alignment machine was moved using a front end loader.
(Historical note: The
property where the shop now stands was once a wagon yard in the early
days of Brownwood and also housed a fruit stand, which many oldtimers
fondly remember. Behind the shop, there is now a vacant lot where the Son
Hotel and Rooming House once stood, which was purchased by Floyd White's
wife, Edna,
who then opened it as the Big House of Gifts, Bed & Breakfast.) Once the new shop was opened, Ed Morgan went to work
for Floyd. Don
White followed in his father's footsteps in 1970, as he began
part-time employment at Brownwood Glass & Alignment at this time. In
1971, Don came aboard full-time, working alongside Floyd and Ed Morgan. In
1985, Jody Kirkland joined the crew and worked until 2000 before moving
out of town. Finally, in 1994, Floyd retired, and Don
and his wife, Regena, assumed ownership of Brownwood Glass and
Alignment.
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