WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
ST. GEORGE CO-OP MERCANTILE BUILDING
BEAR PAW COFFEE COMPANY BUILDING
St. George, Utah
LOCATION
75 North Main StreetSt. George, Utah
Telephone ??? in the 1941 telephone book (???)
Telephone 160 in the 1954 telephone book (Gamble's Western Auto Supply)
Telephone ORchard 3-???? in the 1958 telephone book (???)
Telephone ORchard 3-???? in the 1961 telephone book (???)
Telephone 673-???? in the 1972 telephone book (???)
Telephone (435)634-0126 in the 2016 telephone book (Bear Paw Cafe)
Plat A, Block 25, Lot 8 on the old pioneer map of St. George shows the property assigned to the St. George Hall and George Thurston.
HISTORY
This building housed the St. George Co-op Mercantile beginning around 1876.The St. George Co-op Mercantile was later merged with the Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution, otherwise know as Z.C.M.I.
The building was occupied by Gamble's Western Auto Supply in 1954.
It housed one or more flower shops for many years.
In 1991 or 1992, Phyllis Bracken sold the building to ????.
It housed Mama Eddie's restuarant for about five years until that business was sold off.
Then the building owners opened the Bear Paw Cafe which became very popular and is still in operation there.
PHOTOS
REFERENCES
Under Dixie Sunby Washington County Chapter, Daughters of Utah Pioneers
See pages 309 & 310
Landmark and Historic Sites: Informational Guide of Historical Sites within the City of St. George
Second Edition, Revised 2011, p. 71
Compiled by the St. George Community Development Department
Landmark and Historic Sites: Informational Guide of Historical Sites within the City of St. George
Third Edition, Revised 2015, p. 77
Compiled by the St. George Community Development Department