"The filling stations, Verplank's and Art Behrend's, were built at Center and Main Streets, Verplank's with living quarter upstairs. Harry Grey operated the Home Service Station ("Main Street at the bridge") and later Frank and Dennis Lindborg (40 Main St.). William Walker continued Verplank's. Verplank's has been remodeled and Trustee Bill J. Rosser had offices here as well as Langbehn. City Judge Cefali and his son (17 Main St.) now have offices in the building."Images (links open in a new window):
♦ Harry Grey outside the Home Service Station in 1960, a 1961 view of the service station building, and a matchbook cover from Harry Grey's tenure; a collection of photographs and newspaper clippings spanning the Lindborg years, 1963 to 1979.
♦ Verplank's service station had become insurance offices at 15 Main by 1971, and had a change of agents by 1972.
"The next two-story building was razed when Albert Verplank built a one-story four-room store building. In the old building were various early Hobart businesses — a furniture store, undertaking establishment, shoe store, etc. The new building housed a menswear shop, dress shop, first offices of the Hobart Federal Savings and Loan, electric and gift shop, beauty parlor and dress shop, Guzzo's fruit and vegetable store, Johnson's Grocery, and now the Hi-Style Beauty Salon (328 Main St.), children's wear store, health food shop and wig shop."