1001 W Seventh Street [Auto], Firestone Service Store, 1930. By the end of the 1920s, the automobile was a major phenomenon in American life, particularly in cities. service garages appeared in increasing numbers. This Firestone Service Store, the first in Fort Worth, is part of a once-larger cluster of automobile sales and service buildings along this stretch of W. Seventh St. Completed in 1930, the one-story building is built of concrete block sheathed in polychrome brick and cast stone trim, both now painted white. The Firestone Store has retained its original appearance save for the application of white porcelain enamel panels (over the canopy and storefront) and paint. The building is a contributor to the proposed Automobile Row Thematic Group.
