| Pink Elephant |
Original Pink Elephant
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The Pink Elephant Sandwich Shoppe, north corner of Highway 80 (Broad St.) and Pinson Road, about 1935. Extreme right: Hugh Ghormley, owner. |
| The Pink Elephant after remodeling and enlargement, on US 80 across from Hillcrest Cemetery. |
2nd Pink Elephant
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Interior of the Pink Elephant |
Interior of the Pink Elephant. Photo courtesy of Mickey Ghormley. |
By the 1930's Broad Street (Old US 80) had become known as "Filling Station Row" because so many gas stations had popped up along the road. One of these service stations and restaurants was called "The Pink Elephant," and was a popular teenage hang-out during the 1930's and 1940's. During the 1940's it was enlarged and remodeled. Unfortunately, the Pink Elephant no longer exists, exept in the hearts and memories of long-time residents of Forney, and now in a reproduction at the new Community Park. Next time you go by the softball fields, look at the concession stand - it was designed to look exactly like the 2nd Pink Elephant. |
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