The oldest businesses still open in Longview
Some of these were serving this town before your grandparents met.
Longview was founded in 1870, and a surprising number of businesses here have been open long enough to have watched most of it happen. This is every business in the Archive with a documented founding year, oldest first.
The dates come from the businesses'' own records — their websites, their chamber listings, their own telling of it. Where a year could not be verified, the business simply isn''t on this list.
Gans & Smith Insurance Agency
Independent insurance agency organized in 1889 that took its present name in 1912, making it one of Longview's oldest businesses.
Rotary Club of Longview
Service club chartered on May 1, 1920, making it the oldest service club in Gregg County.
Pinecrest Country Club
Pinecrest Country Club has been part of the Longview community since 1921, growing from a nine-hole, member-designed course into a full priv
Henry & Peters, PC
Henry & Peters is a CPA firm founded in 1929 by Lester Henry, who was joined in 1936 by his brother-in-law Robert K.
Central Title Company
Title and escrow company formed in 1931 as Central Abstract & Title Company, with roots dating to 1912.
Junior League of Longview
Women's volunteer and leadership training organization established in 1940.
American Legion Post 0232 (Kenneth B May Jr)
American Legion post on American Legion Boulevard serving Longview-area veterans.
Cobb Electric
Cobb Electric is a full-service electrical contractor that's served the Longview area since 1946.
LeTourneau University
LeTourneau University is a private Christian polytechnic university on a 162-acre campus on South Mobberly Avenue in Longview.
Longview Glass
Commercial and residential glass company founded in 1946 at Highway 80 and Second Street in Longview.
Longview Print Shop
Longview Print Shop has been printing for Longview businesses and residents since 1948
Ben Maines Air Conditioning
Ben Maines Air Conditioning was founded right here in Longview in 1949 and has been in heating and cooling ever since.
Cassity Jones Lumber & Building Materials
Family-owned lumber and building materials supplier headquartered in Longview, serving Northeast Texas builders since 1950.
Pither Plumbing
Family-owned plumbing company operating in Longview since 1952, handling residential, commercial and emergency plumbing.
A & L Fence Company
A Longview fence contractor working out of a yard on McCann Road since 1955.
Alpine Golf Course
Alpine Golf Course is a public 18-hole course on Smelley Road in north Longview, built in 1955.
Hiway 80 Rescue Mission
Hiway 80 Rescue Mission is a faith-based nonprofit that has served homeless men, women and children in Longview since 1955.
Judson Lions Club
Judson Lions Club has served the Judson community within Longview since 1955, meeting the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Jud
Manly's Furniture & Appliance
A family-run furniture and appliance store on South Mobberly Avenue operating since 1955.
Alpine Barber Shop
Alpine Barber Shop has been cutting hair at the corner of Eastman and Alpine roads since 1957.
Napps Cooling, Heating & Plumbing
Napps Cooling, Heating & Plumbing is a Longview-based HVAC, plumbing and commercial refrigeration contractor serving East Texas.
Dottie Hunt School of Dance
Dottie Hunt School of Dance has been part of Longview's dance scene since 1958.
Longview Museum of Fine Arts
The Longview Museum of Fine Arts is a nonprofit art museum in downtown Longview whose collection includes roughly…
Robert B. Guttry, DDS
Guttry Dental is a family-owned general and cosmetic dental practice on Judson Road in Longview.
A & B Welding Inc
Welding and metal fabrication shop on West Marshall Avenue in Longview, established in 1959.
Maness Furniture
A downtown Longview furniture showroom that has been in the same family since 1962.
Pizza King
Longview pizza institution opened by the Inman family in 1965 and purchased by the Springer family in 2020.
Bodacious Bar-B-Q
Bodacious Bar-B-Q is a Longview barbecue restaurant on South Mobberly Avenue, described on its own site as the original location.
Gordy Roofing Company
Gordy Roofing Company has been roofing Longview and Gregg County since 1968, more than 55 years and three generations of the same family bus
Longview Symphony Orchestra
The Longview Symphony Orchestra has brought live classical performances to East Texas since 1968, growing from an amateur ensemble into...
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