305 REVERE RD. / CARR'S FILLING STATION / CARR'S GROCERY / CARR'S SUPER MARKET

Brodie S. Carr started his business in a filling station January 25, 1925 on what was then Highway 10 (it was renamed 70A several years later; now it's also Revere Road). Carr was working as a timekeeper for the Eno Mill, but was let go when the mill downsized its workforce. With a loan of $900.00 from a friend and $5.00 from his father (!) he opened this business.

He rented the building for $15.00 a month. In 1933 or 1934 he purchased the property. In 1935 he added another room on the left/east side of the structure, with four more additions made to the structure between 1935 and 1943.

The original filling station, view south, 1920s (via The News of Orange)

The original filling station's interior, 1920s (via The News of Orange)

The original filling station, view south west, 1937 (still of a film by H. Lee Waters)

In 1949-1950, Carr had the building extensively remodeled; it was rebuilt with brick and expanded to 3,000 square feet. It was Hillsborough's first supermarket.

View south, circa 1950 (photo via The News of Orange)

View south, circa 1952 (photo via The News of Orange)

Interior view, circa 1950, with Maye E. Carr (photo via The News of Orange)

Interior view, circa 1950 (photo via The News of Orange)

Interior view, 1952 (photo via The News of Orange)

View south, June 2019 (via Google Streetview)

Carr had a new structure built across the street in 1961 and moved the grocery store into it. At some point between the 1970s and the 1990s, the structure was again extensively remodeled.