Re: Today's Guadalupe Turn LOF67 Building at Gemco
Author: Freericks
Date: 09-04-2013 - 06:59
FL Wrote:
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> Sounds great! Thanks for posting.
>
> BTW, where does the name Gemco come from? Is it
> the same as the chain of discount stores from
> years ago?
GM Company (or General Motors Company).
There was a huge GM plant to the north of the yard. Before Taylor closed and the GM plant closed the yard was basically used to serve GM Co... hence, Gemco.