Historic Royse City, Texas

Royse City, Texas

Royse City is on State Highway 66, (old Hwy. 67 back then) five miles northeast of Rockwall in the northeastern corner of Rockwall County. It was named for G. B. Royse, who in 1886 platted the townsite and sold its first lots. People began settling in the area in 1885, when it became known that the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad would be constructed through that part of the county. Many of the settlement's earliest residents and businesses were attracted from the nearby community of Fate, which the railroad had bypassed. The new community grew from the beginning. The first business, a general merchandise store, opened in December 1885 and was followed soon after by a variety of business houses, some of which were pulled on rollers from Fate. In 1886 a post office opened in Royse City. By 1890 the community had a population of 1,000, two cotton gins, a gristmill, and twenty businesses. It was first incorporated in 1891; this incorporation was voted out in 1902, only to be reinstated in 1906. In 1896 the number of businesses in the community stood at forty, and by 1898 local schools employed four teachers and registered 204 students. Considerable business in marketing, cotton trading, cottonseed oil manufacturing, and cotton ginning took place in the early twentieth century. By 1914 Royse City had a population of 1,300 and forty businesses. The population remained over 1,000 during the 1920s and 1930s, and in 1936 fifty-four businesses operated in the town. From 1950 to 1960 the population increased from 1,190 to 1,243, and the number of businesses declined from fifty-five to forty-five. By 1964 Royse City had decreased to a population of 1,100 but afterward grew to 1,535 in 1970, 1,566 in 1980, and 1,800 in 1988. The business community decreased in size between 1960 and 1970 but increased from forty businesses in 1980 to fifty-six in 1988. In 1990 the population was 2,206. The population was 2,957 in 2000.

This article was borrowed from a Facebook listing, called "Royse City Businesses", in the "I Love Texas" post.

Eyecare/Southern

It's almost ready and Dr. Munn with her office troop, are itching to get moved.  Yes, she has her new building being built out on CR 35 near the high school.  The name will change from "Eyecare of Royse City", to "Southern Eyecare of Royse City".  I asked her why the change in name, and she responded to the fact that they are moving out to the country, and they are southern girls.  Either way, you will always get expert care from her and her crew.  Drive out CR 35 south, just past the housing edition and check out her new office building on the right side of the road.

My Eye Doctor

Today, they were enjoying their Chamber luncheon panel!  They are learning information to use in their own business!— with Dr. Michelle Munn, Southern Eye Center, Bobby Gladu, Shenaniganz, and A&A Granite and Limestone.  
Dr. Munn, is presently moving into her new office building and is very involved in our City and local services.

More to Come

 

This is just some of the new growth our fair city is going to experience in the coming months.  As we speak, there's a "Panda Express", being built between "Dairy Queen" and "Whataburger".

GO COWBOY'S

How do you remain committed when injuries steal your chances for success?

Sean Lee knows all too well & is determined to #FinishThisFight pic.twitter.com/v67qfDedqJ

— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) January 8, 2017

Good Afternoon, Texas !

Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
  Cute babies........ ! :)

Holiday's

Our town, is growing and so is the population.........it's gone through quite a change in a year's time.  Now, all the holiday events have taken place, with the Christmas parade, last weekend.  So, now Royse City, Tx, will start a new year, with all the trimmings.... :) !

Blog Traffic

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CVS Sign

 

Looks as though the new CVS store is well on it's way to completion and that's another addition to our fair town.  Royse City, TX is growing and there's no getting around it.  The new Mayor has been keeping us up to date on all the coming additions to the local area.  The small town I grew up in is now a whopping upscale busy locale.  Here you see the CVS sign being readied for lifting to it's position.

Wal Mart Still Growing

 

On May 27th, a large helicopter lifted the air conditioning units to be installed.  The Mayor says that the keys will be handed to the Wal Mart manager in July and the opening will probably be in October.  So ready!

Wal Mart Coming Along

It won't be long now, until the new Wal Mart will be finished and ready for us to shop in.  No more driving all the way to Rockwall, TX or Greenville, TX to shop for decent groceries.

9 Lives Gone

Sunday, May 17, 2015, Waco, TX was in the middle of a sad happening.  Several motorcycle clubs/gangs came into town with the intentions of settling a turf war which escalated to the point of total chaos.  9 were killed, and several injured which led to many arrests. 
 News media has made this into a "white war" between "white motorcycle gangs", which is totally farce.  The gangs/clubs involved included white's, mexican's and a few black riders.  Not one club/gang consisted totally of "white's"!  All you need to do is read the names of the one's who were arrested in the mug shots that has been released.  You will see the names denote the ethnicity's.  
One of the local biker's is known by people who worked with him in year's past.  I will not name him to give respect to his family and friend's presently!
Our condolences go out to the people affected by the disaster, in Waco, TX this last Sunday.

More Rain

It's been a full 3 weeks of rain, with very few days of sun to boast of.  They predict that we will have nice weather for the next few days.  I know all of us here in Texas is ready for some sunshine and warm weather.  Can you believe it turned cool again in the last two days?
There's one thing that's been made good and that's the level of the lakes.  We will have a good year for water, this year because of these spring storms.

Walmart

Buy Reviews

 

Coming on up as fast as the weather will let them.

 Our new Walmart will be built soon and then no more driving all the was to Rockwall, TX to get decent food and good prices on other items.  Looks as though they have started on the structure walls, which is a plus.

 

You can see that it's cloudy, which has been the case for several weeks.  This year we have had record rain, and it's giving the drought ridden lakes much needed water.  The soil is so saturated with rain, that you squish when walking.  Staying on the sidewalk is your best option.

Texas Independence Day

Texas Independence Day............

Sleet

 

Yesterday brought sleet and rain to our local area.

 

We didn't get much in accumulation, but it was enough to close schools, and government offices.  The roads were dangerous and many wrecks occurred.  We are predicted to get snow on Wednesday evening, which could cause a few problems and give a few inches for the kids to make snowmen.

Progress in Royse City, TX

 

Looking ahead of us while taking the detour to the freeway, we can see the new bridge being developed.

 

As we are going down the street, we look to the right and see the excavation in full progress to build our coming Walmart and other businesses.

 

After standing here several years, taunting us, it finally has a real meaning.

 

Soon the tanks for gasoline will get installed for the "USA Murphy's"  gas stop and convenience store.  Finally some cheap gas that we won't have to drive all the way to Rockwall, TX to buy.

 

Me as well as the rest of the local residents are eagerly waiting for this to get build, so we can get decent groceries and other needed items at a decent price, without having to drive to other towns for these services.  It will also create new jobs for our community and give more volume to the resources of our town.

Ground Breaking

Yesterday, we were driving down the road next to the area of land where Walmart will be built.  We saw a tent erected with chairs placed under it.  Today, I found that they had the official "ground breaking" ceremony for our new coming "Walmart".  There was a picture on the Royse City, TX Chamber of Commerce Facebook page.  Our town is growing thanks to new people on our City Council and others.

A Walmart?

 

Ground has finally been broken for our new Walmart to be built.

 

The Wal Mart sign.....

 

This heavy equipment, is moving right along in the mud.

 

It's been raining off and on for several days recently....

Old Greenville TX Slogan

Thanks to my daughter, I can post this picture of the street of Greenville, TX, back when I was a child.  This slogan was also on the old water tower there, and remained for many years.  How many of you remember this?
Look at the old Texaco sign, wow how many years did this signs stand?