The Heart of Hunt: Store Has Served Residents and Visitors for 80 years
The Hunt Store in 1946, when it was owned by Whit Zander and Bangs Kellogg In small towns, there is often a place that is considered the heart of the community, a place where you take visitors who want a taste of the local culture or catch up on the latest news and visit with friends. The heart of a place can be in a church, a restaurant or a community center. In Hunt, the heart of the community is an unpretentious general store that has served the community for 80 years — some people say the history goes further back. Until the flood, the Hunt Store was known as a place to meet up with friends, get a bite to eat, listen to live music, stock up on essentials, and it was the last stop for miles where western-bound motorists could fill up their gas tank. Abraham Whitlock “Whit” Zander and his wife, Sophia, came from Houston to Hunt in 1937. In 1938, Zander became the manager of the Hardin Grocery Store in Hunt, owned by A.B. “Bell” Hardin. Hardin’s store was located in a rock bu...