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hub of the whole Bay Area,o' Gehring explained. "That fact, and the fact that we now have more room and considerably better operating adlantages, were the main reasons that motivated our move."

This was written as part oI a CLXI spread covering the relocation of Service Lumber Co. at Sausalito after ll years of operation at 255 Bayshore Bouler,ard, San Francisco.

Now, exactly another Il years later, we still couldn't explain Gehring's latest move hetter. Southern Marin County has filled up and Boh has again moved his operation to "where the action is going to be."

However. Sausalito and southern Marin County liusiness will not suffer. Service Lumber's headquarters will remain at 3030 Bridgeway with Bob, olfice manager Harrf Hill. salesmanager Bob Strahle, and Gehring's son (would you believe Bob?) hold(Continued, on Page 66)

SERVICE TUMBER'S Sausalito command oost (1) at 3030 Bridgeway is where you'll find salesmanager Bob Strahle, owner Bob Gehrrng and office manaser Harry Hill. Strahle is a graduate of the old Smlth Lumber Co. betore joining Gehring and Hill when Service was first established. Service is a LMA member of long standing and Gehring is currently servrng on the association board. Service Lumber's new Black Point yard (2) is located iust off Hiehwav 37 at Grandview Avenue and Harbor Road. The-four-acre spread is completely graded and is served with a five-car spur. (3) Are these guys lumbermen? You better believe it! This is Tom Gehring and George Krings who run the new Black Point operation. Diy shed (4) is all metal and adjoining office is Gehring's favorite building material . . -wood. Second floior of office will soon be converted into meetins room. Service Lumber has some pickup trade (5), but here again the products are strictly lumber, plywood, mouldlngs and heavy building materials. Thioirghout his 22 years in business, Gehring has concentrated on the builder. Interestingly, Rolando Lumber in

San Francisco, which Bob managed before starting Service, has successfully operated in a similar manner for a half decade. And if you happen to be out at Black Point about lunch time. try the historic Black Point Inn (6) right next to 56rvice Lumber. 0riginally established during the 1860's as a stagecoach stop, the Inn and Service's new yard appear to be just about in the center of "where the action is going to be." (7) This is a lumberyard, and no foolin'. Gehring caters exclusively to the contractor trade including old S.F. builder customers.