Two Texas Landmarks. One Historic Corsicana Corner.

Across the Street Diner and its historic Corsicana corner have been recognized by Texas heritage, tourism, history and media organizations. Explore more of the stories behind our historic soda fountain, Wolf Brand Chili and Downtown Corsicana.

Texas Time Travel, the heritage tourism program of the Texas Historical Commission, features Across the Street Diner in its Lakes Trail Region. The listing traces the soda fountain to 1905 and shares the story of Lyman T. Davis selling chili from a wagon on the corner where the diner now stands.

https://texastimetravel.com/directory/across-the-street-diner/

Across the Street Diner is featured in Texas Time Travel's collection of historic soda fountains across the state, celebrating the enduring tradition of the old-fashioned Texas soda fountain.

https://texastimetravel.com/blog/soda-fountain-season/

The Texas Historical Commission featured Across the Street Diner in its Heritage Traveler feature highlighting remaining old-fashioned soda fountains across Texas.

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/TXTHC/bulletins/3aa5113

Across the Street Diner is included in Texas Time Travel's statewide Historic Businesses collection, which celebrates businesses and destinations that contribute to Texas' living heritage.

https://texastimetravel.com/travel-by-theme/historic-businesses/

Across the Street Diner is included among the heritage sites and attractions of the Texas Lakes Trail Region, part of the Texas Historical Commission's Texas Heritage Trails Program.

https://texastimetravel.com/regions/lakes-trail/heritage-sites-attractions/

Discover the story behind Corsicana's bronze Wolf Brand Chili sculpture, installed on the original footprint of Lyman T. Davis' chili wagon at Fifth Avenue and Beaton Street, outside today's Across the Street Diner.

https://texaslocalhistory.com/navarro/business/wolf_brand_chili/Wolf_Brand_Chili_Statue_Unveiling_Thursday.htm

Tour Texas highlights Corsicana's historic attractions, including the vintage Dr Pepper mural on the Across the Street Diner building and the city's rich collection of downtown landmarks.

https://www.tourtexas.com/destinations/corsicana-attractions

Tour Texas features Across the Street Diner as one of Texas' oldest soda fountains and shares the history of the Corsicana corner where Lyman Davis sold the chili that would become Wolf Brand Chili.

https://www.tourtexas.com/article/147/5-of-the-best-ways-to-feel-the-warmth-of-the-holidays-in-corsicana

The Dallas Morning News explores Corsicana's history and identifies the corner where Across the Street Diner stands as the place where Lyman T. Davis sold five-cent bowls of chili from his wagon in the 1890s, beginning the story of Wolf Brand Chili.

https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/corsicana/