The building was built in 1904 and housed the Coupland Drug Company in 1911. In 1948, it became known as Albers Drugstore.. Three doctors practiced medicine and used a hand powered x-ray machine. The former Drugstore is now the restaurant area. The Coupland Tavern, built in 1910, was formerly a hardware store, where pun-offs were held quarterly. It also housed a newspaper called the Coupland World Globe News.
The former Speckles Grocery/Tavern was converted into a Texas-sized (7,000 plus square foot) dance hall, A bar/bar-back from the Old Tavern that was formerly in the Old Schulenberg Hotel is over 100 years old.. The other bar/bar-back came out of a River Boat on the Mississippi River. The 2nd floor of the pharmacy, where the Doctors office used to be is now a 3500 sq ft loft space, known as the Brothel. Now days, we rent the rooms on Friday and Saturday nights for patrons of the dancehall.
The dance hall has been the backdrop for music videos including Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pat Green and Kevin Fowler. Coupland has also been used as a set location for several movies including Lonesome Dove. Recently, Coupland has been featured in a Fox Sports Commercial, Hayes Carll’s video for “Times Like These”. Spotify’s video for the release of George Strait’s single “Every Little Honky Tonk Bar” was filmed here in 2019. (watch below)
