Stan’s Café and Service Station was founded by W.O. “Stan” Stanfill and his wife Myrtle “Mrs. Stan” on Main St. in Spring Hill, TN and began operation on August 8th, 1947. They offered country cooking, a complete soda fountain, curb service and were open 24 hours a day. The business served as the hub of the small community, 540 residents at the time, for decades.

The restaurant and service station served all aspects of the community of Spring Hill and the surrounding area. From the young children hoping to get a pull of soda from the fountain after church on Sunday, to the teenagers looking to socialize after a ball game or especially to prolong a date night with a sweetie on the weekend. The older folks would gather for breakfast and coffee in the mornings and discuss current events and visit with friends and neighbors.

The delicious home-style food and friendly small town service earned it quite the reputation with the travelers of the time, especially truckers who were catered to with hot showers, bunks to sleep in, a pay phone, and even a barbershop all in one location and 24 hours a day. Stan went a step further and converted an old blacksmith shop next door that had shoed mules for decades into a repair garage for the big rigs. The location of the restaurant was truly ideal, and Stan certainly knew this. Formerly the old Campbell Mill, the property was located in the center of town on what is Highway 31, the main North-South highway connecting the ports of the Gulf Coast with the ports of the Great Lakes prior to the construction of the Interstate Highway System.

1555 Bear Creek Pike, Columbia, TN 38401
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 10PM
Phone: +1 931-381-2234