Firestone Fabric and Cord Tires Ghost Sign - Lyons, Texas
Lyons was first a railroad worker's camp called Pennington when the Gulf,Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad came through in 1880. W.A. Lyon granted a right-of-way to the railroad and became the town's namesake. It was called Lyon's Station then shortened to Lyons. In the late 19th Century,Lyons supported a hotel.four stores,a livery stables and a newspaper....all of this for a population of about 150 people. The town never prospered and is now an unincorporated community with its own post office. This well preserved sign is on one of the original surviving brick buildings,an abandoned dry goods store, and I'm thinking it's at least from the very early 1920s. Lyons,Texas. 8.14.2018.
Firestone Fabric and Cord Tires Ghost Sign - Lyons, Texas
Lyons was first a railroad worker's camp called Pennington when the Gulf,Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad came through in 1880. W.A. Lyon granted a right-of-way to the railroad and became the town's namesake. It was called Lyon's Station then shortened to Lyons. In the late 19th Century,Lyons supported a hotel.four stores,a livery stables and a newspaper....all of this for a population of about 150 people. The town never prospered and is now an unincorporated community with its own post office. This well preserved sign is on one of the original surviving brick buildings,an abandoned dry goods store, and I'm thinking it's at least from the very early 1920s. Lyons,Texas. 8.14.2018.