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My first Bluebonnets are starting to bloom! There were 3 plants starting to bloom in the patch of Bluebonnets.
The old Stardust Motel sign outside of Marfa on US 90/Old Spanish Trail Highway. Looking north towards Valentine and Van Horn.
In the early 1950s the San Jacinto Courts (motel) was built on the western edge of Marfa. The owner had a keen interest in Texas history and used the San Jacinto Monument, near LaPorte, Texas and the Houston Ship Channel, as the inspiration for his original sign. Several years later the name of the motel was changed to the Stardust Motel. You can see the original sign by clicking the info link below.
info from: www.carlastewart.com/chill-wills/roadside-memories-part-2...
Flowers of Cardia bolssier aka Texas olive (although it's not really an olive--and this one is not in Texas) in a residential landscape in Tucson, Arizona.
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Most of the year the facial skin around the eye is a dull yellow-orange, but in breeding season it turns bright green.
From “tough as Texas” live oaks and prickly pear cactus growing out of solid granite to the fertile valley below
While visiting my sister in Victoria, Texas April 2021 we did some touring of wineries that were close by. Along the way we stopped on the roadside when we saw a potential photo shoot. The wineries of course had their own scenic landscapes with the grape vines and the river close by. Photo Images credited to Vickie Lynne Klinkhammer of Vickielynne Photography and Designs.(VLP&Designs) Photo images may appear on wearable art or home essentials. View at www.vlpdesigns.com
The Electra Theatre opened on July 4, 1911. On May 4, 1921 it was renamed Queen Theatre. On January 20, 1922 it was renamed Royal Theatre. This was short lived as on December 21, 1922 it reverted to its Electra Theatre name. On July 24, 1924 it was renamed Victoria Theatre. It was taken over by Frels Theaters in 1926. It was closed in 1934 and was used as retail space.
The Victoria Theatre reopened following refurbishment on August 8, 1941. Closed in 1960, it reopened in 1961 screening Spanish language movies. It screened adult movies in 1971-1972. Then back to regular movies under Frels Theaters again until 1985. In 1986 it was taken over by the Victoria Community Theatre group and transitioned to stage productions, known as the Theatre Victoria, they moved out of the building in 2004. It's now abandoned.
Info from cinematreasures.com
Acala, Texas is a ghost town located in the lower El Paso Valley of the Rio Grande in Hudspeth County.
Though the area is comprised of scrub-brush desert (Chihuahuan Desert), various crops have been grown in the region for hundreds of years, utilizing the waters of the Rio Grande. During the late 19th century settlers began to construct large canals to carry the river water to more distant fields. But no planting of crops in the area where Acala would be established occurred until after the introduction of cotton to the region in 1917, near Tornillo.
W.T. Young came to the area from El Paso, to try his hand at cotton farming. He bought a large acreage of cheap desert land near the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks about southeast of Tornillo. Using mules to clear the brush and break the soil for the first time, he planted a Mexican variety of cottonseed called Acala. He was so successful that he built his own cotton gin at the site that became known as Acala.
Soon, a road was built through the area which connected El Paso with Fort Hancock. First called the Bankhead Highway, it later became U.S. Highway 80. This road, along with the railroad siding, provided ideal opportunities to ship the cotton.
By the early 1920s, a town began to grow around Young’s cotton gin. A post office was established with Mrs. Julia A. Vaughn as postmistress before 1925. In 1927 Acala had a population of 50 and two years later that figure had doubled. In time, the town boasted a general store, tourist courts, a restaurant, gas station, and garage. Throughout the area, numerous canals and wells were dug for irrigation.
Over the next decades, Acala’s population fluctuated depending upon economic conditions and was called home to about 100 people in the 1950s. However, with increased mechanization of cotton-raising, the need for field workers decreased and people began to move. By the late 1960s, the population had dropped to 50 and in the early 1970s, to 25, the last figure available.
Over the years, the railroad removed its spur to the town and Interstate 10 replaced the old, two-lane Highway 80 through Acala, bypassing the town.
info: legendsofamerica.com
When you think of Texas you think cowboys and cattle. But, the Lone Star state has some Texas size alligators as well at Brazos Bend State Park🐊🐊🐊
Keep a safe distance and keep the doggies on a leash to have a good time viewing these massive wild reptiles.
When visiting south Texas take care as alligators do thrive in country areas. We have a couple living in the lake by our house. Our neighbors had a massive one in their pond that had to be removed for obvious reasons.
Abandoned cafe with the Guadalupe Mountains in the distance.
Just outside the community there is a dry salt pan called Salt Flat Playa or Salt Basin. It straddles the New Mexico-Texas border and is about 150 miles long, and 5 to 15 miles wide making it one of the largest gypsum playas in the United States.
A patch of our State Flower. The Hill Country Hwys are lined with bluebonnets and wildflowers. Such a beautiful drive.