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Destroyed Structure

This structure is located in Sylvester, Texas, which is an unincorporated community.  In 2000 the population was about 79.

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Retro Gas Station

An abandoned gas station is a small town in Texas. 

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Abandoned Country Home

This abandoned home is in Leuders, Texas.  

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Lion Wall Art

A small rectangular building that appears to be vacant now was home to a health business of some sort.  I've been wanting to take a photo of this wall art for several months, but there was a large car parked in front of it for a long time.  Today the vehicle was gone and all the signage was gone too.

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Game Room in Ranger

Another abandoned building in Ranger, Texas.  The sign in the window says "Condemned".

This structure sits on a corner in downtown.

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Abandoned Motel in Ranger

Another abandoned structure in Ranger, Texas directly across the street from the Police Station.

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Front Wall

This is the front wall of a business that no longer exists at this site in Ranger, Texas.  It sits on a corner of the block.  It doesn't look like there was a fire, but there is no text or any markers indicating what type of business it used to be.

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Second Baptist Church

This church building is located in Ranger, Texas.  In 2022 it experienced a huge fire and has been vacant ever since.  

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Old Barn

It was 100 degrees today, ugh.  It was also the Sat for Jesus Feeds~~once a month my church sets up a food station in a church parking lot in downtown Abilene and anyone can come by and have something to eat at no charge.

It's an awesome ministry.

This seemingly abandoned barn structure is located in Sweetwater, Texas.  I don't know anything about it, just that it looked like a great photo op with the blue sky and clouds in the background.

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Panther Sculpture

As I drove into Sweetwater I noticed this sculpture.  

 

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Don't Whine

This sign is in one of the places we go to eat after Sunday night Bible Study.

The place is one step up from a fast food restaurant and everything they make is delicious.

No whining at this place.

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Church in High Key

This is one of the churches in downtown Abilene, Texas.  I don't know the denomination but I think it's a cool structure.  

 

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Abandoned Home in Abilene

These abandoned structures make my heart so sad. I always wish I could get into these places, but they're always locked tight.

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Hitting the Ball

The final game of the summer baseball tournament and one of the Abilene players is hitting the ball.  Abilene won the game 9-0.

It was hot and there was no shade but it was still a kick to photograph something different.

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Oil Well

This oil well is seen in an open field in a small town in Texas.

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Free Repair

I think I saw this sign on a vacuum repair building, but I don't remember what it was referring to.  Maybe if you had a certain kind of work done, they'd do something else for free.  Anyway, I thought it was kind of interesting with the vertical black lines and then the blue letters.

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Blind Pattern

I love the color of this blind and the look of the even pattern.  Image was taken from the outside of the building looking in through the glass.  

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Through the Opening

Somewhere in downtown Abilene, there's a brick wall with tiny openings as a barricade for a courtyard.  There was no sign indicating what the business/courtyard was, but the design on the far wall was pretty interesting.  

I wonder if anyone ever uses the courtyard when the weather isn't so brutally hot?

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Flower Graffiti

One of the businesses in downtown Abilene has their outside wall painted in these beautiful colors from the ground to the top of the building.  It's such an outstanding bright spot along the sidewalk.

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Indian and War Hawk

This sculpture, Sacred Wind, of an Indian and a War Hawk is located on the campus of McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.  In 2011 the War Hawk became the new mascot of the school.

The hawk resting on the Indian's shoulder shows the cooperative relationship between the plains Indians and the hawk that represents the wind.