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Coleman Abandoned Gas Station

Another abandoned gas station building/garage located in Coleman, TX

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Happy Face around Dial

In the abandoned Power Plant, this destroyed dial had a happy face painted around it..  

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Broken Warehouse Dials

Broken dials seen at an abandoned power plant.

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Abandoned Old Piano

An abandoned piano seen in the entryway of an abandoned church in the county-side of a small Texas town.

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Ft. Chadbourne Hospital Remains

Ft. Chadbourne is located in Coke County, Texas with the intention of protecting the western frontier and the Butterfield Overland mail route.  Although many of the buildings on the site have been renovated and remodeled back to their original forms, this structure, which was once the hospital building, is still in its desecrated condition.

The hospital originally had 3 rooms, and the floor was dirt.  

There were supposed to be 5 barrack structures for the soldiers, but by the time the 2nd barrack was constructed, water ran out and it wasn't feasible to continue the construction.

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The Mailbox is in Good Shape

A totally abandoned house.  But the mailbox is in good condition.

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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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Abandoned Motel in Ranger

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

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Abandoned Country Home

Another photo field trip, another country road, another abandoned home behind a locked fence.

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Abandoned School Bldg?

This old abandoned building is in Stamford, Texas.  It looks like it was originally a school bldg, but there was no sign or information to say what it had been.  

The interior was totally trashed and as you can see some of the windows were completely gone.  

Just take several steps back in your mind to imagine what a beautiful building this once was. 

Once Upon a Time...

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Once upon a time there was a great little roadside farm stand not too far from my house--actually, it was right on one of the routes I could take to get to town.  It had been there for years and years.  They sold the most amazing produce.  I stopped there at least every other day throughout the summer and well into the Fall.

They grew their own corn and I have never tasted better corn on the cob than theirs.

Well, once upon a time there was a storm, unlike any that had hit our area before.  It rained and rained and the floods came and the waters rose and continued to rise until--devastation and destruction.  Some homes were lost, others were seriously damaged, one person lost his life and Pine's Farm stand was destroyed.

You might be thinking, "well, it's only a farm stand and compared to the homes and the one life that was lost, it's a small thing in the big scheme".  You're right.  But....it was an icon.  One that used to draw people from miles around, and it was, after all, the livelihood of the family that owned it.

So even after all theses years, I still miss it. Others do too.  Every spring you'll hear someone say, "gee, I wish Pine's was still around".  This spring was no different.