One block: Brownfield
It is the county seat, so maybe you’d expect some commerce or something.
But you might be setting yourself up for disappointment.
On the other hand, the area is experiencing a boom from oil drilling in the areas once thought un-drillable, so it will be interesting to see how much of the boom money stays around in towns like Brownfield.
West Main Street
Brownfield, Texas
photographed 7.6.2012
Posted on April 12, 2013, in architecture, Photography and tagged 365 photo project, architecture, black and white photography, brownfield, brownfield texas, downtown, melinda green harvey, one day one image, photo a day, photography, texas. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
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At one time brick roads were common in this area, but they have now been paved over. This one looks in pretty decent shape and it tells me it’s been around for a long, long time. Where is everybody?
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I like brick streets, but most people don’t like them because they are rough and noisy. Where are the people? Excellent question – this was taken mid-afternoon on a Friday and I didn’t see anyone….
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I like brick streets too. There are not too many left around here. At one time the bricks were made of wood blocks (red cedar I think). There is only one partial stretch of that kind of pavement surviving. It can be slippery.
If there is a local boom, people are going to need somewhere to stay. Maybe those shops can be repurposed as places to stay, for the duration of the boom anyway.
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I’ve never heard of wood blocks being used for paving, but it would be interesting to see.
Housing in these boom towns is very tight. Perhaps because of the time I valves to renovate places like this into apartments, or perhaps because people are short-sighted, I don’t know of any town around here who is using vacant buildings for housing. Usually, I think the oil companies (or someone) brings in mobile homes, which are called, in the local vernacular, “man camps.”
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