…and across the road
Across the road from the place with the caved-in ceiling, you can get a burrito. And more, apparently.
This seems like a good time to mention that I am a big fan of Kevin Kainulainen’s blog Objects Gross and the Unseen Soul; he does a fantastic job of capturing storefronts and other buildings that have all seen better days. Go have a look – I bet you’ll like what you see.
Sudan, Texas
photographed 5.25.2013
Posted on August 2, 2013, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, architecture, black and white photography, burritos, Kevin Kainulainen, melinda green harvey, one day one image, photo a day, photography, roadside signage, sudan, sudan texas, texas. Bookmark the permalink. 12 Comments.
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Nice scene!
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Thanks, Mark. It’s too bad I was there on a Saturday, when they were closed….
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The photo is probably better with them being closed — more desolate — but I guess you didn’t get lunch! (Love eating at places like this!)
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If I am ever through Sudan when Burritos and More is open, I’ll be sure to stop. I’ll post an update here on the blog.
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Only temporarily closed? This could be another permanent situation from the looks of it. Such as the sign board in the background which says its OPE. When the Ns fall off, you know things are declining (or is that decliig?).
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Normally, I would agree with you on the missing N. But it’s plenty windy out here, and sometimes letters just blow away. Maybe one of these (week)days, I can conjure up a reason to make a burrito run to Sudan. I’ll let you know what I find.
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Thanks for the link to Kevin Kainulainen’s blog. I have not had the opportunity to see his work before. There is some great photos in a very similar vein to your own photos.
I really like this shot, too. But I’m missing part of the experience. I think it would be nice if you tried the burrito (or more) and did a little review of the quality.
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I will try to figure out a more-or-less plausible reason to be in Sudan during the week. It’s only 40 miles from where I work, which is pretty close by West Texas standards.
(As unbelievable as it seems, Burritos and More is not listed on Yelp.)
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In any case it is good to know that the place (and city) has seen better days with feasting people going out to eat burritos !
( I wish they had changed the name of the city though. On reading the title of your first photo from “Sudan” I thought that you had take off for the heart of Africa…).
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No, not the heart of Africa. Just the heart of the Texas panhandle!
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yes, I got that finally…! and – you know – in 1918 very few people knew that the Sudan existed, in addition spelling was rather arbitrary…. who knows what he meant ? we only know what the years have wrought since then …
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I looked up the town on Wikipedia to see if there was an explanation of the name; all it says was ‘The land company manager and first postmaster, P.E. Boesen, suggested the town’s name in 1918.”
So that’s not especially helpful.
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