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The chairs remain the same*
Evidently, this place has been out of business since around 2003, when the long-time owner Byron Crider passed away.
But the chairs are still here, carefully arranged along the porch.
That’s the kind of place Johnson City is, I guess.
Johnson City, Texas
photographed 3.9.2013
*Sorry for the lame Led Zeppelin reference. I couldn’t help it.
Room Seven, Crider’s Motel
In addition to carpet and alarm clocks, each room also comes with outdoor seating. And an electric meter (just above the air conditioner). I wonder if guests got a bill for electricity when they checked out.
Johnson City, Texas
photographed 3.9.2013
Crider’s Motel may be past its prime
I had a feeling that there’d be something good to see in Johnson City. And I was right. Crider’s Motel was exactly what I was hoping for.
The sign by the lobby entrance used to say “Weekly – Monthly – Carpet – Alarm Clock – Budget Rates” making this the first time I’ve seen carpet AND alarm clocks featured as selling points for a motel. One or the other, sure. But both? That was completely unprecedented.
I also like how the big sign says the motel is 1/2 block away, when clearly it is RIGHT THERE. But I guess that was a way to lure people in from the highway which is (you know what I am going to say), about a half a block away.
Along South Ave F, just south of Main Street
Johnson City, Texas
photographed 3.9.2013
Refrigerated Products
My weekend plans were this:
1. Go to Austin.
2. Attend a Bruce Cockburn concert on Friday.
3. Spend Saturday taking pictures of stuff (to use a highly technical term).
4. Go home.
All four items were accomplished. Item 2, the concert, was excellent. Item 3, photographing stuff, resulted in this shot (and a few hundred more).
This store is for sale, so if you are looking for a roadside-commerce-based opportunity in the Volente, Texas, area, this might be a good opportunity. And, if you are thinking of selling refrigerated products at your roadside commerce location, maybe you can negotiate this cooler as part of the deal. But leave room in the budget for some work on that ceiling…
Volente, Texas
photographed 3.9.13
It all falls down…or gets bulldozed
Even though this church’s website doesn’t mention any sort of building demolition, but the reflection in the front door indicates that something is going on here.
The day I stopped by, there was demolition going on across the street, and now I wonder someone working on that project backed a bulldozer into the corner of this building. I’d say a return visit is in order – I’ll let you know what I find.
5th and Ave. U
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.2.2013
One Day | One Image 