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you who are the stranger
This place is special in ways that I can’t explain. I hope that all of you have a place or two just like it.
near Toyahvale, Texas
photographed 2.18.2025
toy explosion
This is why I’d rather have a road-trip lunch at a hometown place instead of a chain restaurant out on the Interstate. I love the randomness of it all – the lack of a baseboard, the way the wainscoting doesn’t quite match, the cord and outlet, the weird silver thing hanging off the wall, and (the best part) those vending machines.
Also we saw a man there who looked like Roy Orbison, if he was still alive and a lot younger.
Terrazas Restaurant
Pecos, Texas
photographed 2.18.2025
the seat of god
Like many things I find on my wanderings, this place failed to offer any strong clues about what was/is going on. I know someone got fancy with the concrete block. And I know there was a random chair in front of a similarly random broom. But past that…
Redford, Texas
photographed 2.19.2025
welding
This right here is what happens when you can’t commit to one font and decide to try a variety of them.
Also, the place appeared to be out of business, but that’s probably not directly related to the signage situation. As far as I know.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 6.7.2025
and stay out
Some places seem welcoming, like they’d be happy for you to hang out, relax for a while, enjoy some food or beverages, make new friends. You know what I mean: they are the kinds of places you can think back on with fond memories for lots of years.
This was not one of those places.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 6.5.2025
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