jrbeckwith – Page 5 – Pictures of the Past

Chico Texas

Chico is known as the “Limestone Capital of Texas” because of the numerous rock quarries in the area. From Texas[…]

Settlements often find themselves adopting new names when becoming a town. Postal authorities shared that there was already a Dewdrop[…]

St. John Catholic Church in Bomarton is one of the great treasures of Texas. Residents originally held mass in the[…]

Walking around the well-kept streets of Crowell will likely lead to conversations with friendly residents. Without a strong real estate[…]

Bunker Hill has always been a rural farming community at the top of Texas’s panhandle. Construction of some Dallam County[…]

History of Dozier dates back to about 1900 with a population of 100 by 1940. Most of its buildings are[…]

Although many towns dried up partially or completely after Interstates made Route 66 obsolete, Adrian will remain a popular stopping[…]

Eastbound travelers on Interstate 40 drive past an art installation called the Cadillac Ranch just before coming into Amarillo. It[…]

Amarillo impressively provided almost the entire world’s supply of helium from 1929-1943. Congress passed the Helium Privatization Act in 1996[…]

The Triangle Motel was a popular stopping place on Route 66 in Amarillo after its 1945 opening. Unfortunately, the location[…]