Shallowater is kind of bisected by the Clovis Highway. We searched both sides for "Downtown" in vain. Finally we stopped at a convenience store and talked to a lady selling Girl Scout cookies with her daughters. She said there really was NO downtown. The place we were standing could be considered that, or the area where we entered, just off the Clovis Highway. So that settled the issue. We bought cookies and moved on. We saw no supermarkets. We saw no municipal buildings. We saw no big box stores. We found convenience stores and a Dollar General. Since Shallowater is only 11 miles from Lubbock, I guess it seems pointless to build anything of consequence there. Shallowater does have a huge high school, however. My wife calls it a "bedroom" community. Most inhabitants work and shop in Lubbock.
There are some nice residential areas and some that are not so nice. But there is no downtown! By the way, we couldn't find a movie theater or library or bookstore or antique store or furniture store, either. Or, for that matter, a place to get your car serviced, apart from shade-tree mechanic operations.
There are some nice residential areas and some that are not so nice. But there is no downtown! By the way, we couldn't find a movie theater or library or bookstore or antique store or furniture store, either. Or, for that matter, a place to get your car serviced, apart from shade-tree mechanic operations.
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