An RC Flying Field At The Turn Of The Century

Yep, more of that turn-of-the-century stuff. This is what the RC flying field west of Lubbock, off of 19th Street, looked like in the early 2000's.

It looked then much as it does now, although it is getting more and more "developed" in that area. I predict that this field will go away in the near future, and houses will be built there. Or maybe storage units. Lubbock has many, many, storage units. Lots of people have more crap than they can stuff in their dwellings, so they pay to store the crap. Does that not sound stupid?
Hell, it IS stupid.

It was a great flying field, and still is, if you can handle the wind. 

I crashed my first RC plane right about here. It was a Goldberg Eaglet 50.

There are even places there where you can fly control-line aircraft. When I took these photos, the technology was still primitive. You had to monitor frequencies, and 2-cycle internal combustion engines were the norm.

The old days.
And now, my favorite hamburger stand, as it was in the early 2000's.

It is still there, but much worse for the wear after so many years. It is out of business. It has been flooded several times and vandalized many times.

As it deteriorates it becomes more interesting. I have used this location several times.

I think it began life as "Mr. BB's". Then it became "Andrew's", and then it was gone.

Gone but not forgotten.

This was the drive-up window.

 These are other ruins nearby. Today it is a kind of homeless campground.

Lubbock's homeless population has increased steadily.

Lost and gone. Ruins. Debris. Entropy!!

I'll be back there someday. I'll document its current state of decay.