We drove around town Sunday and visited a site on 50th, between I-27 and Ave. A. Hidden behind trees is another playa lake. The drainage ditch allowing run-off to enter this small lake also provides a driveway for folks who want to back up to the lake and dump trash, illegally, of course. Lubbock and Lubbock County are just full of these little illegal dumps. Judging by the food containers and blankets and pillows scattered around, this area has served as an encampment for Lubbock's large homeless population. Interestingly, every hard surface is littered with broken glass, mostly beer bottles. Maybe this is someone's effort to prevent the homeless from sleeping there. Maybe it is a party ground for worthless teen punk trash. We don't know. But we took photos of the area. In most cities an open area like this would be ripe for development. Unfortunately, this site is on the "wrong" side of town, on the wrong side of Lubbock's traditional color/income divide. Not only will it not be developed, it won't be cleaned up.
