Today we say goodbye to Wilson. It was a nice visit, thanks to Helen and Jenna.
Lubbock will be our next stop. I'm going to examine debris on the site of what used to be the headquarters of "Townsend Strong", on East Broadway. No, I didn't trespass. My wife and I parked on the street and I took photos through the fence surrounding that property.
We've completed the interior of the Wilson Mercantile Store, and we are outside again...
Looking at all the different angles...
Tomorrow we should be done with Wilson.
We have been looking at Wilson a lot. Let's flash back to Lubbock for a moment and make a quick comparison.
I took a lot of photos there. We might never return.
Here is the old soda fountain!
This town is a little off the beaten path.
We were shown something I didn't expect at the very back of the building.
A great old tin ceiling, but also a meat locker.
If you slaughtered a heifer, you could take it here and have it hung in back. Then you could visit for other groceries and also get a few cuts of meat to take home. Makes sense. We were invited to step into this meat locker. I guess I've read too much Stephen King-- I politely refused and stayed outside to take the pics. I'm sure Helen and Jenna would not have slammed and locked the door on us, but, like I say, my imagination is a little over-active.
Besides, this meat locker was just not a very inviting place...