Spur, Texas-- In Quest Of Small Houses

I could not help but wonder, while we were in Spur, of how different nationalities might pronounce the name. Spoy, maybe, or Schput, or Spar, or Spew, or Spoot, or Spah, or Spoor, or... the possibilities are endless.

A simple Vulgarian might say, "Yop, to bin Spoy I haf!!"

 This kind of small house is too common in Spur, and not what we were looking for at all.

 In fact, it is too big!

 Too big for the small house revolution!

This one has a sun roof and furnishings, but it has nothing to do with the modern small house revolution.
 

Spur, Texas, Is Where We Are

Spur had a hotel, once. That's hard to imagine, today.

We have no idea what this old ruin was, once-- what purpose it served.

Did someone LIVE here, once? Whose clothes are those? Who slept/sleeps, on that ratbag of a mattress?

 

More Spur, Texas

We are still looking at things I found within easy walking distance of the little diner. Remember, Spur's current claim to fame is that it claims to be at or near the center of the small house revolution in America. Wow. I'll have something to say about that later. We searched and searched for small houses. We thought there would be a tract of them. We thought the little dickens (but wait, Dickens is another town) would be all over. No. Not exactly. 

We think it is safe to say that Spur is in need of some repair.

 

We Are Going To Spur!

We're all going to Spur! AGH! But not in a handbucket. And Spur is nothing to fear. Spur features small houses, and that is why we went there, not abandoning all hope, but in search of small houses. We found a small house, alright, and kind of got our eyes opened. I'll explain that when we come it it, and also explain why I have no pictures of small houses. But first, let's look at a full moon over Lubbock.

It was cloudy, so this is the moon seen through rapidly shifting clouds. 

We left just before lunch on a Saturday and by the time we got to Spur we were hungry. We found a small Mom and Pop type diner-- I think it was called the Drive-By, and we had excellent tacos there, at a very low price. The layout was interesting, in that one entrance took you to a smoking side, and another entrance down the street took you to the non-smoking side. And a middle entrance took you to the restroom. We found things to photograph near the diner. That's what you see above. 
 

I Have Many New Pics!

Yes, I have lots of new pics. I merely need to find the time to process them all, and resize them, and then get on with the process of posting them. We found new things to photograph in Spur, and we did a travel log of East 4th Street, out to Acuff and the Acuff Steakhouse! We got pics going and coming!