Hub Homes, And More...

After leaving OLD TOWN I just drove around.

 I photographed whatever seemed to be of interest, like this yellow house.

Above, what was once Edward's Electronics, owned by Bryan Edwards. I got to know that gentleman in future years. I did odd jobs for him, and played checkers with him. He was an expert checker player. I was very happy, once, to play him to a draw.
The door, below, enters into what was once the stock room.

I looked again at construction downtown.

The place above has always been some sort of bar and grill. When Lubbock was "dry" it was a private club. For a while it was a biker bar. Now it is for sale.

I drove to an area just off I-27 and easy to overlook. My wife and I had examined this area on foot. This time I finally realized that we had discovered all that was left of Hub Homes!

It's being demolished, of course.  Hub Homes was early "low-income" housing in Lubbock. Ace Lambert lived in Hub Homes. He was a frequent writer of letters to the editor in the local paper. That was during the period of time Charles Guy edited the Lubbock Avalanche Journal.

 Ruins and rubble.

 This is an old school-- Sanders.

Does it still belong to LISD? Or was it ever part of LISD? An interesting ruin, but it is well-protected.

This looks rather ominous...

The sad remains of a neighborhood park.

Not much left.

Not much left of this neighborhood. Ace Lambert died years ago, of course. If I am not mistaken, he was disabled.

In the distance, signs of growth...

Telephoto. And then I made a perfunctory excursion into the Guadalupe neighborhood, which is nearby. 

I used that vantage to look downtown again. And as I drove on I ended up near Erskine on an overpass. Traffic was so light, I could stop on the overpass and take a few more telephoto shots.

Lubbock, "Old Town"

I might as well refer to this area as Old Town. It is near a flea market, active on weekends. My wife and her second husband had a booth there, once. She knew all about flea markets. We visited this place several times.

 Great alleys.

 The alleys are like jungles.

 This old pickup was new.

 Surely nobody stole the wheels-- somebody must be working on it.

It is yet another of those funky parts of Lubbock I like so much.

 Old Town!

I've never seen anyone behind those gates. I don't know what it takes to get in here.

 Be sure to heed the signs!

In nice weather, on a weekend, this area is packed. 

You can get married here, and have a party here.

 You could live in a shack. 

 These are flea market items. I zoomed in on them.

 This stuff is waiting for the weekend, and then it will all be on sale.

You can browse for bargains.

There's a cantina here, where you can get tripas wrapped in a tortilla, and slosh a cold beer, play pool, listen to Mexican music.  We stopped there once, for the tripas. I had a Lone Star and my wife enjoyed a Diet Coke. Nice place.

Lots of junk nearby, but it all fits in. The junk belongs here.

Then it was time to move on.