It's the elevated water storage at 50th and Joliet. Been there for many years and it is being taken down to be replaced by a more modern structure.
It's hard to see when you are this close but a lot of the top structure has already been removed.
I might visit this area several times, to capture the demolition and replacement process. More of this next time. I will give Lubbock credit for maintaining infrastructure, unlike many cities, where things like this are left to decay, because the money goes elsewhere. Here in Lubbock you don't have to worry about Mafia contractors doing shoddy work either. Of course, we do get shoddy work at times but I don't think the mob has anything to do with that.
But not all that far from the last location.
This appears to be an old Thunderbird! What's that doing here??
And an old VW-- are these things kept around for sentimental reasons?
That's it. I need to get some more photos! Maybe this weekend.
Then I can move on to something else.
Some parts of Lubbock look like this.
And like this.
But there is only one place in Lubbock that looks like this.
And like this. Next time, we move on to something else.
We have no idea how long this stuff will be here. Amazing the property has not been used for something else after all these years.
Fast food? Coffee house? Bar and Grill?
Maybe keep the paint job. A few more looks at this next time.
This one goes back to the seventies, I think. I took some pics here with my wife years ago but decided to revisit.
Deterioration is taking place. I took a closer look this time.
Not a going concern anymore. I have no idea who owned this business or operated it. Needless to say, times have changed.
I have no idea who is depicted here. The artwork remains, but does she? I have no idea. At one time a local "personality"? I suppose. Forty or fifty years ago. Amazing this is still here. More from this site next time.
It's hard to see when you are this close but a lot of the top structure has already been removed.
I might visit this area several times, to capture the demolition and replacement process. More of this next time. I will give Lubbock credit for maintaining infrastructure, unlike many cities, where things like this are left to decay, because the money goes elsewhere. Here in Lubbock you don't have to worry about Mafia contractors doing shoddy work either. Of course, we do get shoddy work at times but I don't think the mob has anything to do with that.
