Small town snippets Photo Gallery by John B. Chandler at pbase.com

Small town snippets

Here are a few things that caught my eye while sauntering around small Texas towns. Other things I found in and around these small towns can be seen in my "White Churches," "Nostalga Walls," "Abstract Walls," and "Old Cars and Trucks" galleries here at PBase.

Thanks for dropping by for a look. I hope you find something you enjoy.

--John C.

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Mannequin in old bank window, Taylor, Texas	Her friend	Two Mannequins	Colorful doors
Muscle man, Bartlett, Texas	Mop heads, Luling, Texas	Dog--man, Caldwell, Texas	Painted door, Taylor, Texas
Pavelka Gro., Zabcikville, Texas	Old tractor, Old Dime Box, Texas	Grain/feed mill, Moulton, Texas	White doorway, Flatonia, Texas
Ready to go, Lockhart, Texas	Lodge No. 436, Flatonia, Texas	Rest rooms, Luling, Texas	Gas meter, Nacogdoches, Texas
Store and Post Office, Cypress Mill, Texas	Country feed store, Weimar, Texas	El Zarape, Luling, Texas	Empty carnival stands, Lockhart, Texas
Reflection in dove window, Lockhart, Texas	Court House, Fayetteville, Texas	Court House detail	Court House reflection
Flowers through frosted window, Bastrop,Texas	Neon shop, Lockhart, Texas	Old school house, Winchester, Texas	School house door
Cotton waiting for the gin, Lockhart, Texas	Cotton no.2, Lockhart, Texas	Caldwell County Court House with bunting	Court House reflection with dolls
Court house through a slot	Court House reflection with horses	Two gas pumps, Red Rock, Texas	Gas pump detail, no. 3
Gas pump detail, no. 4	Gas pump detail, no. 6	Henry's Place, Rockne, Texas	Henry's sign, Rockne, TX
Shop window, Luling, Texas	Library reflection and bottles, Lockhart, Texas	Caddo Lake State Park	Stacked pews, Jefferson, Texas
Stairs at Parsons house, Jefferson, Texas	Stair detail, Jefferson, TX	House trailer, Jerrerson, Texas	Old store, Marquez, Texas tone mapped
Minnows for sale, Karnack, Texas tone mapped	Gas pumps, Jefferson, Texas	Double vision #2, Jefferson, TX	Water tower, Cuero, Texas
Quonset hut, Cistern, Texas	Old washing machine, Bastrop, Texas	Wheel and vines, Bastrop, Texas	White door knob, Bastrop, Texas
Lace doorway, Taylor Texas	Driftwood store, Driftwood, Texas	Gas pump at Driftwood	Old theater in West,Texas
Under theater's metal canopy, West, TX	Lace window, West, Texas	Window and reflection, West ,Texas	Benches under awning, West, Texas
Self portrait in West ,Texas	Old building, West, Texas	Little starling, West, Texas	Electrical panels, New Braunfels, Texas
Electrical switches, New Braunfels, Texas	Polnsky Bros, West, Texas	Court House, Muldoon, Texas	Rock building, Muldoon,Texas
Through the door, Muldoon, Texas	Through the window, Muldoon, Texas	Courthouse, Muldoon, Texas	Wooden building, Muldoon, Texas
Honey's Diner, Smithville, Texas	Honey's, Smithville, TX	Honey's Diner, Interior, Smithville, TX	Honey's Diner, Mosaic, Smithville., TX
Honey's Diner, Light fixture, Smithville, TX	Rock church, Shilo, Texas	Shilo church, wall & window	Hwy. 95 Lounge
Doorway, Hwy. 95 Lounge	Luling,TX , Home of the Watermelon Thump	Water tower, Luling,TX	Ready for prayer meeting, Lockhart, TX
Oil tanks, Lockhart, TX	Lotsa cotton, Lockhart, TX	Balloons, Mexia,Texas	City Hall, Granger TX
Windmill and shadow, Granger TX	White building, Martindale, Texas	Detail on white building	Fireworks stand, Martindale, Texas
Bagley Feed Store, Martindale, Texas	Lucy's Thrift Shop, Lockhart, Texas	Fisher Store, Fisher ,Texas	Fisher Store window
Truck in field	Old truck in field	Detail #2 of white building, Martaindale, Texas	Shilo, Texas
Mendez Barber Shop Lockhart, Texas	Blue wall, Lockhart, Texas	:: Gallery: Gruene Hall, Gruene, Texas: The oldest dance hall in Texas ::	H.D. Gruene. Gruene, Texas
Water tower, Gruene, Texas	Green light, Gruene, Texas	Wood wall, Gruene, Texas	Three windows, Gruene, Texas
Old cotton gin wall, Gruene, Texas	Cotton gin wall, Gruene, Texas	Bricks and cactus, Gruene, Texas	Corner entryway, Yokum, Texas
Storefront, Hochheim, Texas	Window, Palacious, Texas	Red building, Palacious, Texas	Abonded motel, Palacious, Texas
Chain, Port O'Connor, Texas	Grimes County Courthouse, Anderson, Texas	Gears in Lockhart, TX, window	My feet in Adult Reading Room, Eugene Clark Libary, Lockhart, TX
Two knots, Crocket, TX	Horse, carriage, and wall, Jefferson, TX	Carriage horse cooling off, Jefferson, TX	Machine in Giddings, Texas
B & W of machine in Giddings, TX	Processing plant, Giddings, Texas	Tin wall at processing plant, Giddings, TX	Storage tank in Giddings TX
Storage tank, looking up	Storage tank, looking up from inside	Visitor Center, Court House SQ., Giddings, Texas	White steps and flowers at Court House Sq., Giddings, Texas
White banister, Giddings, TX	White fence, Giddings, TX	Store, Giddings TX	Processing plant #2, Giddings, TX
Driftwood Country Store, Driftwood, Texas	Driftwood Store sign	Gas pump at Driftwood Country Store	Comfort, Texas
Wide angle of Comfort	Presidio County Courthouse at sunrise, Marfa, Texas	Courthouse interior #1	Court house interior #2
For rent, Langtry, TX	Attached garage	Living room	Library/study
Detail of doorknob	Texaco, Jefferson TX	Gas pump #1, Jefferson, TX	Gas pump #2, Jefferson, TX
Motor oil, Jefferson, TX	St. John Colony, TX	Ford dealer, Giddings, Texas	Old Colorado River Bridge in Bastrop Texas.
Old Colorado River Bridge in Bastrop Texas#2	My daughter and grand daughter preparing to spitting off the bridge and earning a "Spit Off The Bridge" certificate, Bastrop, TX	Daughter and grand daughter spitting off bridge, Bastrop, TX	Self portrait in Giddings, Texas
Danger, Lockhart Texas	Showroom window and reflection, Lockhart Texas	Window display, Bastrop Texas	Red Rock General Store, Red Rock, Texas
Elroy, Texas	Elroy, Texas #2	What time is it? Bank time or Courthouse time? Meridan, Texas	Comal River reflection in downtown Wimberley, Texas
Texas Pie Company, Kyle, Texas	Ed's Place, Taylor, Tx	Girls in a bar, Alpine, Texas	Truck, windmill, and washing machine, Bastrop, TX
Finger pointing, Bastrop, Texas	Self Portrait, Lockhart, Texas	Table setting and reflection, Lockhart, Texas	Caldwell County Court House, Lockhart, TX
Alley and Caldwell Co. Court House Lockhart TX	Furniture, Martindale, Texas	Grain silos reflection, Martindale, TX	Grain silos, Martindale, TX
Grain silos #2, Martindale, TX	Blacksmith, Martindale, TX	Prause Meat Market, La Grange, TX	Prause Meat Market dinning room, La Grange, TX
Prause Meat Market pit, La Grange, TX	Bicycle with flower basket, La Grange, TX	Noodle, Martindale, TX	Looking in window, Uhland, TX
Old house trailer, Uhland, TX	Old house trailer #2, Uhland, TX	Famous old Austin Mexican restaurant sign, Uhland, TX	Hot rod at car show, Bastrop, TX
Gas pumps, for sale at White Morphia in Page, TX	Four gas pumps, Bastrop, TX	Yellow gas pump, Bastrop, TX	Red gas pump, Bastrop, TX (24.9 cents/gallon)
Premium, Bastrop, TX	Good Gulf, Bastrop, TX (25.9 cents gallon)	Mobilgas Special, Bastrop, TX	Lots of gas pupmps
Inside gas pump	Bastrop, Texas on rainy night	Lotus blossum light fixture, Bastrop, TX.	Entrance to Arkey Blue's Silver Dollar Saloon. Opened in 1914 as Fox Hole. Changed to the Silver Doller in 1942. Bandera, TX
Entrance to Arkey Blue's Silver Dollar Saloon #2. Bandera, TX	Panorama of Arkey Blue's Silver Dollar Saloon in Bandara, Texas	Carved bar top at Arkey Blue's Silver Dollar Saloon in Bandara, Texas	General Store, Tarpley, TX
Vacant lot, Bastrop, Texas	Turtle sculpture, one of Art In Public Places projects in Bastrop, Texas.	Car front sign, Bastrop, TX	CCC exhibit at Bastrop Museum and Visitor Center
W.O.W., Bandara, TX	White cows, Fredericksburg, TX	Water tower. Guess where?	Mac & Ernies, Tarpley, TX
Mac & Ernies #2.	Mac & Ernies #3	Door and flowers in La Grange, TX	Patchwork door curtain, Giddings, TX
Railroad station (museum), Giddings, TX	Bar .B. Q, Giddings, TX	Window and vine, Geddings, TX	Pool shooters, Bastrop, TX
Stucco and tin. Cuero, TX	Gobbler Country, Cuero, TX	Drunkenmermaid, Rockport, TX	Cool Coast Camp, Rockport, TX
Bing bait, Rockport , TX	Fulton Mansion State Historic Site, Rockport, TX	Blowing bubbles on Main St., Bastrop, TX	Whiskey to go at Larryland Music, Bastrop, TX
Self portrait with refections. Bastrop, TX	Taylor Cafe, Taylor, TX, established in 1948 - and not much has changed since	Taylor Cafe sign	Side entrance to Taylor Cafe, Taylor, Texas
Taylor Cafe, Taylor, TX, Come in and try some good BBQ and cold beer.	The cook's bicycle at Taylor Cafe	My favoriet meal at Taylor Cafe: Slow beans, Bohunk sausage, Shiner Bock beer, with saltine crackers and pickled jalapeno pepper	Taylor Cafe, from front entrance
Taylor Cafe from side entrance	Vencil Mares, the owner of Taylor cafe since 1948	Shelf over bar	Bar stools ,City Cafe, Taylor, Texas
Beer joint dress code, Taylor Cafe, Taylor, TX	Taylor Cafe, men's restroom	Taylor Cafe, sink in men's room	Taylor Cafe, sign on Vencil's office door
Flag at Taylor Cafe, Taylor, TX	Flag #2 at Taylor Cafe, Taylor, TX	Vencil Mares, icon of Texas BBQ, now 94 years old	Vencil Mares, age 94, shows up for work every day with his red apron on.
Red light, green light, Main St., Bastrop, TX	Maxine's Cafe after sunset, Bastrop, TX	Men's room sign, Alpine House restaurant, New Braunfels, TX.	Fountain, Faust Hotel, New Braunfels, TX
Grand daughter and daughter enjoying the view of the Colorado River from bridge, Bastrop, TX	Needle work on sidewalk manikin, Bastrop, TX	Wall at Gracie's Cafe, Bastrop, TX	1929 Ford, Bastrop, TX
Jack's Office, Bastrop, TX	Umbrella, Bastrop, TX	Fireplug "fence post," Smithville, TX	Fireplug fence, Smithville, TX
Mobilgas, Smithville, TX	Mobilgas pump, Smithville, TX	Portrait on a bench, Goliad, TX	County Courthouse, Goliad, TX
Yellow bike, Bastrop, TX	1st Friday Art Walk and Pub Crawl at Viejo's, Bastrop, TX	1st Friiday Art Walk and Pub Crawl at Viejo's, Bastrop, TX #2	Colorful bike, Lake Forest, IL
Deer Path Inn bike, Lake Forest, IL.	Old Citro�n. Lake Forest, IL	Citro�n detail. Lake Forest, IL	Two bikes, Bastrop, TX
Facelift at HEB, Bastrop, TX (iPhone HDR test)	HEB construction, Bastrop, TX (iPhone HDR test)	HEB store, Bastrop, TX	Pink house, La Grange, Texas
Jail House, La Grange, TX.	Jail House #2, La Grange, TX	Jail House at night, La Grange, TX	La Grange Jail house entrance
Almost a silhouette, La Grange, TX	Still at Copper Shot Distallery, Bastrop, TX	X X X barrel at Copper Shot Distallery, Bastrop, TX	Old doorway, Taylor, TX
Walkway, La Grange, TX	War Babies Memorial, Bastrop,TX (Please read)	War Babies grave site, Bastrop, TX	War Babies Guardian Angel, Bastrop, TX
War Baabies Guardian Angel #2	TEST War Baabies Guardian Angle #2 in b&w	Trail of lights just after sunset on River Walk, Bastrop, TX	Frontier Outpost, between Enchanted Rock and Fredricksburbg, TX
Frontier Outpost , interior.	Frontier Outpost, bartender and custermer	8 Deer grazing in front of my house. (Taken from bedroom window), Red Rock, TX	Court House at Christmas, Johnson City, TX
Trees in Johnson City, Tx	White trees with blue tree	Blue tree	Merry Christmas!
Blacksmith shop, Elgin, TX	Storefront, Elgin, TX	2nd story walk up, Elgin, TX	Office doorway, Elgin, TX
Office hallway, looking toward doorway, Elgin, TX	Office waiting room and reception desk. Elgin, TX	Office light fixture and celing, Elgin, TX	Art Connection Gallery, on the square, La Grange, TX
Front Door Wine Bar, Smithville, TX	Muckrock, Smithville, TX	White and blue bldg., Smithville, TX	Colorful fireplug, Smithville, TX
Stars at Liberty Tax, Bastrop. Texas, TX	Chandelier, Elgin Local Goods Market and Cafe, Elgin, TX	A poet reading his poetry at Art Connections Gallery, La Grange, TX	Pano of David Johnson's exhibit at Art Connections Gallery, La Grange, TX
Texas Heroes Museum, La Grange, TX	Lamp post, Smithville, Texas	Southside Meat Market, Bastrop, TX	Southside Market metal sign, Bastrop, TX
Marfa, TX, Main St. as seen from Courthouse.	Abondaned decorated bldg., Glen Rose, TX	Abandoned bldg. decoration #1.	Abandoned bldg. decoration #3
Abandoned bldg. decoration #4	Abandoned bldg. decoration #2	Portrait of a dinasor, Dinosaur Valley State Park, Glen Rose, TX	Portrait of a dinasor #2, Dinosaur Valley State Park, Glen Rose, TX
Portait of a dinasor #3, Dinosaur Valley State Park, Glen Rose, TX	Hollywood, Glen Rose, TX. Glen Rose Texas is a long way from Hollywood California, both literally and figuratively.	Petrified wood building, Glen Rose, TX	Petrified wood building #2, Glen Rose, TX
Petrified wood building #3, Glen Rose, TX	Petrified wood building #4, Glen Rose, TX	Petrified wood building #5, Glen Rose, TX	Home on the range, Hico, TX
Biergarten at Kraus's Cafe, New Braunfels, TX	Bar at Krarus's Cafe & Biergarten, New Braunfels, TX	Stone House, New Braunfels, TX	Welcome to Red Rock, Red Rock, TX
Red Rock General Store, Red Rock, TX	Red Rock General Store #2, Red Rock, TX	Tourist attraction in Red Rock, Texas	Red Rock Comunity Center, Red Rock, TX
Old house, Red Rock, TX	Shiloh Community Center, Shiloh, TX	Inside Coal Mine Exhibit, Bastrop Historical Society Museum &Visitor Center, Bastrop, TX (3-D effect, by Lee Jamison, designer)	Mouse in Coal Mining Exhibit, Bastrop Historical Society Museum & Visitor Center, Bastrop, TX
Proud mom's homemade welcome home sign, Red Rock, TX	Fall display at ranch, Red Rock, TX	1928 Packard 4-43 at Jeff's Resurrections, Taylor, TX	1928 Packard 4-43 at Jeff's Resurrections, Taylor,TX
Moody Museum, home of an ex Governor of Texas, 114 W. Ninth St., Taylor, TX	White elephant over entrance, Taylor, TX	Rock sculpture garden, front light, Copland, TX (pop. 227)	Rock sculpture garden, backlight, Copland, TX
Turquoise colored rock chips from rock sculpture, Copland, TX	Dark rock chips from rock sculpture, Copland, TX	Colorful building, Copland, TX	Old buildings, Copeland, TX
Locally well known Dancehall and Inn, good food and good times on the weekend, Copeland, TX (pop. 227)	Morelia restaurant, Lullig, Tx	Window, Morelia restaurent, Lulling, TX	Small church and structures made with recycled pallets and old wooden fences. Lockhart, TX
Bronze sculpture of Gracie the Pig, rub her snout for good luck, Huisache Grill, New Baunfels, TX	Truck and windmill #1, Bastrop, TX	Truck and windmill #2, Bastrop, TX	Kids reading, Red Rock,TX (iPhone 7)
Little girl and her puppy, Red Rock, TX	Scoolhouse, built 1924, Bastrop, TX	My dad (Pap) going fishing at Lake San Cristabal, Lake City, Co. 1980	My front yard, iPhone 11 pro max
Rain lilies along the "driveway" to my house.	Buzzard on my roof, Red Rock, TX	3 Buzzards on my roof, Red Rock, TX	My Knife Story
World Champion pinto bean cook - the secret ingredient	The photo it took 7 days to take. Why?	Bird bath with rock in it	Grillwork panorama, Bastrop, TX
And we sat down before the world's greatest philospher - the fire.	Red Rock, Texas Post Office on a foggy, misty night.	Red Rock Food Market (origionallly Sidel's) on a foggy, misty night.	Red Rock General Store on a misty, foggy night.
Welcome to Red Rock sign lit by truck headlights.	Red Rock General store with moon	Red Rock General Store with moon, detail	Red Rock Steak House, Red Rock, Texas
Tree at the edge of a rural road, mail boxes, and house, Rosanky, TX	Colorado River, Bastrop, TX	Smithville, Texas.	Fly swatters
Cowgirl and her boots.	MLK street sign	The House of Ruth, the mosaic church	Hannibal, his very self, in mosaic

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Nestor Derkach		22-Jul-2020 18:50
This gallery has was born in 2006 and has grown and continues to grow. The assortment of photographs and amount is amazing. Nice work and a good travel log for memories. Excellent Gallery. Vote

Sue Anne		23-Mar-2020 00:54
Excellent V

Dan Greenberg		09-Nov-2019 22:38
John, this gallery is a treasure chest of well photographed scenes and details from all of these little and, I'm sure for many, off the beaten path towns. Your choice of subjects and variety are superb! We have a lot in common with regard to what we like to see and photograph. ~VVV~

Jim Fox		12-Mar-2018 23:22
So well done. I really like these little snippets. Please come post some of these at www.FocalWorld.com . It's free to join and has a great community of photographers.

Gary Holt		19-Nov-2013 19:25
Interesting Gallery...I've been through many of those areas, wish I could go back when I had time to do a little photography.

sandra kroeger		02-Jun-2013 12:46
Great gallery! TY

JJ		09-Jul-2012 21:39
Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos of our great state.

David T.		13-Jun-2012 00:50
Nicely done. Great eye "capturing" things most people would just pass by. Regards, David

Guest		03-Feb-2011 16:57
I'm viewing your site from Panama. Beautiful pictures!!

Shelley		08-Dec-2009 00:45
Beautiful work! Would make a lovely book, especially with some historical commentary. Would love to see more of Hays County--San Marcos, Kyle, Buda, Wimberley, Dripping Springs, Uhland; some great old buildings and sites there. Keep up the good work!

cody		09-Mar-2009 17:45
I found this page while searching for pics of the Womack Beseda House in Caldwell, TX. I spent my childhood summers wandering far and wide around TX. These photos bring back many memories. I look forward to more photos. Thank you. ps - I keep expecting those MopHeads in Luling to burst into song. LOL

Guest		08-Feb-2009 18:09
I really like this gallery. It reminds me of the photographs taken during the Depression by Dorthea Lange and others of rural America - only in color. thanks for sharing

Guest		09-Sep-2008 23:55
What about "Buffalo Gap" where my mother was born in 1914?

Guest		01-Sep-2008 02:38
I live in Nacogdoches and that photo looks familiar. I enjoyed your photos and have been to most of the places you featured. We do have some other interesting sites in Nacogdoches you may be interested in. THe old Stone Fort located on the campus of SFA,the brick streets downtown,the old train depot and some historical homes. Sadly our historical buildings on North Street have been replaced by all the fast food chains to accommodate the college students.

Guest		19-Jul-2008 19:49
wonderful pictures! Do it again.

( Unknowed Name)		02-Feb-2008 20:10
go bulldogs in flatonia

daddy yankee		02-Feb-2008 20:07
i Love Muldoon so much i live in there cool

Chupacbra de Mexico		02-Feb-2008 20:05
i wish you did Bryan,TX were i was born

frikitone		02-Feb-2008 20:02
!!!!!!!do more pictures of Muldoon and Flatonia!!!!!!!

ana isabel		29-Nov-2007 23:12
I hope you can add new ones, its a real pleasure to see them, Congrats!

Petros Labrakos		06-Oct-2007 18:33
remarkable pictures excellent done! (V)

John B. Chandler		09-Jun-2007 12:34
Marty, Other than "Mop heads" and "Restrooms" in this gallery, you might check out the oil well decorations in the "Hodge-Podge" gallery, and "Battle Ax" in the "Nostalgia walls" gallery. Thanks for your interest. --John C.

Marty		09-Jun-2007 06:06
Neat to see that EL ZARAPE still stands! at least it did in 2005. Any more pics of Places in Luling?

Guest		22-May-2007 02:50
Very cool pictures......I was kinda hoping to see a picture of the town I was born in (Van Alstyne, Texas). Go Cowboys! :)

Guest		14-Apr-2007 20:24
Really cool gallery... Lived in Allen for a time. You might like to visit my photographic essay of southwest Virginia.

Guest		13-Apr-2007 17:00
wonderfull colors, nice gallery, definitely a state to visit...thanks to share..Ced

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