tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142312782024-03-07T20:24:56.290-06:00Exquisitely Bored in NacogdochesChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.comBlogger1415125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-82045508296414870912011-11-13T19:32:00.001-06:002011-11-13T19:34:20.891-06:00Wayside Motel<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6341782841/" title="wayside motel by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6112/6341782841_ee14350f12.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="wayside motel"></a><br />
<a href="https://secure.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157623710686939/with/6341782841/">Hempstead, Texas</a></center>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-66373961219607769292011-10-08T19:37:00.005-05:002011-10-08T19:47:44.885-05:00A random street in BairdI went through <a href="https://secure.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157627740722186/with/6177405455/">Baird, Texas</a>, primarily because the tiny town was the county seat, and, therefore, has a <a href="https://secure.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157600037422981/with/6177931260/">county courthouse</a>. The 1929, Classical Revival building wasn't all that unique, but the sky was a deep blue, and the clouds were white and billowy. So I think the pictures came out really well, despite the plainness of the courthouse.<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6177931260/" title="callahan county courthouse by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6172/6177931260_67d99f02ee.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="callahan county courthouse"></a></center><br />
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But on a complete whim, I took a slight deviation from my planned route and made a sudden, left-hand turn onto what turned out to be <a href="https://secure.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157627740722186/with/6177405455/">Baird</a>'s main street. I was rewarded handsomely almost immediately with this stunning, repainted <a href="https://secure.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157605966069165/with/6177406893/">Bull Durham</a> ad. These are usually <a href="https://secure.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157605966069165/with/6177406893/">"ghosts"</a> when I find them.<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6177406893/" title="repainted bull durham and coca-cola ads in baird by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6177406893_8d5f2650f8.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="repainted bull durham and coca-cola ads in baird"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6177932724/" title="repainted bull durham ad by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6157/6177932724_f9ee1708a6.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="repainted bull durham ad"></a><br />
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The repainted <a href="https://secure.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157603219158156/with/6177406407/">Coca-Cola</a> sign must be from 1923-1925, as variations of the "Refresh Yourself" slogan were being used during those years.<br />
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A ghostly Dr. Pepper sign.<br />
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At the end of the street was the reason for all of the ads, the 1911 circa Texas Pacific Railroad Depot.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6177936312/" title="texas pacific railroad depot by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6172/6177936312_bbe4baaccb.jpg" width="450" height="268" alt="texas pacific railroad depot"></a></center>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-6281887856004084522011-09-11T18:07:00.000-05:002011-09-11T18:07:21.462-05:00Cisco, Texas, was a friend of mine<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6117514154/" title="victor hotel ghost and america mural by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6201/6117514154_c5a6b144f3.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="victor hotel ghost and america mural"></a></center><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6116983557/" title="remnants of fina service station by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6204/6116983557_2b08af6040.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="remnants of fina service station"></a></center>According to the Texas Historical Commission <a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3001007138&site_name=FINA+SERVICE+STATION&class=3001">survey</a>, it had "weeds, no gas" in August of 1980. I took this picture for the sign, and I now think the building pictured is what remains of the actual station (compare location of door to that of the one in the picture at the link), itself, although radically altered.<br />
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<center><a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3001001405&site_name=Sear%27s+Catalogue+House&class=3001">Sears Catalogue House</a> c. 1910, Catalog Victorian<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6117528474/" title="sears catalogue house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6117528474_7c507103e6.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="sears catalogue house"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3001001415&site_name=Ward+House,+The+Gus&class=3001">Gus Ward House</a> c. 1890s, Victorian<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6116980679/" title="gus ward house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6194/6116980679_9db3dfe9af.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="gus ward house"></a><br />
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The dense foliage mentioned in the 1980s <a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3001001415&site_name=Ward+House,+The+Gus&class=3001">survey</a> remains (much to my chagrin).<br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3001001418&site_name=Boyle+House,+The&class=3001">Boyle House</a> c. 1899, Gothic Revival<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6117521278/" title="boyle house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6184/6117521278_5d56b80612.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="boyle house"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3001007159&site_name=TEXACO+SERVICE+STATION&class=3001">Texaco Service Station</a> c. 1940, Modern<br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3001001433&site_name=Hilton+Hotel+%28Mobley+Hotel%29,+First&class=3001">First Hilton Hotel (Old Mobley Hotel)</a> c. 1916, Frontier Georgian<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6117517270/" title="old mobley hotel plaque by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/6117517270_31b5350cd3.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="old mobley hotel plaque"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6116969261/" title="old mobley hotel (first hilton hotel) by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6078/6116969261_89fe5f931b.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="old mobley hotel (first hilton hotel)"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6117513552/" title="rexall drug window by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6202/6117513552_af4e934da7.jpg" width="332" height="450" alt="rexall drug window"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6116962649/" title="rexall drugstore by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6079/6116962649_36f341ce56.jpg" width="450" height="278" alt="rexall drugstore"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6117510354/" title="coca-cola ghost sign by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6199/6117510354_0aed56c692.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="coca-cola ghost sign"></a><br />
The <a href="http://exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches.blogspot.com/2011/02/uncovered-treasure.html">"Relieves Fatigue"</a> slogan was used in 1907-1908<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6116957219/" title="victor hotel coffee shop ghost sign by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6085/6116957219_4497858ccc.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="victor hotel coffee shop ghost sign"></a></center>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-48658067517095174422011-08-27T19:20:00.002-05:002011-08-27T19:27:54.522-05:00"Here's That Rainy Day"<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6_i1dg0rCFl9VTCtCp-XTSyB6YGwAYp30nRUN14OF0Ff9q6TSG75tsBTtv7limrJEl4asYZfqh9pLs_43CgKRSSgCbZWG1ZX0rysw1sz-1Qk6QPLK0p14UFg8i12su-TxXmS/s1600/bumpin%2527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6_i1dg0rCFl9VTCtCp-XTSyB6YGwAYp30nRUN14OF0Ff9q6TSG75tsBTtv7limrJEl4asYZfqh9pLs_43CgKRSSgCbZWG1ZX0rysw1sz-1Qk6QPLK0p14UFg8i12su-TxXmS/s400/bumpin%2527.jpg" /></a></center>A little slice of musical <u>heaven</u> courtesy of <a href="http://www.wesmontgomery.com/">Wes Montgomery</a>. From his 1965 <a href="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Bumpin%27_%28Wes_Montgomery_album%29"><i>Bumpin'</i></a> album, <a href="http://grooveshark.com/s/Here+s+That+Rainy+Day/2Np1Fm?src=5">"Here's That Rainy Day"</a>:<br />
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<iframe width="420" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1-rjvoZOaos" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-5088248696773180612011-08-20T17:01:00.001-05:002011-08-20T17:02:01.400-05:00Big Spring (or is it "Big Sprang"?)*<small>*I prefer the twangy version.</small><br />
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<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6054547352/" title="west texas' finest theatre ghost sign by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6184/6054547352_a857a2a255.jpg" width="450" height="327" alt="west texas' finest theatre ghost sign"></a></center>This is a <a href="https://secure.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157594369847633/with/6054547352/">ghost sign</a> on the back of the <a href="https://secure.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6053994925/in/set-72157627334030819/">Ritz Theatre</a> in Big Spring. It says: "West Texas' Finest Theatre."<br />
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Ritz Theatre c. pre-1941. Beaux Arts<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6053994925/" title="ritz theatre by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6065/6053994925_1f5a64ed90.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="ritz theatre"></a><br />
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State Theater ca. 1942, Streamline Moderne<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6054546560/" title="state theater by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6188/6054546560_6f41241038.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="state theater"></a><br />
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Alberto's Crystal Cafe neon sign<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6054548474/" title="alberto's crystal cafe neon sign by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6066/6054548474_1752de3e92.jpg" width="283" height="450" alt="alberto's crystal cafe neon sign"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=4301000382&site_name=Howard+County+Courthouse&class=4301">Howard County Courthouse</a> c. 1953, Art Deco<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6053994057/" title="howard county courthouse by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6061/6053994057_5b1e4b17c7.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="howard county courthouse"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3002002733&site_name=Settles+Hotel&class=3002">Hotel Settles</a> c. 1930<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6053995559/" title="hotel settles by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6189/6053995559_160d7e50ab.jpg" width="283" height="450" alt="hotel settles"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.settleshotel.com/history.php">This site</a> has some great, historical photographs.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6054546158/" title="another view of the hotel settles by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6072/6054546158_0381cb1df6.jpg" width="311" height="450" alt="another view of the hotel settles"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6053993587/" title="coca-cola ghost in big spring by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6053993587_b50954fdc6.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="coca-cola ghost in big spring"></a></center>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-75903102918496540042011-08-15T20:35:00.008-05:002011-08-16T17:19:33.854-05:00"I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me"<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVeezEC6VnsSteXSxza0rCyxoSzArUqalYSgwsKqBBIfacplBwmr4vFzSNIiG9qBwgw_Gk_tYQgOQKC0ZoQc6uAfj7_B4eUNk-k69MGsZhYBoftomcx5pjep9_GE6jgYa28XEH/s1600/detour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="307" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVeezEC6VnsSteXSxza0rCyxoSzArUqalYSgwsKqBBIfacplBwmr4vFzSNIiG9qBwgw_Gk_tYQgOQKC0ZoQc6uAfj7_B4eUNk-k69MGsZhYBoftomcx5pjep9_GE6jgYa28XEH/s400/detour.jpg" /></a><br />
<small><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0623684/">Tom Neal</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0767243/">Ann Savage</a></small></center><br />
First appearing during <a href="http://www.michaelfeinsteinsamericansongbook.org/songwriter.html?p=142">a 1925 Broadway show</a>, the <a href="http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C51">Jimmy McHugh</a> song "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" was featured prominently in the 1945 film noir classic <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/Detour_movie"><i>Detour</i></a>. Being such an integral part of the plot and soundtrack, I thought perhaps it had been introduced in the film. I was wrong.<br />
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As the dramatic and eye-catching movie poster tells us, the protagonist, played by Tom Neal, searched for love in all the wrong places. Looked for love in too many faces. Etc. A series of fateful hitchhiking encounters while on his way to find his gal (and former girl singer in his dance hall band) led him straight into a typical noir sh*tstorm, or detour from his plans, if you will. "I Can't Believe You're in Love with Me" serves as an aural reminder to the main character (and movie viewer) of the love lost.<br />
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Everyone from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykP8Wtcg86w">Billie Holiday</a> to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2zrvRGnyJ8">Count Basie</a> (with Joe Williams) covered the tune. But as is generally the case with these lost chestnuts, I tend to favor the version done by Frank Sinatra. Probably because I usually hear these for the first time via <a href="http://www.nj.com/sinatra/ledger/index.ssf?/sinatra/stories/voice.html">The Voice</a>. This is from his exquisite, 1961 <a href="http://cinepad.com/sinatra/fs_session.htm"><i>Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!!</i></a> (and more....more?) album - the one on which he required arranger/conductor Nelson Riddle to take the songs they'd rehearsed for it and speed 'em up(!!!):<br />
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<object width="250" height="40"><param name="movie" value="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=6386133&style=water&p=0" /><embed src="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="250" height="40" flashvars="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=6386133&style=water&p=0" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="window" /></object>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-69165742377168973242011-08-13T21:07:00.001-05:002011-08-13T21:07:58.322-05:00Stuff I took pictures of in Eastland<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6029994063/" title="looking down lamar street toward the majestic by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6209/6029994063_8703d1301d.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="looking down lamar street toward the majestic"></a></center><br />
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<center>Former <a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5507013711&site_name=Early%20Banking%20in%20Eastland&class=5000">Eastland Bank Building</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6030545820/" title="rear of former eastland national bank building by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6184/6030545820_9ab20a77ee.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="rear of former eastland national bank building"></a><br />
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Eastland County Courthouse c. 1928, Moderne<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6029992981/" title="eastland county courthouse by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6145/6029992981_258430ccc0.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="eastland county courthouse"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5133001040&site_name=Connellee-Majestic%20Theatre&class=5000">Connellee-Majestic Theatre</a> c. 1920, Art Moderne<br />
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Louise's Cafe<br />
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Eastland Laundry & Dry Cleaning<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6019672183/" title="palomino motel neon sign by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6003/6019672183_750291eff3.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="palomino motel neon sign"></a></center><br />
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<a href="http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7556">Texas Theater</a> c. 1935, Streamline Moderne - still open<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6019674641/" title="texas theater by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/6019674641_2913accdb2.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="texas theater"></a><br />
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Midway Drive-In (no longer open)<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6019676767/" title="midway drive-in by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6005/6019676767_221b528bf5.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="midway drive-in"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6019679727/" title="midway drive-in screen by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6130/6019679727_be98605f69.jpg" width="450" height="271" alt="midway drive-in screen"></a></center>Due to the intense heat (at least 100°), I opted to drive around to check out the screen. Good thing too, because there was a guard dog, chained up and ferociously barking. I felt sorry for him, being out there all alone in the dusty heat. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6020228668/" title="midway drive-in neon sign by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6016/6020228668_1dd427da09.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="midway drive-in neon sign"></a></center>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-77594558732642569232011-08-04T13:21:00.004-05:002011-08-09T01:02:40.917-05:00Abilene, Abilene - prettiest town I've ever seen<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3yEcXUCNg4BOp9tLK2lSehk4LfJw7EpDxE75YW8FBwgzMYweziYkpZbVJ_5c74EpWHIPOzlwUovCTJcgRaBnsv8WjXIG7_HlRjPUhzFI8SdrYrGzph8Gc-T0XNffv7J0zBcZ/s1600/IMG_3014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="214" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3yEcXUCNg4BOp9tLK2lSehk4LfJw7EpDxE75YW8FBwgzMYweziYkpZbVJ_5c74EpWHIPOzlwUovCTJcgRaBnsv8WjXIG7_HlRjPUhzFI8SdrYrGzph8Gc-T0XNffv7J0zBcZ/s320/IMG_3014.JPG" /></a></center>Today's history lesson, chitlins, is about <a href="http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Abilene/Abilene_Texas.htm">Abilene, Texas</a>. Now, first I must admit that every single time I saw the word Abilene, whether it was on a city limits sign or <i>anywhere</i> else, I was <strike>compelled</strike> forced to loudly belt out <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hamilton_IV">George Hamilton IV's</a> 1963 single <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abilene_%28song%29">"Abilene"</a> with a desperate, whimpering cry in my voice. After having been there, I could see why someone would write a song about <i>Abilene, Abilene....</i><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6007533160/" title="trailer park neon sign by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6121/6007533160_3a7fe28cfe.jpg" width="450" height="288" alt="trailer park neon sign"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2092000225&site_name=Taylor+County+Courthouse,+1915&class=2001">Third Taylor County Courthouse</a> c. 1914, Classical Revival<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6006991069/" title="third taylor county courthouse by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6135/6006991069_6107e01095.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="third taylor county courthouse"></a></center><a href="http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/">It's so dry and hot here in Texas</a> that as I was walking around on the grass taking pictures of the courthouse, it was crunchy and crackly. A strange sensation.<br />
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<center><a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3003004974&site_name=Durham+Tobacco+Sign&class=3003">Durham Tobacco Sign</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6007409420/" title="durham tobacco sign by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6127/6007409420_478c0cc13e.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="durham tobacco sign"></a></center>This early ad downtown was first repainted in 1975. It's obviously been repainted since then.<br />
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<center><a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3003004851&site_name=Abilene+Courts&class=3003">Abilene Courts</a> c. 1930<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6006995235/" title="abilene courts by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6137/6006995235_6ff6ce209b.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="abilene courts"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6007537272/" title="abilene courts neon sign by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6132/6007537272_b976eeb9fb.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="abilene courts neon sign"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6006992193/" title="abilene courts by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6028/6006992193_f2122ac15c.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="abilene courts"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3002011492&site_name=Federal+Building&class=3002">Federal Building</a> c. 1935-36, Art Deco<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6006995659/" title="federal building by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6133/6006995659_acebec35e6.jpg" width="450" height="265" alt="federal building"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3300000452&site_name=Commercial+Building+at+174+Cypress&class=3300">Windsor Building</a> c. 1890<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6007538608/" title="windsor building by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6027/6007538608_7f28f1f13e.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="windsor building"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5507014423&site_name=Hotel%20Wooten&class=5000">Hotel Wooten</a> c. 1930, Art Deco<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6007540880/" title="hotel wooten by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6008/6007540880_bd0bda9669.jpg" width="283" height="450" alt="hotel wooten"></a></center>This was the tallest building between Fort Worth and El Paso back when it was first constructed.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6007002135/" title="picture in hotel wooten window by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6009/6007002135_44e9c5b176_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="picture in hotel wooten window"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6007544252/" title="picture in hotel wooten window by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6018/6007544252_25e5a1a8a4_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="picture in hotel wooten window"></a><br />
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And a slightly different view (I really liked this building):<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6006996545/" title="another view of the hotel wooten by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6127/6006996545_2bb667e1da.jpg" width="283" height="450" alt="another view of the hotel wooten"></a><br />
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McKay's Bakery - in business since 1966<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6006996891/" title="mckay's bakery by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6123/6006996891_59cbf48ac8.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="mckay's bakery"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6007539986/" title="next door to mckay's bakery by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6027/6007539986_21750c0191.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="next door to mckay's bakery"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6007546388/" title="mckay's bakery window display by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6006/6007546388_abb910dc9b.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="mckay's bakery window display"></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FClGhto1vIg"><br />
<i>One of these things is not like the others...</i></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2082001739&site_name=Paramount%20Theater&class=2001">Paramount Theatre</a> c. 1929, Mission Revival/Spanish Moorish<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6007542806/" title="paramount theatre by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6134/6007542806_a22a8d5e89.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="paramount theatre"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6007000537/" title="paramount theater ticket booth and entrance by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6123/6007000537_a22ba0600b.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="paramount theater ticket booth and entrance"></a><br />
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Upon leaving town, an unexpected surprise:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6007546778/" title="the ponca motel by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6011/6007546778_17c83a34c7.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="the ponca motel"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6007547052/" title="ponca motel neon sign by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6027/6007547052_b2bb314a72.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="ponca motel neon sign"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/6007547768/" title="the ponca motel by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6146/6007547768_d63da4bd33.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="the ponca motel"></a></center>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-14536250458014950642011-07-27T18:36:00.003-05:002011-07-28T09:36:04.227-05:00"There's a Small Hotel"<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKq21UTQ-cDPhoKIouC4tO-nJ0b6sRJckm76kUjC2f-WWx7srDbiTkKyrpD_65Jt-NueTvkdKsGNhsEOnQsVFnPsFLXpeCOrAX6IpxHNUk_C06tWxhcCyRNtBvAIhzPpc9gkyZ/s1600/small+hotel2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKq21UTQ-cDPhoKIouC4tO-nJ0b6sRJckm76kUjC2f-WWx7srDbiTkKyrpD_65Jt-NueTvkdKsGNhsEOnQsVFnPsFLXpeCOrAX6IpxHNUk_C06tWxhcCyRNtBvAIhzPpc9gkyZ/s400/small+hotel2.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
from the <a href="http://www.lorenzhart.org/hotel.htm">"There's a Small Hotel"</a> sequence of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050815/"><i>Pal Joey</i></a></center><br />
<a name='more'></a><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"There's a Small Hotel" is a 1936 popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart originally written for but dropped from the musical <i>Billy Rose's Jumbo</i> (1935), then used in <i>On Your Toes</i> (1936), where it was introduced by Ray Bolger and Doris Carson and also interpolated in the film version of <i>Pal Joey</i> (1957) with a fine Frank Sinatra-Nelson Riddle collaboration.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQBlFcLUehAGwEsZS22UHlDl7I9E3moWBVmHqTZldh4ib1YSgvYh0wM03KN_fM4Ajh8mo_-j9_I_3Wq4vz-iHJ7mpunIWszwnhe-YAuVSP8tlEKEu6sN-CGeQr6uBwGbSOznj/s1600/a+small+hotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQBlFcLUehAGwEsZS22UHlDl7I9E3moWBVmHqTZldh4ib1YSgvYh0wM03KN_fM4Ajh8mo_-j9_I_3Wq4vz-iHJ7mpunIWszwnhe-YAuVSP8tlEKEu6sN-CGeQr6uBwGbSOznj/s400/a+small+hotel.jpg" /></a><br />
<a href="http://stocktoninn.com/">The Stockton Inn</a></center><br />
<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">According to Lorenz Hart's biography, <i>Lorenz Hart - A Poet on Broadway</i>, the song was inspired by a visit by Richard Rodgers to the Stockton Inn, in Stockton, NJ. Hart reputedly found the melody insistently cloying and often ad libbed raunchy parody verses much to Rodgers' chagrin.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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<a href="http://www.montecitoinn.com/">The Montecito Inn</a></center><br />
<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Another claimant to be the inspiration is the Montecito Inn, in Santa Barbara, California. Renovations to the hotel in the 1950's replaced the wishing well, mentioned in the song, by a floral fountain.</div>(<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There%27s_a_Small_Hotel">source</a>)<br />
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I'd say the Stockton Inn story is more plausible. Anyway, there's something so elegant about the aesthetics of the time, clothing, music, etc. in this. 'Tis a shame it's all gone:<br />
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<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJP_PkRdK0ba7cgxhsg3BYtAXEt5bfvhyio4FeSRnuREVx89aThsta38fgFoAeNyOrA8hp-OPCf8iC3O4tXV5uj-03_sgb1tLD7a8Q3jLMClb_SOnvhEErpqeqLKWnGRnFFrLP/s1600/small+hotel.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="221" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJP_PkRdK0ba7cgxhsg3BYtAXEt5bfvhyio4FeSRnuREVx89aThsta38fgFoAeNyOrA8hp-OPCf8iC3O4tXV5uj-03_sgb1tLD7a8Q3jLMClb_SOnvhEErpqeqLKWnGRnFFrLP/s400/small+hotel.JPG" /></a></center>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-46698612659763995342011-07-22T20:50:00.002-05:002011-07-23T09:02:50.120-05:00Queen Victoria<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5943589273/" title="john j. welder home carriage stone and gate post by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6011/5943589273_3ef54bcd5d.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="john j. welder home carriage stone and gate post"></a><br />
John J. Welder Home carriage stone and gate post</center><br />
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a former <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/tags/texaco/">Texaco</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5943580039/" title="victoria texaco by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6022/5943580039_ebae6450eb.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="victoria texaco"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2086002604&site_name=Burrough--Daniel+House&class=2001">Burrough-Daniel House</a> c. 1892, Victorian<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5944136924/" title="burrough-daniel house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6009/5944136924_8864339cf8.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="burrough-daniel house"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2086002548&site_name=Clegg,+John+H.,+House&class=2001">John H. Clegg House</a> c. 1900, Victorian<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5944137442/" title="john h. clegg house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6145/5944137442_ce747681d6_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="john h. clegg house"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5944138088/" title="john h. clegg house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6030/5944138088_4c442dd96a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="john h. clegg house"></a><br />
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another Victorian (I couldn't identify)<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5943584055/" title="victorian in victoria by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6009/5943584055_73ee4c94bf.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="victorian in victoria"></a><br />
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a faded ad facing railroad tracks through town<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5944143074/" title="ghost in victoria (on back of building facing railroad tracks) by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6128/5944143074_f940c01948.jpg" width="450" height="273" alt="ghost in victoria (on back of building facing railroad tracks)"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2086002579&site_name=Jordan--Koch+House&class=2001">Jordan-Koch House</a> c. 1885, Victorian<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5944144096/" title="jordan-koch house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6022/5944144096_6505a204d2.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="jordan-koch house"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2086002542&site_name=Gramann+House&class=2001">Gramann House</a> c. 1885, Italianate (Victorian)<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5944148354/" title="gramann house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6150/5944148354_eb1f1b4a4b.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="gramann house"></a><br />
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Old Victoria Courthouse c. 1892, Romanesque Revival<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5943593765/" title="old victoria courthouse by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6021/5943593765_b4c055df7d.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="old victoria courthouse"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5943594897/" title="champion spark plugs ghost by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6008/5943594897_7b7ae62f5e.jpg" width="450" height="236" alt="champion spark plugs ghost"></a><br />
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Mitchell House(?)<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5944151174/" title="the mitchell house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/5944151174_9bb4360e39.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="the mitchell house"></a></center>I think this may have been moved from its original location, but I could be wrong about that. No house is listed at the Texas Historical Commission Atlas at this address. There is also no record of a "Mitchell House" (that I've been able to find).<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5943595791/" title="conti's neon sign by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6022/5943595791_4041d2bbe5.jpg" width="283" height="450" alt="conti's neon sign"></a></center><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5469006547&site_name=Fossati%27s+Delicatessen&class=5000">Fossati Delicatessen</a> c. 1895 (this structure at this location); one of the oldest commercial structures in Victoria<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5943596199/" title="fossati delicatessen by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5943596199_0ae61abdf3.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="fossati delicatessen"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2086002554&site_name=Murphy,+Mrs.+J.+V.,+House&class=2001">Mrs. J.V. Murphy House</a> c. 1900, Victorian<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5943596795/" title="mrs. j.v. murphy house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/5943596795_dcb954db01.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="mrs. j.v. murphy house"></a><br />
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Victoria Theatre<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5944152994/" title="victoria theatre by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6148/5944152994_d0118264cd.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="victoria theatre"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5944153836/" title="victoria theatre ticket booth and entrance by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6134/5944153836_e8fa298229.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="victoria theatre ticket booth and entrance"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2086002490&site_name=Weber--Schuchert+House&class=2001">Webert-Schuchert</a> c. 1898, Victorian<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5943598957/" title="weber-schuchert house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6004/5943598957_507b8cb229.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="weber-schuchert house"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2086002566&site_name=Sigmund+House&class=2001">Sigmund House</a> c. 1902, Victorian<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5943600225/" title="sigmund house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6148/5943600225_5459ac6dfd.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="sigmund house"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5943600613/" title="the corral by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6146/5943600613_bd3fe34854.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="the corral"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5944156978/" title="the corral neon sign by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6023/5944156978_a79ea11ca9.jpg" width="283" height="450" alt="the corral neon sign"></a><br />
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Check this out:<br />
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(from fellow traveler <a href="http://www.agilitynut.com/roadside.html">Debra Jane Seltzer</a>)</center>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-59243214006941761422011-07-21T20:16:00.005-05:002011-07-22T05:31:45.584-05:00Mad Men moment #3<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HQvHW0jCOGDubNCFfkjPpGrxDA1iwY8SwI0DXhX3ktYoPvuA1eyuv2prpTLk4jmhxFIArjQBBQpmWvYqqmhOAzsEcVVaTxBxt2iK3UKx2Xr-PMKZhSD6RGSfW4E8tMb7Hwzr/s1600/in+a+fog.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="298" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HQvHW0jCOGDubNCFfkjPpGrxDA1iwY8SwI0DXhX3ktYoPvuA1eyuv2prpTLk4jmhxFIArjQBBQpmWvYqqmhOAzsEcVVaTxBxt2iK3UKx2Xr-PMKZhSD6RGSfW4E8tMb7Hwzr/s400/in+a+fog.JPG" /></a></center>In the fifth episode of the third season of <i>Mad Men</i>, <a href="http://www.amctv.com/mad-men/videos/inside-mad-men-the-fog">"The Fog,"</a> Betty Draper gives birth to the Draper's third child. She is also dealing with the death of her father, which occurred in the previous episode. While in the hospital, Betty has a <a href="http://www.amctv.com/mad-men/videos/inside-mad-men-the-fog">drug-induced delivery room hallucination</a>, in which, among other things, she converses with her deceased parent. <br />
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<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscpFAO_B43Sgg_HIdxgx_OMOaILslanmh0RkaAkq0fHEewsFPhi9atgHqHNZtoNs8e0IVkIX2Q6kPhVV0tcOi4Pw164uV5P0L3LfT8tq-LL56XxNqOKwRRmxg2kmVCYRwJh4l/s1600/the+fog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="279" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscpFAO_B43Sgg_HIdxgx_OMOaILslanmh0RkaAkq0fHEewsFPhi9atgHqHNZtoNs8e0IVkIX2Q6kPhVV0tcOi4Pw164uV5P0L3LfT8tq-LL56XxNqOKwRRmxg2kmVCYRwJh4l/s400/the+fog.jpg" /></a></center>While Betty is in this hallucinatory state, the song "Me Voy a Morir de Amor" (roughly, "I'm going to die of love") by <a href="http://www.albertoiglesias.net/base.htm">Alberto Iglesias</a> is played. It's extremely beautiful and perfect for her "dream states":<br />
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<center><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/c0DmANsHQZs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-16785208298845289782011-07-14T10:14:00.001-05:002011-07-15T05:25:23.866-05:00Grand Dame Edna<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5934971851/" title="edna theatre marquee by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6012/5934971851_6da590f6e8.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="edna theatre marquee"></a><br />
Right on Main Street in <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=edna,+texas&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&gl=us&z=13">Edna, Texas</a>, the 1950 Edna Theatre:</center><br />
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From <a href=" http://www.refresheverything.com/ednatheater">this site</a>:<br />
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"The Edna Theatre, built in 1950, sat vacant since 1978. In 2008 – thirty years after it closed – the marquee and tower were re-lit and now shine brightly in downtown Edna, Texas. Now for the next step – full restoration!<br />
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Restoration of the theatre will provide: A 1,000 seat venue for local and regional events, A cinema once more where movie goers can enjoy classic movies on an occasional movie night, A place where the community can come together for entertainment, cultural events & community activities, A place where future generations can experience a glimpse of the past."<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5934969901/" title="edna theatre by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6013/5934969901_9617d4628b.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="edna theatre"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5934971251/" title="edna theatre detail by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6142/5934971251_a6c9e8ab59.jpg" width="283" height="450" alt="edna theatre detail"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5935532942/" title="edna theatre entrance by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6010/5935532942_ca0bd314aa.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="edna theatre entrance"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5934970351/" title="edna theatre by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6144/5934970351_54aa985dc0.jpg" width="283" height="450" alt="edna theatre"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5934969495/" title="edna theatre by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6149/5934969495_6ca5140dc8.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="edna theatre"></a></center><br />
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The re-lighting ceremony, held in June 2008 (the camera stabilizes after about 20 seconds in):<br />
<center><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4BgSyR2b1Pg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-18227615622449094622011-07-12T19:13:00.007-05:002011-07-12T21:29:33.516-05:005 Least Favorite Beatle Songs<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NbhNtckAN0M5FQerzOiFVmBK1FU7wl9Hh3k6v2Uke4zRMaGO2yo0qjIWRyV6wDIh9N-JwqEMpngt7kul6Fyg9e2Gvy8I8buFy8ZAhryb74DpUQ8_w6k4m2NOGpnMSGK0sS_7/s1600/and+in+the+end.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NbhNtckAN0M5FQerzOiFVmBK1FU7wl9Hh3k6v2Uke4zRMaGO2yo0qjIWRyV6wDIh9N-JwqEMpngt7kul6Fyg9e2Gvy8I8buFy8ZAhryb74DpUQ8_w6k4m2NOGpnMSGK0sS_7/s400/and+in+the+end.jpg" /></a></center>I just recently purchased a new copy of <a href="http://www.artistswithaids.org/artforms/music/catalogue/schaffner.html">Nicholas Schaffner</a>'s excellent, out-of-print, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/418658.Beatles_Forever"><i>The Beatles Forever</i></a>. Back in 1981 when I first came across it, the book was (for all practical purposes) my introduction to The Beatles. I read every word and studied every one of the hundreds of photos included, several times. Looking at it today brings back a lot of memories. And because it came out in 1978, the book ends on <a href="http://exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches.blogspot.com/2010/10/beatles.html">a positive note</a>.<br />
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"In 1971, Howard Smith of WPLJ and <i>The Village Voice</i> asked people to name their least favorite Beatle song"<br />
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I actually like a couple of the songs on the list quite a bit ("Mr. Moonlight" and "Helter Skelter"). I also wonder what the people surveyed in '71 would have thought of things such as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeWBrsnaG_8">"If You've Got Trouble"</a> or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mcymZqfpKo">"What's the New Mary Jane,"</a> songs which were released with <i>The Beatles Anthology</i> DVDs back in 1995. Anyway, the list:<br />
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5. "Do You Want to Know a Secret"<br />
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4. "Helter Skelter"<br />
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3. "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"<br />
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2. "Mr. Moonlight"<br />
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1. "Revolution 9"<br />
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Interesting list, especially when you consider it was compiled just within a mere year or so after <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles%27_break-up#McCartney.27s_departure">The Beatles broke up</a>.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-54783908825677969862011-07-08T00:04:00.003-05:002011-07-08T07:00:30.725-05:00King Cole Trio's "Route 66"<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnhChf23wOjXj2bEUduMQPnszpgaa8LKhzljtmCIgAIKwrWhPH3-08pBWnDt4xFTr3mTR9da9X6ntsmv_kuDQk2zEY4uCGa5ayC0502R8gAAJeOe3u1xQjdKXgCFnLLpMYUxz/s1600/Kingcoletrioroute66.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnhChf23wOjXj2bEUduMQPnszpgaa8LKhzljtmCIgAIKwrWhPH3-08pBWnDt4xFTr3mTR9da9X6ntsmv_kuDQk2zEY4uCGa5ayC0502R8gAAJeOe3u1xQjdKXgCFnLLpMYUxz/s400/Kingcoletrioroute66.jpg" /></a></center>To commemorate a year since <a href="http://exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches.blogspot.com/2010/07/in-search-of-route-66-day-begins.html">my Route 66 road trip</a> of a year ago (and ponder the possibility of a return to uncharted portions), <a href="http://www.nat-king-cole.org/">Nat "King" Cole</a> (and Trio) would like to play their version of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_66_%28song%29">Bobby Troup's musical tribute</a> to <a href="http://www.historic66.com/">the Mother Road</a>. This is from around 1946:<br />
<center><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw2dEs3uUa23EKgl1TnK8Rqs8jN8BXJhKIqqn7RYYODVYq10aCM2Ga2IIA8QX-QpOZxtdkeBICyYS4' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></center>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-53042879158192657802011-07-07T21:37:00.000-05:002011-07-06T21:15:53.013-05:00I sort of gorged myself on Cuero...<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897750131/" title="intersection of north esplanade and east church streets, cuero by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5111/5897750131_f7cc1cc471.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="intersection of north esplanade and east church streets, cuero"></a></center>...and for that, I must apologize, because there's <u>a whole lot of great stuff</u>(!) I got for the hour and a half or so I was there. If you are one of those EBiN readers who thinks "meh" or "wtf?" whenever you see the latest post is one of those 100-year-old-houses-ghost-signs-and-vintage-neon-signs-kind-of-posts, you may want to <a href="http://exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches.blogspot.com/2007/08/birds-and-deadly-bees.html">move along</a>. Sorry, there's nothing to see <a href="http://exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches.blogspot.com/2010/05/blame-it-on-my-youth.html">here</a> this go around. The rest of you should prepare to receive a face <i>full</i> of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157626977298081/">Cuero</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5895515363/" title="don bravo restaurant neon sign by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6003/5895515363_c637d76e08.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="don bravo restaurant neon sign"></a><br />
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A former <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157620287509683/with/5897742545/">Sinclair station</a>:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897742545/" title="sinclair in cuero by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6056/5897742545_fb6e3b80b1.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="sinclair in cuero"></a><br />
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On the back of the <a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3003006665&site_name=STRATTON,+J.S.,+BUILDING-ROWE&class=3003">J. Stratton Building</a>, a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157604730164734/with/5897747065/">Coca-Cola ghost sign</a>:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897747065/" title="coca-cola ghost on the back of the j. stratton bldg. by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5151/5897747065_877f353be2.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="coca-cola ghost on the back of the j. stratton bldg."></a><br />
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J. Stratton Building c. 1894, Victorian:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897750733/" title="j. stratton building by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5116/5897750733_433e43e0e7.jpg" width="296" height="450" alt="j. stratton building"></a><br />
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Another neon surprise, this one downtown:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5895785602/" title="the fair department store neon sign by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5036/5895785602_557a5e3104.jpg" width="283" height="450" alt="the fair department store neon sign"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5895785924/" title="street scene in cuero by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6015/5895785924_9b551bc956.jpg" width="279" height="450" alt="street scene in cuero"></a><br />
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A 7UP ghost, probably from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_Up#History">lithium days</a>:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897751485/" title="7up ghost in cuero by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5897751485_2e9caa1639.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="7up ghost in cuero"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3003006723&site_name=DE+WITT+COUNTY+COURTHOUSE&class=3003">De Witt County Courthouse</a> c. 1896, Richardsonian Romanesque:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5898310134/" title="de witt county courthouse by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6018/5898310134_6f43212133.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="de witt county courthouse"></a><br />
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former Purina Chows downtown:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897788431/" title="purina chows building in cuero by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5304/5897788431_86bb02cdf9.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="purina chows building in cuero"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897789121/" title="purina chows ghost in cuero by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5238/5897789121_83b42af33f.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="purina chows ghost in cuero"></a><br />
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Cuero had more old homes than I could photograph on a trip, but I made a dent.<br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3004000238&site_name=BUCHEL,+T.+O.,+HOUSE&class=3004">T.O. Buchel House</a> c. 1900, Victorian<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897753021/" title="t.o. buchel house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6054/5897753021_e9de77ab6b.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="t.o. buchel house"></a><br />
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305 East Prairie Street c. 1898<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897755291/" title="305 east prairie street by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5200/5897755291_5ecd63d3c3.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="305 east prairie street"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3003006698&site_name=BELL-LONG+RESIDENCE&class=3003">Bell-Long Residence</a> c. 1890s, Victorian/Symmetrical<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897756003/" title="bell-long residence by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6024/5897756003_1a2726b762.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="bell-long residence"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2092000984&site_name=Wofford--Finney+House&class=2001">Wofford-Finney House</a> c. 1891, Queen Anne (Victorian)<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897759255/" title="wofford-finney house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6012/5897759255_37ccda921e.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="wofford-finney house"></a><br />
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309 East Sarah Street c. 1885 (a mere 20 years after the Civil War)<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5898325674/" title="309 east sarah street by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5191/5898325674_ec7dcb0f5a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="309 east sarah street"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897761699/" title="309 east sarah street by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5196/5897761699_8ffe7b0ff7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="309 east sarah street"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2088001989&site_name=Callaway--Gillette+House&class=2001"><br />
Callaway-Gillette House</a> c. 1895, Victorian<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897763671/" title="callaway-gillette house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5159/5897763671_8ce839e8dd.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="callaway-gillette house"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2088001984&site_name=Stevens,+Elisha,+House&class=2001">Elisha Stevens House</a> c. 1896, Victorian (probably <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157623271049870/">Queen Anne</a>)<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5898329600/" title="elisha stevens house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5071/5898329600_c98df0f6e9.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="elisha stevens house"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5123002197&site_name=Gohmert-Summers+House&class=5000">Gohmert-Summers House</a> c. 1895, Victorian<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5898333758/" title="gohmert-summers house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5276/5898333758_fbf5f78f35.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="gohmert-summers house"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897772219/" title="gohmert-summers house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5271/5897772219_8a098c63e9.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="gohmert-summers house"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5898336240/" title="gohmert-summers house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6021/5898336240_5bb8b1802b.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="gohmert-summers house"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5898335344/" title="gohmert-summers house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/5898335344_2e27c70384.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="gohmert-summers house"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3004000220&site_name=BURNS-WINDEL+RESIDENCE&class=3004">Burns-Windel Residence</a> (my fave on this trip) c. 1902, Queen Anne <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5898341190/" title="burns-windel residence by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6024/5898341190_afb87b7066.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="burns-windel residence"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897778491/" title="burns-windel residence by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5199/5897778491_99b46b54e1.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="burns-windel residence"></a><br />
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next favorite, <a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3003006701&site_name=PROCTOR-GREEN+HOUSE&class=3003)">Proctor-Green House</a> c. 1910, Victorian<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897780171/" title="carriage stone in front of proctor-green house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5076/5897780171_97d9a942d6.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="carriage stone in front of proctor-green house"></a></center>Those stone steps would have helped ladies in Late Victorian garb climb down from a horse-drawn buggy or Model T. This place would have been quite something in its prime. Description from the <a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3003006701&site_name=PROCTOR-GREEN+HOUSE&class=3003)">THC Atlas entry</a>: "2 1/2 story; elaborate Victorian; stain glass in rounded stairway; shingling; projecting bay; palladian windows; Green was district judge."<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897781073/" title="proctor-green house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/5897781073_0d84a17f96.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="proctor-green house"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5898348516/" title="proctor-green house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5036/5898348516_4710d56aa5.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="proctor-green house"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5897784059/" title="proctor-green house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5072/5897784059_88bb1d83c1.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="proctor-green house"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3003006700&site_name=MUGGE,+EDWARD/SEHROEDER&class=3003">Edward Mugge-Sehroeder House</a> c. 1875, Victorian<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5898351238/" title="edward mugge-sehroeder house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5318/5898351238_a582760919.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="edward mugge-sehroeder house"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3003006697&site_name=FROBESE,+WILLIAM,+HOUSE&class=3003">William Frobese House</a> c. 1865(!), Victorian/Greek Revival<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5898356246/" title="william frobese house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5303/5898356246_3834c7d530.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="william frobese house"></a><br />
<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2088001991&site_name=Reuss,+J.+M.,+House&class=2001"><br />
J.M. Reuss House</a> c. 1880<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5898356984/" title="j.m. reuss house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5312/5898356984_39508508b2.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="j.m. reuss house"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3003006694&site_name=STARKER+HOUSE&class=3003">Starker House</a> c. 1880, Victorian<br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2088001975&site_name=Leonardt,+Emil,+House&class=2001">Emil Leonardt House</a> c. 1895, Victorian<br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2088001976&site_name=Leinhardt,+Albert+and+Kate,+House&class=2001">Albert and Kate Leinhardt House</a> c. 1895<br />
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Now, I'm no fan of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dith_Piaf#External_links">Édith Piaf</a>. Nor do I have a problem with her or her particular style of singing or genre of music. She has just never been my particular cup of tea. But I am old/wise enough to know that personal tastes can change over time, so you never know. If you'd told me twenty years ago I'd love <a href="http://exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches.blogspot.com/2009/05/who-can-be-frank.html">Frank Sinatra</a>, I'd probably have punched you in the mouth, kicked you repeatedly DeNiro style after you'd fallen over, stolen the cash from your wallet, and then left you for dead in the middle of da g.d., mutha f-in' street. No, not really. But I'd have laughed at you at the very least.<br />
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Here's a little taste (first one's free) of her performance via the film's trailer:<br />
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The real deal (Holyfield), albeit lip-synced (and colorized?). Still:<br />
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And why not, translation by Satchmo:<br />
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We also learn from the article that Ava was "petite." That's not what I imagined at all. I've always pictured her towering slightly above <a href="http://exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches.blogspot.com/2007/12/why-try-to-change-me-now.html">Sinatra</a>, for example. According to a museum docent, she had an 18-inch waist and wore a size zero dress by today's standards. She was 5 feet, 6-1/2 inches, and she wore a size 6 shoe.<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850924796/" title="oriental textile mill by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5188/5850924796_b65b281e3c.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="oriental textile mill"></a></center>The journey into <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157609699640667/with/5850924796/">Houston</a>'s recent and distant history began at the 1893-94 <a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2083004476&site_name=Oriental+Textile+Mill&class=2001">Oriental Textile Mill</a>, which is located in <a href="http://exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches.blogspot.com/2011/04/heights-sampler.html">the Heights</a>. For those of you playing along at home, the first occupant was A.R. Morey and Company, producing mattresses.<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850928136/" title="arthur b. cohn house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/5850928136_e2a175e9e0.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="arthur b. cohn house"></a></center>The 1905 <a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2085002771&site_name=Cohn,+Arthur+B.,+House&class=2001">Arthur B. Cohn House</a> is pretty unique. According to the <a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2085002771&site_name=Cohn,+Arthur+B.,+House&class=2001">Texas Historical Commission</a> atlas narrative, the house was constructed "on or near the site of an earlier house built in the late 1860s." When the THC narrative was written (early 1980s, I think), the Cohn House was being bullied by "a three-story, solid brick, commercial structure," which can be seen in the early '80s pic used <a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2085002771&site_name=Cohn,+Arthur+B.,+House&class=2001">with the assessment</a>. That brick structure is gone, yet this place remains. Downtown Houston sprung up nearby, yet this place remains. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=minute+maid+park+houston&ll=29.756368,-95.356565&spn=0.021832,0.038581&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&fb=1&gl=us&cid=0,0,9314991481005152225&z=15&layer=c&cbll=29.756303,-95.356453&panoid=7BY_eZKXEI0pZkH4rCMwpg&cbp=12,83.6,,0,9.31">Minute Maid Park</a>, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=1510+Polk+Street,+Houston,+TX+77002-7130+(Toyota+Center)&daddr=1711+Rusk+St,+Houston,+TX+77003&hl=en&ll=29.754672,-95.361521&spn=0.004881,0.027466&sll=29.756889,-95.3721&sspn=0.021832,0.038581&geocode=FTT2xQEd9-NQ-iF4M2CjmPAXeA%3BFZwFxgEdWfdQ-ikPp-5eIb9AhjHKL9bH4qGuWw&gl=us&mra=ls&z=16&layer=c&cbll=29.754627,-95.357421&panoid=Mh0p4RLWfTdeQr-MFy0apg&cbp=12,222.34,,0,9.01">Discovery Green</a>, Toyota Center <i>and</i> the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=1510+Polk+Street,+Houston,+TX+77002-7130+(Toyota+Center)&daddr=1711+Rusk+St,+Houston,+TX+77003&hl=en&ll=29.754467,-95.357294&spn=0.019523,0.109863&sll=29.756889,-95.3721&sspn=0.021832,0.038581&geocode=FTT2xQEd9-NQ-iF4M2CjmPAXeA%3BFZwFxgEdWfdQ-ikPp-5eIb9AhjHKL9bH4qGuWw&gl=us&mra=ls&z=14&layer=c&cbll=29.754095,-95.357566&panoid=LbenhHm9UEIWxWD4meu36A&cbp=12,201.02,,0,0.67">George R. Brown Convention Center</a> have all come up <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1711+rusk+avenue,+houston,+texas&ll=29.754719,-95.357094&spn=0.010916,0.01929&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&gl=us&layer=c&cbll=29.754719,-95.357094&panoid=LMPD6QCEtB0FoFND5JngTA&cbp=12,0.68,,0,3.8&z=16">nearby</a>, yet this place remains......<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850928708/" title="arthur b. cohn house and william l. foley house (1927 petroleum bldg. in background) by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5316/5850928708_589d14ffe2.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="arthur b. cohn house and william l. foley house (1927 petroleum bldg. in background)"></a></center>Next to the Cohn House is another survivor, the William L. Foley House (1904). The skyscraper in the background is the 1927 <a href="http://www.houstondeco.org/1920s/petroleum.html">Petroleum Building</a>, but more about it in a second.<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850379439/" title="william l. foley house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5265/5850379439_0a49d344e4.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="william l. foley house"></a></center>The William L. Foley (his nephews started <a href="http://departmentstoremuseum.blogspot.com/2010/05/foley-brothers-dry-goods-co-houston.html">the Foley's department store</a>) family built this Classical Revival home in 1904 and lived in it until 1963. The house had to be moved in 1909 when the railroad purchased the Foley's land at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1617+west,+houston,+texas&hl=en&ll=29.775069,-95.345771&spn=0.010914,0.01929&sll=29.775069,-95.345771&sspn=0.010989,0.01929&gl=us&z=16&layer=c&cbll=29.776305,-95.345793&panoid=oOZOdhAiWZ8ZrRyBeXMOmw&cbp=12,114.58,,0,17.62">1617 West Avenue</a>. The new address was one block away. It was moved a third time in 2002 to <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1711+rusk+avenue,+houston,+texas&ll=29.753126,-95.355191&spn=0.010917,0.01929&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&gl=us&z=16&layer=c&cbll=29.754719,-95.357094&panoid=LMPD6QCEtB0FoFND5JngTA&cbp=12,359.18,,0,0">its current spot</a>, next to the Arthur B. Cohn House.<br />
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<center>Another couple of the <a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2085002771&site_name=Cohn,+Arthur+B.,+House&class=2001">Arthur B. Cohn House</a> (with <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157609699640667/with/5850925718/">the city</a> looming behind):<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850378823/" title="arthur b. cohn house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/5850378823_23a98c0d6f.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="arthur b. cohn house"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850380989/" title="arthur b. cohn house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5030/5850380989_f98c875b5e.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="arthur b. cohn house"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.houstondeco.org/1920s/petroleum.html">Petroleum Building</a> c. 1927, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/art-deco/pool/with/5850381261/">Art Deco</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850381261/" title="petroleum building by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5200/5850381261_8e198c9dcf.jpg" width="229" height="450" alt="petroleum building"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3001008477&site_name=BEACONSFIELD+APARTMENTS,+the&class=3001">The Beaconsfield Apartments</a> c. 1911, Abstract Neoclassical<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850932340/" title="the beaconsfield apartments by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5269/5850932340_e2165a44d7.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="the beaconsfield apartments"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850386749/" title="fisca oil co. service station by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2545/5850386749_14e150eab0.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="fisca oil co. service station"></a></center>It would be very easy to overlook this little gas station. It's a Crown Oil Company service station from 1957. It's practically <a href="http://www.spaceagecity.com/googie/">Googie</a>.<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850935622/" title="fisca oil co. service station by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/5850935622_b6828011f6.jpg" width="450" height="289" alt="fisca oil co. service station"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850386059/" title="fisca oil co. service station by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2664/5850386059_9a41eff395.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="fisca oil co. service station"></a><br />
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Glenview Apartments c. 1955<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850940060/" title="glenview apartments by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/5850940060_de499303c5.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="glenview apartments"></a><br />
It was immaculate - sort of like a Brady Bunch set.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850388191/" title="glenview apartments by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/5850388191_1965d09dc5.jpg" width="450" height="296" alt="glenview apartments"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850939548/" title="the glenview apartments by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3143/5850939548_dbd5a9b2cf.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="the glenview apartments"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850390825/" title="glenview apartments by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2699/5850390825_6c113261b4.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="glenview apartments"></a><br />
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This cool little pharmacy has been around since 1950<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850383833/" title="park place pharmacy by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5075/5850383833_c972e088fc.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="park place pharmacy"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850935142/" title="park place pharmacy by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5311/5850935142_aac55f62e8.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="park place pharmacy"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5852591478/" title="park place pharmacy by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/5852591478_3b58480d9e.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="park place pharmacy"></a><br />
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And last, but not least, the carrot in hand:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850926872/" title="admiral motel by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/5850926872_02ded0638b.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="admiral motel"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850376933/" title="admiral motel by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3374/5850376933_dc8fbb6af0.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="admiral motel"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5850925718/" title="admiral motel neon sign by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/5850925718_55590f7c59.jpg" width="283" height="450" alt="admiral motel neon sign"></a></center>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-2785328762404086902011-06-20T11:12:00.007-05:002011-06-26T12:40:33.919-05:00Rogue Wave does "Everyday"<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnNSg6FlBv-KqQlpD0IXJTjgeDbwPMZHNSkNNtd62bx1p7zbK8YQIUPn0JE5-WVtQq0WoxhlFrBsvOLpWkVJ4EWMbqboOb5bHMMlM2bJkLwll_c97SCBD2NMlYIlXC9WqzZ8l/s1600/stubbs+the+zombie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="318" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnNSg6FlBv-KqQlpD0IXJTjgeDbwPMZHNSkNNtd62bx1p7zbK8YQIUPn0JE5-WVtQq0WoxhlFrBsvOLpWkVJ4EWMbqboOb5bHMMlM2bJkLwll_c97SCBD2NMlYIlXC9WqzZ8l/s320/stubbs+the+zombie.jpg" /></a></center>I <i>really</i> like this re-working, re-imagining of <a href="http://www.buddyhollyandthecrickets.com/">Buddy Holly</a>'s song "Everyday." Talk about a cover version. It's practically a different song, but yet not. A bit jarring at first to fans of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMezwtB1oCU">the original</a>, <a href="http://www.roguewavemusic.com/#home?filter=all">Rogue Wave</a>'s redesign is pretty flippin' cool. I bet even ol' <a href="http://www.buddyhollyandthecrickets.com/">Buddy Holly</a> himself would approve. It's on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubbs_the_Zombie_in_Rebel_Without_a_Pulse#Soundtrack">the soundtrack</a> to a 2005 <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/game/stubbs-the-zombie-in-rebel-without-a-pulse">videogame</a> I've never heard of, and I consider myself something of a videogame nerdingerster.<br />
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<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSK-jo7X11LO9FGy13A5rInoe6Wt5KZDkJEfZUyTDWDOeWCahYFrr6lC9ZEq_iU5g6Ymc9lbeU5Utwzk3iBvtboCtbTLBoJihyBTkGE6nUHPGZiD38NLiSmIDqH5KqN8Op3RPi/s1600/buddy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSK-jo7X11LO9FGy13A5rInoe6Wt5KZDkJEfZUyTDWDOeWCahYFrr6lC9ZEq_iU5g6Ymc9lbeU5Utwzk3iBvtboCtbTLBoJihyBTkGE6nUHPGZiD38NLiSmIDqH5KqN8Op3RPi/s320/buddy.jpg" /></a></center>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-21247901465980364212011-06-18T09:23:00.004-05:002011-06-18T09:39:49.971-05:00Speedy return to Gonzales (ahreeeba areeeba underle)<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwlG85WerTVkogEBwcgCazXhIUVtyVGmJtXwhZna8nIiTzadIGeVBj-z4tmXj-I6rEeR_BD5FccCW2YPIFHrLup7GgyTE-0h4cutph4lwk793r5xqS3p6LkmK6AgDRjH_I4gr/s1600/getsome+while+you+drive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="214" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwlG85WerTVkogEBwcgCazXhIUVtyVGmJtXwhZna8nIiTzadIGeVBj-z4tmXj-I6rEeR_BD5FccCW2YPIFHrLup7GgyTE-0h4cutph4lwk793r5xqS3p6LkmK6AgDRjH_I4gr/s320/getsome+while+you+drive.jpg" /></a></center>Art thou familiar....<i>st</i> with the "Come and Take It" battle flag? <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gonzales">This</a> occurred in <a href="http://exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches.blogspot.com/2007/07/gonzales.html">Gonzales</a>. <br />
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So, I went and took. And I didn't even need no stinkin' badgees. No, seriously.<br />
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<center><a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3002011660&site_name=Bugess,+G.W./+Bell+House&class=3002">G.W. Burgess/ Bell House</a>, c. 1890, Eastlake (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157622172415486/with/5840521455/">Victorian</a>)<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5840521455/" title="g.w. burgess/ bell house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5273/5840521455_3fd2efec8e.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="g.w. burgess/ bell house"></a><br />
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a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157617877853447/with/5841070954/">Humble Oil</a> station, 1930s I figure (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157617877853447/with/5841070954/">most like this one</a> are)<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5841070954/" title="humble oil in gonzales by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/5841070954_5ce3e54baf.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="humble oil in gonzales"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3002012546&site_name=Lewis,+Edward,+House&class=3002">Edward Lewis House</a>, c. 1910, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157623271049870/with/5840522591/">Queen Anne</a> (Victorian)<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5840522591/" title="edward lewis house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5035/5840522591_51a93bf5cd.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="edward lewis house"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3002012587&site_name=Spooner,+T.H.,+House&class=3002">T.H. Spooner House</a>, c. 1874, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157623271049870/with/5841072390/">Queen Anne</a> (Victorian)<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5841072390/" title="t.h. spooner house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3056/5841072390_00c46ece75.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="t.h. spooner house"></a><br />
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<a href="http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7550">The Lynn Theatre</a>, 1940s<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5840524763/" title="the lynn with a blue, cloud-filled sky by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5061/5840524763_d5212f7133.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="the lynn with a blue, cloud-filled sky"></a><br />
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<a href="http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=3003007352&site_name=HOUSTON,+DUNN,+HOUSE&class=3003">Dunn Houston House</a>, c. 1895-98, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157623271049870/with/5841073866/">Queen Anne</a> (Victorian)<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5841073866/" title="dunn houston house by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/5841073866_fcc4c28bfb.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="dunn houston house"></a><br />
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the corner of St. Paul and St. Lawrence....<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5840525509/" title="building at the corner of st. paul and st. lawrence by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3328/5840525509_81f92beee8.jpg" width="450" height="281" alt="building at the corner of st. paul and st. lawrence"></a><br />
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a former <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/sets/72157608403466121/with/5840526377/">Texaco</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exquisitelyboredinnacogdoches/5840526059/" title="texaco in gonzales by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3562/5840526059_962b0cde9c.jpg" width="450" height="283" alt="texaco in gonzales"></a><br />
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