In its heyday, Bob's sign was lit by hundreds of light bulbs; today only black sockets and empty holes remain.  Like Bob's sign, "The Strip" is also only a shade of its former self.  The glow of neon from all the signs use to beckon those who imbibed to the stretch of liquor stores outside the city limits to purchase bourbon and beer.  With the passage of liquor sales, there is now a package store on almost every corner of Lubbock and drinkers drive blocks instead of miles to quench their thirst.  What was once the "wet" part of Lubbock has dried up.  Only a few relics, such as Bob's sign beside the Short Road, mark this era of Lubbock's history.

"The Strip"
89th and US 87
Lubbock, Texas