mother teresa of the plains

 

Art is where you found it and here it was on Farm-to-Market Road 835.  For many years, the Strip and liquor stores in the county were the only places to buy beer.  After the liquor referendum, packages stores popped up on every block in town and places like the Lakeway Mini-Mart and Beer Store went out of business.  Lakeway, on the way to Buffalo Lake, was a more convenient stop than its rival Pinkie's--on the other side of the road.  Today the building has new life.  My educated guess, after peeking in the windows, is that it will be a motorcycle shop.  It's not yet open for business but the mural attracts attention.  I'm curious about the purpose of the art which features Mother Teresa, Ghandi and Martin Luther King.  Mother Teresa is emaciated, Ghandi resembles E.T, and MLK is a bit Picasso-esque-- but still a great example of street art for Lubbock.  This will be an interesting place to watch.

 

5706 FM 835

Lubbock County, Texas