catfish buffet

 

This coming weekend, don't rush to Spur for the catfish buffet at the Hot Iron Café -- the place has been closed for years.  Spur is located in southern Dickens County and is named for the Spur Ranch.  The town was incorporated in 1911, two years after the railroad arrived.  It is the central shipping point for cotton, wheat and cattle.  During the 1940s the town boasted 110 businesses but fewer than half remain.  A stroll downtown, peering through dusty windows, finds many eating establishments, like the Hot Iron, which didn't make it.  Your best bet would be the Dixie Dog Drive-In or the Turnaround Café.

 

Spur, Texas

8.16.2014