goathead road

 

Do you know what a goathead is?

 

Randall County, Texas

9.5.2016

you are here

 

This metropolis has new signage.  Do you know where you are?  It's the intersection of Loop 461 and FM 1729 -- or Monroe Street and Main, if you will. Yep, my hometown of New Deal, Texas.  In my growing up years Loop 461 was US 87, which disappeared when I-27 went to the west.  This intersection had the blinking traffic light, now gone.  The Post Office was downtown, before the new one was built to the north and there was no City Hall. And Taxas Tech (that's the way you say it BTW)-- that the Texas Tech New Deal Farm about 6 miles east.  Just in case you get lost downtown.

 

New Deal, Texas

for the directionally challenged

 

For the conscientious driver, road signs are a good thing.  They advise of the speed limit, the route you are on, the distance to the next town or road dangers ahead.  But, sometimes, one needs more information than just "west."

 

FM 1729

Lubbock County, Texas

which way?

signage



Need inexpensive siding for your building?  Eddie took going "green" or, in this case, "orange" to heart with the ultimate recycling and collectibles.  Hard to miss this BBQ joint as you travel down the street!

Eddie's Barbeque
1324 East 50th Street
Lubbock, Texas