Texas is one of those places that still has local option as far as the legality of sales of liquor, beer and wine. Many counties which are dry are adjacent to wet counties, and many county borders within the state are designated by rivers. Therefore at one time there was an abundance of beer joints or honky-tonks on the river banks of wet counties. This old joint on the banks of the Neches River between Houston and Nacogdoches Counties has a Texas flag theme, sporting the iconic lone star.
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wow. what a cool old place! i can imagine it has seen some times!
What a great find.
wish those walls could talk.. i like this a lot...
Beauty!
Super find. So did the police on the dry side of the line arrest people returning from the wet side? Fascinating bit of history.
Old buildings needing repair make interesting subjects.
What a great place to photograph. I can almost hear that honky-tonk music drifting out. I never understood the idea of wet and dry counties. Seems like it would only put impaired drivers on the longer road home.
I love it!! So happy you captured it before it's gone!
That is one very photogenic old building. I love it.
What a cool find.. love it's overgrown rustic-ness.. and the history is equally as interesting...
If those walls could talk I'd be with there taking notes!
It's funny that someone asked me if The Whistle Stop Cafe was the name of the restaurant in Fried Green Tomatoes...which of course it was....but that made me think of that movie when seeing your post. There was a honky tonk down on the river in that movie too. It was based I'm sure on the many that existed in the south during that time frame. Love your photo of this one!
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