March 4, 2008

Bastrop

welcome to bastrop
pink bldg. in bastrop
c.r. haynie & co. building
C.R. Haynie & Co. Building, c. 1883

first national bank bldg.
First National Bank Building, c. 1889

citizens state bank
Citizens State Bank, c. 1909

"bull" durham ghost in bastrop
"Bull" Durham Smoking Tobacco ghost

old bastrop store front
lock drug store
According to the Texas Historical Commission plaque, this building housed the W.J. Miley Drugstore from 1905 to 1967. After getting back home, I researched (Googled) it by its current name (Lock Drug Store), and discovered that it still has its turn-of-the-century interior, complete with old-time soda fountain.

lock drug sign
p.o. elzner house
The P.O. Elzner House, c. 1878 (Victorian style)

p.o. elzner house victorian details
sun wall
bastrop county courthouse
Bastrop County Courthouse (c. 1883, Revival Style)

bastrop county jail
Bastrop County Jail, c. 1891-92; served as the jail until 1974

dodging the sun in front of bastrop opera house
Bastrop Opera House, c. 1889

humble gasoline station
This appeared to be the partial remains of a Humble Gas Station, the property now being used as a "cash station," or ATM. If it was a gas station, this is a creative way to preserve something possibly historic, while still making money off of the property.

front on humble gas station
humble gasoline station pump
bastrop christian church
Bastrop Christian Church, c. 1867

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