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An abandoned, topless store in Lovelady, Texas. 

Our first impression was that this abandoned building near Huntsville, Texas, was once a church; but, the absence of a steeple, the style of the doors, and the placement of the windows makes us think it was probably a store. 

We took a ride down to Huntsville today, a three hour drive each way, and we stopped at the Taqueria Carmelita for lunch.  OK. The real deal is that we’d heard about this place and we wanted to give them a try.  All we can say is “WOW”.  The staff there were extremely friendly, the atmosphere was wonderful, and the authentic “Tex-Mex” food was incredibly delicious.  We started out with steaming hot, freshly cooked chips and salsa that were some of the best we’ve ever had anywhere, and then I had a torta and Navigator had a couple of Gorditas.   They were all seasoned to perfection, the portions were absolutely huge, and and they tasted great!  They even make awesome iced tea!  We’d planned to finish up with some sopapillas, but we were both just too stuffed after the meal.  We’ll get some next time, for sure.   If you’re ever near Huntsville, Texas, and you’re hungry; you should make it over here to see these folks. 

On top of all that, we had a lot of fun taking a look around Huntsville since we used to live there a few decades ago.  The place sure has grown up a lot. 

The abandoned “Apartment House” is in Lovelady, Texas. 

A local tells us that this water tower in Colfax, Louisiana, hasn’t been used for the water system for about 20 years.   Now, it’s just a tower to mount that antenna on.  

Colfax, Louisiana, has an annual Pecan Festival, and this is one of the places where you can buy various goodies.  

Some awesome old signage in downtown Colfax, Louisiana.   Wouldn’t you love to be able to buy coffee for 5 cents a cup?   

This old storefront in Montgomery, Louisiana, was used as a residence at one time. 

Now that is one BIG barn!   Along the side of the highway somewhere in Louisiana.  Navigator’s been shooting photos out of the car windows again!

Locals call this the “old bank” building in Colfax, Louisiana.  The square and round columns next to each other are an interesting feature. 

The Hotel LeSage in Colfax, Louisiana, was built in 1902.  It’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places.   

Colfax, Louisiana, is obviously a town that has always believed in locking miscreants up.  The top photo is what remains of the town’s first jail.  If you look closely, you can see that it was originally built with horizontal logs that were later covered with vertical lumber.  It was replaced by the brick structure in the second pair of photos, which was the second jail.  The second jail was replaced by the building in the bottom set of photos.  You can see the foundation from the old courthouse and its vault in front of the third jail.    These days, there’s a new courthouse and jail in town.  

We think this abandoned tower near Colfax, Louisiana, was a place where cement was made. 

An abandoned building in a neighborhood near Montgomery, Louisiana.  

An abandoned building in Colfax, Louisiana.  The charred ceiling tells us there was a fire in it at one time or another. 

How do you keep a Moose happy?  Cajun fried catfish with all the trimmings at Crawdaddy’s Kitchen in Shreveport, La.

It’s soooooooooo good!

Not abandoned; but this old building in downtown Boyce, La., is so beautiful we couldn’t resist grabbing a shot of it! 

An old barn near Boyce, Louisiana.  Someone’s still using it to store hay in.  

UPDATE:  Lower photo.  The barn was seriously damaged during Hurricane Laura in August, 2020

The abandoned Jefferson Service Station in Boyce, Louisiana, was definitely a complete service facility. 

The abandoned Highway 1 Hardware store is in Cloutierville, La.