{"id":481,"date":"2013-03-24T20:49:36","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T01:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/?p=481"},"modified":"2019-10-30T14:02:44","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T19:02:44","slug":"small-town-texas-a-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/index.php\/2013\/03\/24\/small-town-texas-a-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Town Texas&#8230; A Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0It\u2019s a sunny Saturday in late winter and we arrived in Lockhart just in time to eat. We came for the barbeque and for a look-see around town. There seems to be a rivalry as to whose establishment has the best in Texas. Not a surprise- this is Texas and stories of rivalries abound here. From ranches to restaurants, from towns to high school football teams. This is Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-482\" src=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbqweb.jpg\" alt=\"bbqweb\" width=\"500\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbqweb.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbqweb-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">High noon on the courthouse clock indicates it\u2019s time for dinner (or lunch as it\u2019s known to the rest of the world.) To show you the actual meal would be cruel since you can&#8217;t smell or taste the goodness that is barbeque!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-219\" src=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HighNoonweb.jpg\" alt=\"HighNoonweb\" width=\"400\" height=\"597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HighNoonweb.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HighNoonweb-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The courthouse is a beautiful late 1800s building that is the centerpiece of Lockhart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">{Yes, I was playing with effects.}<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-195\" src=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/courthouseweb.jpg\" alt=\"courthouseweb\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/courthouseweb.jpg 560w, https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/courthouseweb-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The architecture of the old buildings all around the square is comforting and charming at the same time. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153\" src=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/arch1web.jpg\" alt=\"arch1web\" width=\"410\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/arch1web.jpg 410w, https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/arch1web-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-167\" src=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Brockbldgweb.jpg\" alt=\"Brockbldgweb\" width=\"450\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Brockbldgweb.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Brockbldgweb-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The old red brick Brock Building now houses a clock museum on its first floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-166\" src=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/brockbldg1web.jpg\" alt=\"brockbldg1web\" width=\"500\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/brockbldg1web.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/brockbldg1web-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The First Christian Church was built the same year as the Brock Building and is just as beautiful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-190\" src=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/churchweb.jpg\" alt=\"churchweb\" width=\"350\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/churchweb.jpg 350w, https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/churchweb-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-189\" src=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/church1web.jpg\" alt=\"church1web\" width=\"350\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/church1web.jpg 350w, https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/church1web-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Old signs are scattered around town- neon signs, and fading painted walls remind us of what once was.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-278\" src=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/maytagweb.jpg\" alt=\"maytagweb\" width=\"500\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/maytagweb.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/maytagweb-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-363\" src=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/wallsignweb.jpg\" alt=\"wallsignweb\" width=\"450\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/wallsignweb.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/wallsignweb-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">And what Texas town would be complete without a saloon?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-483\" src=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/saloonweb.jpg\" alt=\"saloonweb\" width=\"400\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/saloonweb.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/saloonweb-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-209\" src=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/flagsweb.jpg\" alt=\"flagsweb\" width=\"275\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/flagsweb.jpg 275w, https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/flagsweb-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It&#8217;s Saturday in Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0It\u2019s a sunny Saturday in late winter and we arrived in Lockhart just in time to eat. We came for the barbeque and for a look-see around town. There seems to be a rivalry as to whose establishment has the best in Texas. Not a surprise- this is Texas and stories of rivalries abound here. &#8230; <a title=\"Small Town Texas&#8230; A Visit\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/index.php\/2013\/03\/24\/small-town-texas-a-visit\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Small Town Texas&#8230; A Visit\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[222,219,221,360,220],"class_list":["post-481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pics","tag-bbq","tag-lockhart","tag-saturdays","tag-small-towns-in-texas","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":951,"href":"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481\/revisions\/951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}