The Stark Landscape Of West Texas - I Visited Three Unique Towns
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- Опубликовано: 23 янв 2024
- I visited these Texas towns: Los Ybanez, Lamesa & Big Springs.
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to do honest i really do like the story telling and all the small towns....great day to everyone reading this
Joe, the Everyman quality of your story telling and narration is what makes your videos so enjoyable. Thank you for continuing your journey. I look forward to the coming years content.
Likewise.
I grew up in Lamesa, graduated high school in 1988. Great place to grow up. The big mural is “The Wall” and one day every year the Seniors get to paint it. I’ve seen many movies at the Sky-Vue and it was so sad when the snack bar burned down. It was a running drive-in until then, and you could go in a separate driveway to get your chihuahuas even without the movie. Good memories!!
Cool! "The Wall" is awesome, I love the idea.
precious memories !
The snack bar burning down is what shut down the drive in? Get the locals together and rebuild it! I'm in Fort Worth but ill come help, we could get Joe and Nic to be the celebrity ribbon cutters for the grand reopening.
I miss the Southern drawl from these parts of Texas 🥰❤
As soon as I saw that wall, I could tell! Fun idea!
I find it amazing that we see all these abandoned houses in some real disaster but yet the churches all look brand new and kept up. Kind of tells me something about them. Have a great day and safe travels
I got to travel today, without leaving the house. Thank you. Great trip.
Thank you!
I'd drink if I had to live in Los Ybanez...
My family is from and still lives in Lamesa, TX. I love it there and the people are so kind.
Wow....from Goliad to Los Ybanez! You guys are making good time on the road.
That drive in theater was in operation in 2014 and 15 I know for sure.
As an Air Force Instructor Pilot at Webb AFB there in Big Spring from 1968-1972 your tour brought back a few memories. As the Vietnam war ended the base closed and the runways are storage area for oil rigs and the BOQs are now a correctional facility. The Settles was the "go too" brothel of those days. Ha. A previous poster mentioned the filming of the early scenes of the Midnight Cowboy which was being filmed during my tour there and the film crews hung out at the Settles. I was back touring the base again 25 yrs ago but your video showed some areas of Big Spring that my wife and I never visited. Thanks for the always interesting video.
Wow, thank you for the great comment!
I was at Webb from 70 to 72. Lots of fun times in that city but I was hoping to see more of the finer areas of the city and not the northside garbage dump of Big Spring. There was just too many interesting parts of the city that was not shown. Anyway, thanks for telling about the filming of The Midnight Cowboy. Adios!
Wow I don’t know how I missed this one .. I used to love that Drive-in theater when I was a child.. thank you for the memories.
Thanks once again for a wonderful and informative video - a real slice of the United States in real time! Great documentation and commentary.
Thanks
Big Spring is an old Texas & Pacific railroad town with the foot print of the old roundhouse and turntable pit clearly visible on Google maps. Another great tour, thanks much!
Love these videos. The impression I'm getting from your videos is outside of major cities the more rural areas of Texas are generally rundown.
it seems like Americana is dying. Thank you for making a log of what's left of it. These videos will be rewatched by people 40 years from now and later.
I enjoy these little towns so much that today I went out and explored 2 sort of near me. I could just hear your narrations in my head. The best part…. I saw a few houses with full front yards and could hear you say ‘whooo, that’s a lot of stuff’. 😂
The thing about dogs roaming loose in these small
towns, neighborhoods. In places where there are few, if any
municipal laws on the books covering roaming dogs, I think
some people just got lazy over the years. And instead of going out
and walking their pooches just let their dogs out to roam and poop
in other people's yards and property.
A great video, so interesting and relaxing. I love the old drive-in theatre ! There aren't many left in Australia now, very sad ! The Settles Hotel has been beautifully renovated, and still has that old-world charm ! Wonderful old towns ! Thanks so much, Joe and Nic, enjoyable as always !😊💖
Thank you, CL!!
I see the beautiful Texas skies, so vast like no other State in our Union ❤❤
When I worked in Lubbock in the 70's in the liquor industry we supplied all the bootleggers in Lamesa.
I have just discovered your channel. I am catching up on all your videos. I find them interesting and fascinating.. I live on the other side of the world from you. ( I live in New Zealand) I know the USA is huge with many people living there. There is only 5 million people in my country, spread out over a lot of land .I would love to understand why these towns are dying and why they cannot be brought back to life. You have very many people homeless and without jobs etc. What better place to raise a family than in one of those towns. Start producing your own stuff just like you used to. American could bring those towns back to life. Am I being too simplistic? Thank you for the videos
We have a drug scourge from china, mexico, central america and who know where else. We have a woke generation that thinks after high school they can retire! I wish l could migrate to New Zealand, to be really honest with you.
THANKS FOR THE RIDE BROTHER SPODES,... WE'LL DO IT AGAIN SOON 😃👍❤
Stark is an understatement.
So glad we got to see the inside of the Settles Hotel. Thanks Joe!
Lamesa TX was awesome. Loved the old drive in and burger joint.
While you are tooling around rural Texas, it would be really interesting if you did a video on the hill country between Abilene and Austin. (Coleman, Cross Plains, Rising Star, Sidney, Comanche, etc. etc.) This area has intrigued me. You and Nic could stay in Brownwood, which is the only decent sized town in the general area.
Another great u tube adventure!! Thank you both!!
Thanks for mentioning celsius too. Cheers from germany
Our pleasure!
Congratulations on your 400 k subscriber milestone😊🎉
Big Spring is my hometown! I have been patiently waiting for you to get there. Thank you for reviewing all the towns. Big Spring is the county seat for Howard County not Dawson. Fun fact: The beginning of Midnight Cowboy was filmed there. You were on the street I grew up on. Nice to see on here. I was just there in December for a wedding at the Settles.
Jie its very appreciated your way if narration with out any hurry. Well paused
I always looking to find your videos
Thank you
When I was a college student at Tech in the 90's the First United Methodist Church in Big Spring paid me and several other students to come down and play their Christmas presentation in early December and put us up in a hotel for a couple of nights for rehearsals. The sanctuary is quite beautiful and was built in 1925.
Many Thanks Joe, for another informative and touching video...Keep up the good work.. Enjoy your videos very much....Stay Happy and Safe..!!
Some of those tumble weeds are no joke ! I saw one larger than an SUV one time, scared the heck out of me.
They're surprisingly heavy. I tried to pick one up as a younger studlier man. I wanted to press it over my head so my special lady friend could take a picture. Almost gave myself a hernia!
Really a bummer that drive-in movies theatres have for the most part died out. Great memories.
Thanks for posting. This is the area of Texas in which I grew up; the town I grew up in most of my life on my grandparents' farm was located in Tahoka, Texas which is North of these towns. I have not been back for over 35 years now. Brought back a lot of good memories. 🙂
I realize it would be impossible in many places, but something to consider might be contacting local historians, maybe local newspapers, for information to provide a historical narrative and provide some insight on what economic activities that once fueled these towns. Thanks for the content.
Dear Joe and Nic I've watched and enjoyed so many of your videos I too grew up on Westerns and the Buffalo Bill annuals handed down by my aunts. I especially enjoy the videos in Texas. I realize that Texas is one place in the USA that I never visited but have always wanted to . I'm from UK and have spent the last year recovering from major surgeries and have against my will had to retire from work. I love your videos they are so peaceful and relaxing helped no doubt by your cool and calm narration which is also very informative. Also I love your observations on cats, dogs and horses on your travels. I have to try some of this Texas food one day I always look forward to your restaurant visits. Keep up the good work and stay safe both of you. 😊
Seven Spanish Angels run a liquor store in south Texas . Always wondered about what happened after the song .
Thank you both for another fascinating video. I like your continued tour of Texas towns and cities immensely. Love that Nicole has kept her red hair, suits you well Nicole.
Just as a side note. Found it interesting that they incorporated just so they could obtain a liquor license. Rumor has it that the city of Impact, just north of Abilene kind of did the same thing. Another rumor is that the owner of the store sold out the first weekend and when I lived there he was still doing very well. A friend of mine commented that Abilene was the only city he knew of that was religious by nature but still had 10,000 alcoholics, complements of Impact.
My first girlfriend Drive in theater. They were becoming rare when I went. Was tore down 3 years later.
21:44 big spring also had a military base during ww2 where they taught pilots to fly.
My dad drove away with that old corded radio one time on the window ! Lol😢. Oh well he said
FYI. If you want to try a "Chihuahua" sandwich, you can go to Stars and Stripes Drive In Theatre in Lubbock, TX. The Fried Corn Fritters are awesome, too!
In the "dead zone" of Los Ybanez all the abandoned homes are duplexes of identical design. Interesting.
It used to be a labor camp for migrant workers. I remember going out there with my pop a few times to get beer.
Growing up in MA, my parents took us to the drive-in. We would play on the same type playground and one drive-in had a small train to ride. That was fun for a kid! And one of Dad's favorite singers was Buddy Holly so I grew up listening to him. Great video. Thank you. Love Texas too!!
🎵 Out in the West Texas town of El Paso ...🎵
Joe fell in love with a Mexican girl.
and at last here I am on the hill, overlooking El Paso
I can see Rosa's cantina below
My love is strong and it pushes me onward
Down off the hill to Felina I go
We love to stay at the Settles. It makes a nice getaway from the mugginess of Austin in the summer.
I'm from lamesa i used to in los ybanz that used to be a army camp and they used to call that place labor camp
Joe you do such a great job. thanks. Drove thru Big Springs and Lamesa on only many trips from Hobbs back home to parents in Texas in mid 60's. Great memories
West Texas is an unique place. Not just these towns. Amazing video!
I totally agree!
Wow, abandoned towns….. thank you! Nice restored hotel! 44:47
You ever make it way up north again. You should check out Duluth, MN. And drive up along the North Shore. Come in summer months though better prettier than winter. Love all you videos and getting to see places that aren't visited or long forgotten to most.
We have scouted out Duluth, and will most likely visit there this summer. Beautiful city. Loved driving down the hills to the St Louis River/Bay.
so stark..
so interesting....
keep going on
love these insights into the heart of America.
This is probably one of your best videos
Thank you!
Joe, ghost towns with good food! Thanks for the video !
I find it interesting that all "grand" buildings are occupied by politicians and judges--currently and historically. That says a lot. That says it all.
Among the best entertainment. I enjoy your videos, your knowledge and choice of laces.
A movie poster with Vin Diesel is old?
Are you kidding me. Then that would make me ancient at 63 years old, youngin. 😊
I live in Big Spring and am very disappointed that you didn’t show the many beautiful homes and areas of our town. The neglected area of town was what you showed. 😢 I’m not saying don’t show the bad but show a balance of both. Thanks for listening.
I was thinking the same thing. I grew up in Lamesa and spent A LOT of time in Big Spring and was so disappointed with what all he DIDN’T show! Go down Gregg St. for goodness sakes! Mention how Interstate 20 runs right through it. Comanche trails park. The Big Spring Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Are those giant long horns still in that other museum?!
Wow some of the towns were so depressing to see, Sad . and its so Flat around that area, Thanks for another great video
Talk about tumbleweed. I hit one on the freeway between Tucson and Phoenix going about 75 MPH. It just exploded. Will never forget that. Lol
I had a friend in grade school who's dad owned a drive in theater. When he found out that DC was about to go to daylight savings time he sold it. He said who wants to go to the drivein at 9pm at night and stay for a double feature yes that was in the mid 1960's old codger I am. The driveins went downhill from then on.
Settles Hotel , 3rd floor , 1970's , Painted ladies floor .
Great video Joe. I enjoyed your tour of these old Texas towns. Very interesting. Of course, I always like it when you and Nick sample some culinary delights at the end of a video. Looking forward to New Mexico. Safe travels my friend.
Thank you!
These videos you do are so good. A beautiful visual history lesson. Thanks!Plus the wonderful commentary!
Many thanks!
On my motorcycle trip from Minneapolis to Big Bend Park in Texas last year I stayed in Big Springs. I usually like to stay in "Classic" motels but riding around downtown and the main drag was a little sketchy even for me. I ended up off the freeway in a motel that was no bargain either but I emerged rested and bedbug free which I guess is all you can hope for.
10:14 that has to be the saddest looking county courthouse. I’ve seen many of your videos and you have showed many beautiful courthouses. Not all are great, but I have seen any this bad.
Ok at the end u god a redhead to eat with at a big nice place so enjoy the chicken fryed steak with ur date great show again
Thank you!
Congrats on 400k subscribers 🎉. Way to go Joe and Nic !
Thank you!
Wow, big surprise to see how destitute Big Spring really is, especially with a town of 26K peeps....I drove through there a few years back and it was bumper to bumper traffic through the downtown area. 😟
great video lord spoda,keep'em coming. ty santee......on the brazos.
Great show again Joe!
Great road trip again. All that history and dinners looked delicious! Driving thru the dusty places, got me to get up and get some water!! Nice job guys. Nicole your hair still looks awesome! Stay safe guys!
This is good that the empty spaces are not grabbed by the land mafia.
Just a correction about the county that Big Spring is in is Howard County. Lamesa is Dawson County. Love your content.
Yeah, I goofed that. I will edit it out. :(
Free bibles in the liquor store! Great videos and great story telling.
Thank you!
I do like those wide avenues with the cobblestone paving.
Another great video Joe & Nic stayed in Big Spring back in the 80s on a stop over, journeying from Dallas to El Paso, do not remember it being that run down in those days, kind regards from the UK
I am addicted to these videos . Great information and visuals
Awesome, thank you!
I helped build one of the solar farms right there in Lamesa😎
I saw those!
Thank you for another view of Texas and that good food!
Great 👍 video Joe and Nic 😊
I actually lived at Lamesa back in the day and watched Texas chainsaw Massacre there when it was released.
Thanks for this great video. I grew up a little southwest of here in Royalty in the late 50s and early 60s. When i went through in 2022 it was a ghost town, although there were a couple of houses that appeared to be occupied. The house I lived in was nothing but the remains of the floor.
Amazing relaxing videos, good job! ❤
👍Great view of Big Springs Town from the overlook. 👍
For an European it’s interesting to see this part of the USA.
beautiful and informative video thanks for sharing joe and Nic 👍
😂 at the 17 min mark. "That's all I'm gonna say about that."
As always, Thumbs up!👍
I find the Skyview drive in fascinating!!! I would love to roam around!!
Joe and Nic I love all y'alls videos!! Great content and good job!! Keep it up please!
Thanks! Will do! :)
Never had chicken fried steak. Ok watching as you drive. 😊 Simple living suits me.
That drive-in theatre was awesome. I went to one in Ennis, Texas a few years ago.
They have the Lone Star Drive INn in New Braunfels.Havent been their yet.
Beautiful hotel at the end but the towns are very dry , that family of 7 surviving on beer very interesting
Love our adventures with you! So sad about the abandoned properties, but every state has them. Your hotel is gorgeous!!
The wife and I were impressed with the spring it looked very nice. Amazing that Los Ybanez started out as a Liquor Store only in Texas could that happen. Enjoyed the video keep them coming.
My family and I would often go to the spring back in the 80s and it was so full and gorgeous. The deck was made of wood and you could sit underneath to fish. You could also trek the parameter of the spring but there was a hidden trail that would lead you to another body of water that you really weren’t suppose to swim in. One time my daddy and I followed it and watch people “cliff dive”. Treasured memory for me.
Im shocked to see those wood🏚🏚 houses are still standing and people are still living in the other good 🏘houses in the area. WE ALL ❤ CHICKEN Joey 👍. Mexican American Hispanic American and Spanish American Mural 🇮🇹🇺🇸😀👨👩👧👦 happy😂 to see thats its still there and not evil messed up from hate😡. 🍷🍛🍴🍺🍝🍴food looking mighty tasty 👌. @Joe & Nic's Road Trip
I really enjoy your videos. Love unpeopled towns. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Kids are missing out drive ins were the things back then lot's of fun
I enjoyed your facts and information... sad to see the closures, but a good job is important to have .a good life...
Thank you for the trip...