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Because they are there, and because they're interesting, (to me, anyway) and because I couldn't take all the time to document *everything* I kinda explored a little anyway...?? ;-) ;-) :-) :-) :-)
Pic 1: St. Edward's Catholic Church. They get the 'showcase' photo position here, because the kind folks of this parish (whether they realize it or not?) actually paid me to make the trip to Texarkana to repair their pipe organ, thus allowing me the opportunity to also have enough time to wander around their city with my phonecam -- something I've actually wanted to do for a long time now. (and certainly could do again?!) An active and vital part of the community, St. Ed's Parish has also completely restored the interior of their church just within the past couple of years, what had been uniformly slathered in pastel green paint and gray carpet (since the 1960's) now looks rather spectacularly better with its gilt stenciled ceiling and column decoration back throughout the nave, with polished marble, brass, tile, and fancy carved wood surrounding the altars and statuary up front, also restored to their former appearances as much as was possible.
Pic 2: Texarkana MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM building, also housing Texarkana FIRE DEPARTMENT in one of its wings. (the other being civic offices, I believe?) The auditorium itself reportedly still exists where it looks like it should be, occupying the largest center section of the structure. This building continues to be City property which lends a certain uncertainty to its continued existence every once in awhile, recently there was a brief passing news report of storm/roof damage over the auditorium itself, which has hopefully been attended to. AFAIK, the actual auditorium has not been really used as such for a long time...
Pic 3: SHAMROCK MOTEL sign, alongside State Line Avenue. (on the Texas side, note the lightpole banner, there are matching Arkansas banners on the other side of the street) The place is still in operation to some degree (low-rent housing?) but I don't really care about that, I just love what's left of what certainly was a dramatic animated neon display in years past.
Pic 4: What era would this car dealership building have been built in, mid 1960's I'd guess, or a little earlier?? No matter I suppose, I've always liked it for its (used to be) "modern" glass box design with that funky zigzag roof on it. Also located on State Line Avenue, for some reason I've always imagined the blue should be red instead, but I don't know offhand what color(s) it ever was beyond the blue it wears now. There's a 'service garage' wing now built onto the opposite corner from the photo perspective, it is a much more typical shaped part for its purpose that might (or not) have always been there to some degree.
