Penny's Vintage Home: Laid Back Living in a Small Texas Town

H and I drove over to an estate sale in a small Texas town today.......it's about 40 miles north of Lubbock, Texas. Hale Center is such a charming little town, I couldn't resist taking a few photo's to share with you.

In early 2000 the town undertook a beautification project for their down town area. A beautiful southwest mural is hand painted on almost all of the buildings on Main street.

They had signs to direct you to the estate sale. More about the estate sale another day....let's take a tour of the sweet little town....

Look at the tree growing up thru this old pick up truck....

There has been so much rain in the last couple of weeks in this area that the little ponds are really swollen!.

The porch on this old abandoned cabin is almost covered with water.

Mama and baby.....

Horses drinking from the pond....

I'm going to just let you scroll down the pictures of the large hand painted southwest scenes on some of the buildings on Main street....

This is the old Hale Center train station and caboose.....

There are other buildings and lots of old farm equipment at the Hale Center museum.

How cute is this small beauty shop on Main street!

The cactus are blooming.....

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25 comments:

Wsprsweetly Of CottagesMay 23, 2015 at 1:29 AM
GREAT artwork. No laid back places around here except our back yard~ :)
http://deezie-sunshinedeezines.blogspot.com/May 23, 2015 at 4:43 AM
Fabulous pictures! What a cute little town you shared, thanks Penny
have a great weekend
deezie
Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasMay 23, 2015 at 6:07 AM
Penny!!
Amazing murals in that town! Truly works of art!! I could not help by see how flat everything is there.. I am so used to the mountains as a back drop every where you look around here.......

Hugs,
Deb
AlessandraMay 23, 2015 at 6:24 AM
Such beautiful murals! Thanks for sharing.
Hugs
Alessandra
Edith DUTERTREMay 23, 2015 at 6:36 AM
j'adore les " faux semblant " les peintures sur les murs
c'est beaucoup plus jolis que les publicités
la nature reprends ses droits
bonne journée
à très bientôt
tendresse
Rose LMay 23, 2015 at 1:28 PM
Silverton, OR has about 20+ murals and even have maps to help you find them. Here in Oregon City there are a few murals, some pretty old. I love one I found in West Linn, OR at a gas station which is very similar to your first one!
Murals are fun to find and photograph.
Here are some Silverton ones: http://poetrose24.blogspot.com/2010/07/silverton-oregon.html
and outside of there:
http://poetrose24.blogspot.com/2010/05/mothers-day-and-wonderful-murals.html
MarigeneMay 24, 2015 at 5:23 PM
That little town is so lucky to have an artist(s) that has taken an interest in keeping the old buildings from becoming eyesores like many small towns have come to. Thanks for sharing, Penny.
French EtherealMay 25, 2015 at 2:41 AM
So sweet and relaxing... Thank you for taking us there, Penny and Mr. H!
Happy Memorial Day to you!
ConniecrafterMay 25, 2015 at 6:12 AM
Wow those murals are so cool, we have a town about 10 miles from here that does the same thing, very neat. We lived in Lubbock back in the early 80's for about 4 years. Can't believe there use to be drought and now getting all that rain. Looks like it was an interesting day!
LauraMay 25, 2015 at 1:45 PM
Woo hoo!
A Texas blogger and a beautiful small Texas town!
I am in heaven.
I live in South Texas- the Rio Grande Valley.
HAVE a wonderful Memorial Day!
Enjoyed visiting,
Laura
White Spray PaInt
UnknownMay 26, 2015 at 11:11 AM
I haven't been to Hale Center. It looks wonderful! A beautiful small town! Thanks for sharing! I live in Spring, Texas!
Blessings My Friend,
ConnieMay 26, 2015 at 1:25 PM
Thank you for posting these wonderful pictures. I especially love the heritage artwork on the sides of buildings and the animals. I am aware of your floods of rain and praying for you. Be safe.
Karen @ karensuponthehillMay 26, 2015 at 5:58 PM
These photos are just gorgeous! What a sweet little town!
Thanks so much for sharing at Something to Talk About dear!
Karen
Scrappy quilterMay 26, 2015 at 8:38 PM
I love when small towns have murals painted on the walls of businesses. Love these photos.
Karren HallerMay 27, 2015 at 4:17 PM
Someone is a fabulous artist for all the towns murals, what a great way to add character to the towns walls. I love small towns but we never made it to visit Lubbock or those near by towns when we lived in Dallas.
Fab photos thanks for sharing and the mention for Oh My Heartsie Girl!!

Have a great week, Karren

UnknownMay 27, 2015 at 6:05 PM
beautiful! love the murals!
Alexis @ Chemistry CachetMay 28, 2015 at 5:35 AM
Hi Penny, thanks for sharing this sweet little town! I'm live in a small Texas town and I love the ambiance of it! I have been to Lubbock many times, but never made it around this area. Stopping over from Thursdays Favorite Things!
The Fabulous JourneyMay 28, 2015 at 6:20 AM
That looks like a place I would love to visit! Thanks for joining us on Oh My Heartsie Girl Wordless Wednesday!

Shellie
www.thefabjourney.com
StephanieMay 28, 2015 at 8:33 AM
What stunning images, dear Penny! This is such a delightful and charming little town. Thanks for sharing with Roses of Inspiration.
Cindy @ Dwellings-The Heart of Your HomeMay 29, 2015 at 1:29 AM
I so enjoyed the tour Penny! Loved seeing the tree growing up from inside the truck and all those murals are amazing!
Thanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY!
Blessings,
Cindy
RobinMay 29, 2015 at 9:46 AM
What a fun place to spend an afternoon. And so peaceful. I can feel myself relaxing just looking at the pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Stopping by (very late) from SITS Sharefest. I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. OlsonMay 31, 2015 at 5:38 PM
I love touring small towns like this Penny! Lovely way to live. Hubby and I are soon taking off for a week to Glenwood Springs, and Breckenridge, Co can't wait! I love road trippin!! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs
Jann
Kendra | www.joyinourhome.comMay 31, 2015 at 8:51 PM
Lovely pictures, Penny! Thanks so much for sharing at Your Turn To Shine :) Have a lovely week!
Kendra @ www.joyinourhome.com
Jillian's Bella Rosa AntiquesJune 2, 2015 at 7:04 AM
Such beautiful murals, Penny... thank you so much for sharing them for Let's Talk Vintage! last week.

Someone was a very talented artist and the artwork will be appreciated by many for years to come.
MartiAugust 2, 2017 at 5:24 PM
Thank you for the walk down memory lane! I used to live in Hale County and haven't been to Hale Center since 1978. It has really changed a lot from the nondescript town I remember.

It makes my day to hear from my friends!

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