"Early Texas boomtown, possibly Orangefield.

[sk76@mastodon.ie]

"Early Texas boomtown, possibly Orangefield. A wooden plank road runs through it. Automobiles share the road with pedestrians. On the right is the Carr Hotel. A dirt sidewalk runs between the road and the businesses." (date unknown)

Photo: U. of North Texas

[peterbrown@mastodon.scot]

@sk76 I wonder how long it took for the motor vehicles to squeeze the pedestrians into the dirt

[chongliss@mastodon.ie]

@sk76 This has me very curious, as I'm a big fan of There Will Be Blood and I see a few Daniel Plainviews in there...

Is the Carr Hotel related to the owners of the Carr Mansion family, in Galveston? https://carrmansion.com/history

Or is the ancestor of the Carr Motel in Hilsboro? https://www.carrmotel.com

[sk76@mastodon.ie]

@chongliss I'm not doing an extensive investigation here. I was just looking for pics of an "Old Plank Road", as in the 1926 recording of that name by Uncle Dave Macon. Seems like the archive wasn't inclined to follow up on the Carr Hotel clue either.

[chongliss@mastodon.ie]

@sk76 Mad curious now...