Nocona, Texas ~ Small Town America

We visited Nocona, Texas one night last week for dinner at Times Forgotten,

which I can enthusiastically recommend. 

 

Nocona was your last stop in Texas on the Chisholm Trail

before crossing the Red River into Oklahoma.

 

It's one of the sweetest small towns I've visited.  It's so "Americana".  So TEXAS! 

So quiet and  peaceful.  Lots of pretty old homes and architecture. 

 

Funny thing too, Nocona is just a stones throw from Archer City,

where "The Last American Picture Show" was filmed. 

Larry McMurtry lives in the area (outside Archer City). Driving into this area, you can see where Larry got his inspiration for Lonesome Dove  and other works. 

You can picture cowboys and cattle drives. 

Comanche Indians.  Leather boots.

Oil wells are every where, still pumping. 

 If you're in the North Texas area, I highly encourage you to drive out this way

and just "breathe" for the weekend...

 

Oh, and in Nocona, there are several American car museums

built by "oil money" from the area. 

I don't know their names responsible for all the building up

and restoration work of the town, but they are doing a beautiful job. 

If you're a car person, be sure to visit Nocona!!    You'll be thinking of the movie "Cars" and singing, "Life is a Highway....I wanna ride it all night long..." 
It was exciting seeing so many beautiful cars
IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE!

 

I was only able to see it at night, and I can't wait to go back again. 
I walked down the street and around a few blocks and this is what I was able to capture.
Mind you, I'm not a great photographer and it was dark. 

 

I love this picture.  What's more American than cars and church? 
Two buildings of "worship" beside each other.  LOL

I LOVE THIS!!!!!  I want this painted in my house, exactly like this.  Isn't it beautiful? 

 

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