kind of a ne suburb of austin. pop is 15k. it's a main street/ main interection old railroad town of the typical texas immigrants from czechoslovakia, austria and germany. know as the home of the first savings and loan in texas.

 

taylor's most famous resident was bill pickett, the african-american rodeo cowboy who invented "bulldogging," which is grabbing the steer by the horns and wrestling it to the ground. this is still popular at rodeos today, although his special technique fell out of favor (biting the cow on the lip!).  :mrgreen:

 

1922 handbill & 1994 us stamp

   

 

 

smoked brisket, poke ribs 'n a shiner bock at louie mueller's (pronounced miller) bbq

aka the reason i came up here right out of the airport  :wink:

http://www.louiemuellerbarbeque.com/

 

 

 

 

the view just outside of louie mueller's old screen door

 

the bbq smoker woodpile out back

 

 

right next door is rudy mikeska's bbq - if you can handle two texas bbq joints in one visit  :-o

http://mikeska.com/

 

time to walk it off

 

 

propped up  :-o

 

 

 

interesting reference for a pawn shop?  :laugh:

 

 

 

nice old deco town movie theater

 

 

some more texas deco detail

 

old deco car dealership & german restaurant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

^ front of that building

 

 

 

an atmospheric older section hidden next to an elevated road

 

 

 

 

love those tin shack bbq joints  :clap:

 

 

back on the main drags, an example of the typical elevated small town texas streetscape

 

 

 

 

 

revived and needs love

 

 

 

 

 

 

*** so there's taylor, texas this past monday....i had to eat it and beat it!  :laugh: ***

 

AWESOME!!!

Seems to be a depressed area.  I really need to go to Texas (among other places) sometime soon.

^This reminds me of main street in Chillicothe a little bit.

 

This town fascinates me to no end. I'd love to visit an old southwestern town like this.  Awesome place!!

And I love how that little barber shop is dwarfed by the building next to it.

Every time I see a picture of Texas I sweat.  Having passed through it many times, the only thing that stands out in my mind is the unbearable heat.  Taylor looks pretty good, though.  But hot.

Thanks!

Very interesting, thanks for sharing!

Some interesting buildings, lots of character. Looks like way too much excitement for me, though. :wink:

^ rob, eating texas bbq was plenty of excitement for my cholesterol & the 'ol ticker.  :-P