Julia........Texas does not have an exclusive on this......it is happening here in the Central Valley of California too..........perhaps too many babies a few years ago ? Julia Brewer wrote: > Well, let me add another 2 cents. It's happening all over Texas. > People are > moving to Texas in droves. They think they will live like kings in huge > houses > on tiny lots. All the beautiful countrysides of Texas are being leveled > for > chain stores and gaudy houses. I am in Weatherford and can see see the > boom > looming over us. Soon we will be leveled like Southlake and Keller. > Old will > be replaced by poor taste. Out-of-staters will insist on air > conditioned > shopping 24 hours a day. They will bring their overindulged children > and rude > mannerisms with them. Alas... > Julia > Sheila Pool wrote: > > > Oh, Connie.....I wish I hadn't read that.....that is awful....I get to > > Stephenville so seldom yet there are some things you always remember as > > being there and that was one of them. > > > > There is a rock ranch house on the South side of the road between Dublin > > and Comanche, I think, that I always loved, too. > > > > Sheila > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: connie reed [SMTP:prater_connie@hotmail.com] > > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 9:56 PM > > To: TXERATH-L > > Subject: [ERATH] Changes in Stephenville > > > > >Penneys and the Majestic Theatre and old Earl Weathers first >hamburger > > >stand has been bulldozed and was replaced by a Gren belt. > > > > I was shocked last year when they actually tore down the old "petrified > > wood" rock building that was the original store for Wolfe Nursey. I beleive > > it was actually the Wolfes' home when 1st built. I really thought the city > > would purchase it because of it's historic value. Now all that is left is > > the side road, named Wolfe Nursery Road. Not quite the same, now, going by > > that corner. > > Don't know what they did with the debris, but there was an article about it > > in the paper after it was torn down that said rock hounds would come from > > all over to look at the various types of fossils and rocks that made up the > > building, some were quite rare. I find it incredible in this day and age > > when it seems historic places are given more consideration than they once > > were that this wasnt saved. > > Connie > > Dublin > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > -- Copyright 1999 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > -- Copyright 1999 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 1999 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com