Our Favorite Main Streets
When you sit at the bar at The Liberty Bell on the brick-paved Main Street in Nacogdoches, many things could ... Read More »
Main Street: Seawall Boulevard
Galveston’s Seawall Boulevard stretches for more than 10 miles along the Gulf of Mexico, offering access to ... Read More »
Main Street Remake
With its spreading oak trees and architecture from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the scene is what you might expect to see in a cinematic depiction of Texas small-town life before interstate highways, strip malls, and big cities wrested rural downtowns of their vitality. But this is no time warp. Thanks to public and private restoration efforts, a strong local economy, and a convenient location between Houston and Austin, La Grange’s downtown square thrives with a charm that feels both vital and vintage. Read More »
Main Street: Oh, What a Night
Nightlife in Texas means a local craft beer on a dimly lit patio, a rockin’ concert in a small venue, a glass of ... Read More »
Main Street: Shopping, Strolling
Brick-paved roads, family-run businesses, cozy eateries, and revitalized buildings are among the charming images ... Read More »
Main Street: Time Warp
Main Street. For many Texans, these words evoke memories of Saturday shopping trips, favorite lunch counters, and ... Read More »
Little Joe’s Big Life
At age 76, “Little Joe” Hernández has spent more than half a century performing his personal brand of Tejano ... Read More »
Daytripper: Tomball
Just north of Houston sits a town that’s hidden in the shadows of its mega-metropolis neighbor. And while Tomball ... Read More »
Beyond Pecans
As my friend and I pull into the parking lot of the newly renovated Dofflemyer Hotel in downtown San Saba, the ... Read More »
Unchained Melodies
Inside the administrative and archives office of the Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville, I thumb through old ... Read More »
Main Street: Designs Across Time
The architectural styles found along Texas main streets stack together like a timeline of the state’s historical ... Read More »
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