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UER Forum > Archived US: South > Abandonments in the TX Panhandle? (Viewed 1013 times)
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Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
< on 10/15/2008 7:16 PM >
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Anyone know of any good places in the Texas Panhandle to do some exploring? I live in the Amarillo area, but am willing to do a bit of driving. I've scouted a few rural locations I'd like to hit up, but would like to hear about some of the places you guys have been to.

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 1 on 10/15/2008 11:24 PM >
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I'm down by Lubbock part of the year, and the panhandle is definitely a mixed bag for me. Lots of agrarian, rural exploration, not so much industrial stuff. One of the coolest buildings here is now being renovated and has lost much of its charm, and the old elevators are gone now.

Since you are willing to drive a little, there are lots of little towns around that have some interesting things. I've never hit up the Amarillo area, so I am not sure what is there.

I guess in the end it kinda depends on what you are looking for. Small buildings, grain elevators and stuff like that is pretty common. You can't help but to see it when you drive down any of the highways. Some of my favorite stuff is actually pretty small. If you are wanting a real monster, something real industrial, we are in the wrong part of the state, I think.

If you ever get down this way, PM me.

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 2 on 10/16/2008 12:54 AM >
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I posted a thread on a farmhouse off the highway in the middle of nowhere here: West Texas Home on the Range. I call it the Bird House, for reasons you'll discover in the thread. Here's a hint:



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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 3 on 10/16/2008 7:24 PM >
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Posted by RobertB
I posted a thread on a farmhouse off the highway in the middle of nowhere here: West Texas Home on the Range. I call it the Bird House, for reasons you'll discover in the thread. Here's a hint:

http://www.uer.ca/...pic/norm/91181.jpg


thats a nice shit stalagmite

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 4 on 10/17/2008 1:04 PM >
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There's an abandoned refinery on the Fritch highway between Amarillo and Fritch that I drove by yesterday. It looks awesome. It is, however, surrounded by a chain link fence with barbed wire on top. Next time I drive by, I'll stop and snap some pictures. Maybe do a little scouting.

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 5 on 10/17/2008 3:40 PM >
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Posted by musket boy


thats a nice shit stalagmite


Some day I should get with an ornithologist and determine when the house was abandoned, by calculating the amount of time it would take for an average bird family to generate a mound of bird poop one foot high.

Also note that the dried material sprinkled evenly across the rest of the floor ain't confetti.

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 6 on 10/18/2008 9:58 PM >
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Awesome pics for a camera phone !

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 7 on 10/19/2008 5:24 AM >
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Posted by Jaysun
Awesome pics for a camera phone !


I think we got lucky because the lighting was especially good. Plenty of sunshine in the middle of a summer day in the panhandle! I need to add the location to the LocDB, but I just haven't gotten around to it.

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 8 on 1/27/2009 12:12 AM >
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Just moved back to the area, glad to be here.

There are a lot of abandoned buildings in downtown Amarillo, especially along SW 3rd Avenue from Polk to the Civic Center.

In my experience, the owners of the buildings are fairly easy to work with.

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 9 on 1/28/2009 10:01 PM >
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I've been trying to find out who owns the Herring Hotel now. I'd love to get in there and get some pictures taken. All I know is that a company bought it a few years ago, with plans to renovate.

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 10 on 1/29/2009 12:44 AM >
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Posted by jaredog
There's an abandoned refinery on the Fritch highway between Amarillo and Fritch that I drove by yesterday. It looks awesome. It is, however, surrounded by a chain link fence with barbed wire on top. Next time I drive by, I'll stop and snap some pictures. Maybe do a little scouting.


Barbed-wire isn't as tough as it would like you to think it is.

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 11 on 1/29/2009 12:47 AM >
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Lived in Amarillo for 2 years. Tons to explore when I was there...4 years ago. As for the Herring Hotel; I'd avoid it. I found a way in through a basement window that wasn't entirely secure. Checked the basement out, then walked up the stairs and as soon as I stepped into the main lobby, I set off an ear piercing (to me at least) alarm (via motion ostensibly). I've only exited a hole that small that quickly once before, and I was naked then. Waited around nearby to see if the cops came, after 15 minutes I gave up and left.

Also, could someone tell me the status of the building on the SW corner of 6th and Polk? It was abandoned for a long time, then renovated, and it seemed like the project stalled before I left. Would love to know as I spent many a night there.

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 12 on 1/29/2009 4:47 PM >
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Posted by Noah Vale
I've only exited a hole that small that quickly once before, and I was naked then.


If I didn't already have a .sig I really liked, I would so steal that.

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 13 on 1/29/2009 5:13 PM >
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Posted by RobertB


If I didn't already have a .sig I really liked, I would so steal that.


Yeah, I thought about the same thing. LOL

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 14 on 1/29/2009 10:20 PM >
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Posted by Mellon_Collie


Barbed-wire isn't as tough as it would like you to think it is.


After a little more scouting, I found a pretty big oversight on the part of the owners. They really should think about putting that chain-link fence on all four sides instead of three.

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 15 on 1/30/2009 3:36 AM >
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Posted by jaredog


After a little more scouting, I found a pretty big oversight on the part of the owners. They really should think about putting that chain-link fence on all four sides instead of three.


And this is why it is always a good idea to look at all four sides for a good entrance! I guess they just figure people won't be curious if it appears difficult to obtain access at a first glance.

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 16 on 2/3/2009 10:24 PM >
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There is a bunch of stuff on old Route 66. I was just up there in December and shot a bunch of gas stations, and hotel/motels.

This was in the ghost town of Glenrio.


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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 17 on 2/3/2009 10:50 PM >
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Posted by Noah Vale
I've only exited a hole that small that quickly once before, and I was naked then.


I LOL'ed.

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 18 on 2/11/2009 4:06 PM >
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Posted by Cheez--it
There is a bunch of stuff on old Route 66. I was just up there in December and shot a bunch of gas stations, and hotel/motels.

This was in the ghost town of Glenrio.
http://farm4.stati...9b8fe6ddaa.jpg?v=0


Been meaning to head that way. I've got a list of a bunch of places on I-40/Route 66 that I want to get to. It's just getting the time.

There are also a ton of abandoned farmhouses on 287 on the way to Dallas. I was planning on stopping at a couple on my way down there about a month ago, but forgot my tripod. I was pissed at myself.

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Re: Abandonments in the TX Panhandle?
<Reply # 19 on 2/12/2009 5:57 PM >
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Two words: Electric City.

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