She added that Whiting Bros. is one of the four oldest buildings in Shamrock, all along old Route 66. In diner, an art deco masterpiece where I expect we'll dine tonight. I've half a mind to rent that old gas station across the street and make a little gallery of it. In Shamrock, Texas There are sections of this old highway that appear far removed from where so many of us have moved on to. But time is not suspended here, evident in the peeling paint and creeping rust, crumbling mortar and broken glass.
People live here.
Where local folk find utility in a building, it is tended to. Nostalgia is fine for fanatics and all those just passing through. The people along the road take on what's considered useful and let the rest roll along the bypass. They know all too well who the President is, and can give any urban politico more than an even run for their money. They've seen enough change.