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Texas Panhandle Road Trip:  Day 1, May 5, 2016

5/28/2016

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Southwest Airlines got me from Houston to Amarillo on time.  I rented a car and drove into town; downtown, to be exact.  I had a reservation at the Marriott Courtyard in the historic Fisk Building (1928).  It's a wonderful hotel.  I had a splendid room on the southeast corner of the 7th floor.  The views were terrific:  to the south was the historic Santa Fe Building (1930), now a Potter County office building.  Looking northeast, I could see the Potter County courthouse, too.  After a pleasant walk around this downtown neighborhood I had a delicious Tex-Mex dinner and a good night's sleep.  The next morning I began my visits to the counties of the northern panhandle, beginning with Wheeler County.
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The historic Fisk Building is now the Marriott Courtyard Hotel. This view is from Taylor Street, looking north.
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The Fisk Building is in the Panhandle Gothic style.
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The historic Santa Fe Building, seen from my hotel room. In 2000 the building became a Potter County office building.
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The Potter County courthouse and courtroom annex. In the foreground, the 1914 Federal Building (with the red tile roof).
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The Federal Building is now a private office building.
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luis valdes
6/12/2016 10:40:48 am

West of downtown at 5th and Bowie is 1880s courthouse. Its a old state building, department of highways or something like that. Tower and top floor are gone, but its the building. Making trip this October will take pic of it.

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    I wasn't born in Texas but I got here as soon as I could.  I'm an architect.  And, a photographer on the side.
    I live in Houston, with my wife, Donna.  After our daughter, Hilary, passed the Texas Bar exam she took the oath as an attorney in the historic Harris County courthouse on Friday, November 15, 2013.

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