January 10 2025
Dep 8:49 -8 C
Arr 3:20 12 C
Time Diff - 1 hour from Toronto
Arkansas - Texas
2 bathroom/gas breaks 1 hr Texarkana
Hilton Garden Inn parking lot. The trunk had frozen!
Not sure what this meant, it didn't bother a driver with Arkansas plates as he sailed through the lane.
Snow plows were still at work.
At first I thought it was a peanuts place, then told John it was a "gentlemen's club", but once I downloaded the photo I realized it was a truck repair!
Blue skies and clear roads!
My very indulgent husband asked me if there were any murals to see in Texarkana, why, yes, there is!! This is the first day that we can actually stop and do some exploring as we usually do on a road trip. The past few days has had too much snow to get out.
Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States, in the Ark-La-Tex region. Located approximately 180 miles (290 km) from Dallas, Texarkana is a twin city with neighboring Texarkana, Arkansas. The Texas city's population was 36,193 at the 2020 census.
We hunted down murals for Monday Murals.
Outside that center, there stands a bronze sculpture that depicts a Salvation Army band leading an open air meeting along with a little boy holding a tambourine. In 1920's Texarkana, the Perot family would go downtown each Saturday evening and the highlight of these outings was when The Salvation Army band began to play on the street corner. Their biggest supporter was 3 year-old Gabriel, Ross Perot's eldest brother, who would dance and help collect donations in a tambourine from the crowd. Sadly, Gabriel died at the age of 3 as a result of spinal meningitis. This unforgettable family memory is part of the legacy of love and support from the Perot family to The Salvation Army.
The Buhrman–Pharr Hardware Company Historic District encompasses a pair of brick commercial buildings on 3rd Street. The two four-story structures, located on the block between Laurel and Ash Streets, were built in 1914 and 1923 for the Buhrmann–Pharr Hardware Company, a significant force in the economic development of Texarkana for more than a century. The company was founded in the late 1880s by W. J. Buhrman and J. L. Chatfield, the interest of the latter being taken over by F. E. Pharr in 1908. Started as a modest retail establishment, the company grew to become one of the region's largest wholesale supplier of hardware and agricultural implements. These two buildings were built to address the company's growth in the first decades of the 20th century.
The wholesale business was closed in 2001 and the retail establishment shut down two years later.
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
Cows. It will take us 2 days to cross Texas so there will be many more. Tomorrow night we are in Odessa Texas.
Bomb shelters? Best be prepared!
A bathroom/gas break. 24 bottles of water for $5.
All drivers using the Texas toll facilities, including the out-of-state ones, must pay toll. You can pay toll using valid toll tags, cash and video tolling (post-trip) as well. But do note that not every payment method works on every plaza. The toll rates also vary depending on how you are paying the toll.
HMMM...so how do we pay?
Weird, it's bben dry and then we reach a section with melting snow.
Plano is one of the principal cities of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Plano's economy is a large part of Dallas' economy, home to many large companies such as Frito Lay, JCPenney, Pizza Hut, and other major distributors. It is also home to the headquarters of Toyota Motor North America.
HOTEL Hilton Richardson
DINNER
BREAKFAST
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