On Wednesday, we decided to head into town to have lunch and then see what there was to see. We saw several places to eat on line and decided to give the old fashioned lunch counter at the Owl Drug a try.
This place had real old fashioned ambiance going for it. There was a lunch counter and a few small booths.
The whole place was interesting so we decided to look around before we had lunch. As usual, Carolyn was on a photo patrol.
Everyone but Carolyn ends up in the pictures. Apparently this place has a famous Owl Burger.
Elvis was also a strong influence on the place. He was everywhere.
Looks like they have a fun bunch of ladies in Coleman. Too bad we won't be able to connect.
I told you Elvis was everywhere in posters, statues, and pictures.
Lots of other cute signs too.
Then it was on to lunch. We were thinking about grilling burgers for dinner so we passed on the Owl Burger although we saw several others having it and it looked good. Mary Jane and I opted for a BLT.
Carolyn finally settled on the Rueben. Both choices came with chips and were really good.
As we were paying for our lunch, Carolyn spotted this old fashioned candy from her childhood.
Once outside, we focused on Coleman scenery. The main street is really wide and divided by a center section which has old fashioned light poles and parallel parking on both sides in addition to the angle parking on each side in front of the buildings
One of the first things we saw was an original Library building and group meeting place. It is no longer the current Library building but definitely an interesting piece of history.
Next up was the Coleman County Jail which was erected in 1890 and used until fairly recently. The living quarters for the jailer were on the first floor while the second and third floors were used to house minimum and maximum security prisoners. Only one prisoner was hanged in this building.
It's a beautiful Victorian style building.
We found some interesting murals on the downtown buildings.
This one has brands from a lot of different ranches.
This mural is on the side of the current Library.
We also found this Winery right on the main street but it didn't look like it was open. Hmmm....maybe this was an outdoor seating area.
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