Posted By bbinns on February 26, 2009
Marfa, Texas. 0 miles. In addition to wrapping my chompers around some good grub, I like to wrap my head around the zeitgeist of a community I pass through. Roadfoodie.com reader Mel Green of Los Angeles, who owns a house in Lajitas (this is near Marfa, at least in Texas terms), advised me to watch […]
Category: 09, In the West | Write To Me
Tags: architecture, empirical thinking, marfa, roadtrip, Texan slang, texas architecture
Posted By bbinns on February 21, 2009
Marfa, Texas. 0 miles. As I settle in, I’m finding Marfa similar in many ways to my home village of Athens, NY. There’s the complicated relationship between long-time residents and artistic newcomers, (many of the latter are absentee homeowners who’ve innocently driven up property values); the wide-spread desire to encourage more economic activity for the […]
Category: 09, In the West | Write To Me
Tags: abandoned homes, architecture, marfa, marfa restaurant, old media vs new media
