Del Rio - Langtry

Del Rio is relative small city with a population of only 37,000. The chamber of commerce was quite helpful in providing information about what to do. I made the mistake to be here on a Monday, because a few museums and shops were closed. Since 9/11 and the subsequent increased border control, the economy declined on both sides of the border.


I spend most of the morning walking in downtown Del Rio, with the helpful self guided walking tour. Each county capital has its county courthouse,.


Not all churches in the US are doing that well, the Old Methodist Church had seen better days.


This is certainly not the best photo of the day, but the architecture clash is unique in my opinion.


On my way to Langtry, I spotted these two Studebakers. I spoke to the owner and they are for sale. While driving through SW Texas, I noticed that there are quite a few older cars sometimes in use or just parked somewhere.


The final stop before I would continue to drive to Marathon, was Langtry. It was a small village there during the late 19th and early 20th century a rather unique judge ruled, who also ran a saloon at the same time. The jury members were selected from his best saloon customers. The saloon was actually a bit small.