Somehow we felt we had to visit a ghost town. But there is not so much choice near Austin. So we looked for something comparable and were more than surprised and thrilled. A “ghost town” full of life….
But first, we had to drive there. So off to the gas station, give the car something to eat, and then … oops … the rear side window can’t be closed anymore. And tomorrow a thunderstorm is supposed to come. So first, go back home and check what’s going on.
It’s a good thing that Matthias couldn’t resist buying some tools. Once everything is apart (he can do great, only with the assembly it often does not quite work – somehow then always remain some screws), then determine that you can not repair it yourself and then fixed with wooden blocks the disc provisionally. That holds for now, and we can start our trip. Next week is anyway an oil change for the car on the plan. The workshop can repair it right away.
German farmers settled in Luckenbach. Luckenbach’s oldest building is a general store and saloon that opened in 1849. The town was founded as a trading post, and trade was conducted here with the Comanches, with whom a peace treaty signed in 1847 was in effect.
Luckenbach’s population at its peak in 1904 was just 492. By the 1960s, Luckenbach had become almost a ghost town.
In 1970, an investor bought the sleepy little town for $30,000 based on a newspaper ad (“Town with three residents for sale). It is a pity that such offers are not to be found now. We’d probably be up for that, too.
Today Luckenbach, with its small population and Wild West roots, still feels like a ghost town. Luckenbach’s two main buildings are the house that houses the post office, store and saloon, and the dance hall.
Today there is live country music with beer and bratwurst.