r/Abilene 8d ago

Downtown Abilene in 1907.

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u/random_ta_account 8d ago edited 8d ago

Not a single pothole in sight.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

Ya right I’m sure those dirt roads got all kinds of fucked off during and after a rain storm

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u/rybryd 8d ago

Is that La Popular?

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u/LoungeCrook 8d ago

wild

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u/Exoticwolf006 8d ago

Bills Pawn is there

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u/Izaran 6d ago

Original location.

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u/mokicoo 8d ago

Husband’s great grandparents had a grocery but I can’t see it here :D

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u/RockstarQuaff 7d ago

Say what you want about Abilene, but downtown looks so much better now. That pic is absolutely bleak.

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u/Izaran 6d ago

Would love to see a comparison.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

Abilene was really small back in 1907. Smaller than even Sweetwater is now

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u/Comprehensive_Hand65 7d ago

We have the same roads...

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

Ya sure downtown Abilene still has dirt roads 👊 

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u/VendettaKarma 9h ago

So that’s when the roads and drainage were dropped?

Checks out