Monday, January 11, 2021

Bald Knob

Most people know Bald Knob since it's one of those amusingly-named Arkansas places (like Blue Ball, Toad Suck, Possum Grape and Weiner). Bald Knob was actually named after a bald knob - a large outcropping of stone that was a landmark back in the olden days. The town was founded in the 1870s, with development sparked by the rail lines passing through. Today, the town has a population of about 3,000. The center of town has a good collection of older buildings.

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On the other side of the building is this old ghost sign, long obscured under a coat of paint but now being revealed as the paint chips away.

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A few blocks away is this old movie theater, boarded up and abandoned...

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And next to the old train station was this old hotel, which is also closed and abandoned. It's a shame that it's closed, since it appears it did once have fancy amenities like satellite TV.

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