Photos
labeled MA-07/14 were provided by
Michelle Aggas
Photos
labeled DBC-07/14 were provided by
David & Becky Clark
Photos
labeled JD-07/14 were provided by
John Dick
Photos labeled
RJS-07/14
were provided by Raley & Jo Ann Smith
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We cruised from Brenham down to Brookshire for our first
activity for the day, the Hemi Hideout |
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They asked us pull thru the covered entrance to let our
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then we pulled to the back of the building to park ...then they drove us back around to the front via Golf
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A nice grouping parked around back |
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Great Photo opportunity |
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The grounds of the 110 acre property were almost as
amazing as the building and contents |
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a group photo before heading in |
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at the front door you are welcomed by a "Texas style" neon
sign |
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Immediately when walking inside, you notice the original
chuck wagon
under it, you see the custom made Hemi
Hideout floor tiles with the cars in the hideout |
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The offices are to the right of the front door when you
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Looking back at the front door(s) |
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Next is the custom made Hemi Hideout, "hemi powered
elephant" |
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The building structure was totally amazing, said to be one
of the tallest building with wooden beams without screws,
bolts or metal in the wooden structure |
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John (owner) gave us the history of himself, the
facility, the contents and the people that helped create
the Hemi Hideout |
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of course there were lots of Hemi powered mopars |
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numerous interesting antiques |
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antiques of all flavors |
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antique gas pumps - some were very rare and even unique |
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numerous antique tractors and such |
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hundreds of neon signs, most of them are originals and the
few reproductions are slowly being replaced
The
Richfield below is one of 6 ever built
recognize
the cowboy neon sign? |
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lots of one-off custom artwork, signs not to mention the
art behind most of the mopars |
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...complete with a retro dinner |
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a great relaxing and visiting area
of course with
the Hemi Hideout neo above the fireplace |
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Lots of outback room |
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and you are in Texas so yes, saddles to sit on at the bar |
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The playhouse behind John's home |
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we even found a goof-off sitting on the stage - the scaled
down version; they have a bigger stage, of course |
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One of John's close friends (Doug) was responsible for all
the fossils and the like in here
this one was a 100
million year-old tortoise, believed to be the only
complete one in existance |
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John & Team - AWESOME is the best way to
describe the facility,
your hospitality, etc.
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