The wind never stops in Amarillo!

As someone who lives in Amarillo, downtown isn’t the hotspot on a Sunday afternoon that it may be in other cities. However, there is still things to do downtown on a Sunday. There’s the minor league baseball team that plays at Hodgetown, the relatively new baseball field off of Buchanan. There is also Crush and several other great restaurants downtown that are open on Sunday. As for the route you took on your tour of the city, you went down exactly the ring roads that are mostly businesses and such. At one point you were across the intersection from Crush which has several cars parked in front of it and Six Car Pub & Brewery is in the other half of the same building. Amarillo isn’t like most other cities. The vast majority of downtown is professional business offices and the like, so it’s not as busy on a Sunday like other cities that may have shopping and other attractions in their city centers. If you want to see downtown alive. Come down Polk St. on a Friday or Saturday night. You will see a pretty lively nightlife scene. But other than that, and a few restaurants, there just isn’t much to do there in a Sunday afternoon. I just felt that, as a resident of the city, I didn’t feel this video was a good portrayal of Amarillo overall. But someone just passing through could absolutely be forgiven for having the impression expressed in this video. If the creator would like to see downtown busy and bustling, they should visit during the week or on a Friday or Saturday night. Otherwise, it should also be known that what you can see from the interstates is only a fraction of Amarillo and what is actually here. Lol! I just feel sad that this was the creator’s first impression of exploring downtown. It’s really not as barren as it appeared this day. 😂

Being someone who grew up in Amarillo and one who still visits often, you have to realize something about the people from Amarillo. We are very traditional. On Sunday mornings, most people are in church. If you had gone to a church parking lot, you would have seen it full.Then most people spend time with their families. Also, Amarillo is a zoned city: businesses and homes are not mixed.

Was born in Amarillo, and moved to Austin in 2014. Downtown Amarillo is not super busy on Sunday mornings because it’s a lot of people either sleeping or they go to church in the morning. Plus, it depends on which part of downtown you’re in. And yes, Polk Street is the main drag. Also, you should go down sixth Street which is over route 66 which is amazing. If it is still there, the Nat used to be an old swimming pool that was covered up in the evenings and became a dance hall. Last I was there it was an antique store with a little café.

A visitor arrived in Amarillo, the first thing he noticed was the wind. "Is it always like this?" he asked an Old Timer. "No, it will blow like this for a good while, then all Hell will break loose & that's when the wind really starts blowing."

I have lived in Amarillo for about 75 years. I think the biggest problem the city has is our management. They come from the rich property owners, and they own most of that downtown area you show in your video. They are not interested in helping the working class but if you have several million dollars and move here, they will hook you up.

I have easily learned as much in the comments as I have from watching the videos. Thank you everyone for sharing your many informative perspectives....

I moved from Amarillo to Sacramento, CA in the ‘90s. Believe me this looks wonderful : clean, no trash, no tents blocking the sidewalks and no drug zombies everywhere. Good job AMARILLO!

The absence of trash and people nodding off on the sidewalks is refreshing. Kudos to Amarillo. When I lived in Denver, the favorite saying was that if you wanted to get away from the crowds on the weekend go to downtown Denver. It’s primarily a M-F business district. Amarillo appears much the same. Your walking tour showed a very nice city. Thanks!

At one time Amarillo downtown was very busy. Polk street was full of shoppers and movie theaters. Then the malls developed and all stores deserted Polk. It is now only offices and business headquarters. It is sadly not as it use to be. The building you were puzzled about was the Herington Hotel where many important people used to stay.

Was born and raised in Rillo moved away in 2015. The only time downtown was hopping was when I was a little kid in the 80s. Thank you for showing me my hometown, I was feeling homesick this evening lol.

It's a hotel from the 20's. The Herrington, a beautiful old building, we have pride in. Love that place inside it's unbelievable lovely.

I grew up in Amarillo, born there. We went back last year for my 45th high school reunion (Go Dons!) It's gotten a lot better downtown, it used to have a lot of empty buildings. Around downtown is the "flight" places, where people used to live but left for the suburbs. There are some beautiful homes just south of downtown, the residences of the "cattle barons" that ran the town. The homes around Amarillo College are big and nice. Most of the money moved out west and southwest of downtown. The thing that shocked me was the lack of the big elm trees. Amarillo had a bad drought a few years ago and it killed many of the old trees. Thompson park looks nothing like I remember, it killed many of the trees the kids of Amarillo planted in the 1930s. They've replanted but it will be years before it gets back, if ever. I still love the city, even having been gone for over 30 years. I still have friends living up there, and I will be back up there again for reunion.

Downtown is very, very quiet on Sundays as most places are closed. It’s typically very busy on Friday and Saturday. The large residential areas are in the southwest parts of the city. Downtown is used for businesses, and the baseball stadium is a big feature so the population is more sparse at around 2,500 people per square mile compared to the southwest part of the city at about 6,500 people per square mile. Also to reiterate, since downtown is dedicated largely to office buildings and restaurants that are closed on Sundays so it of course will be sparse at noon on a Sunday.

Born in Amarillo in 1951 and lived there till 1976. My mother was a secretary in the Santa Fe building you showed and my father was an engineer for Santa Fe Railroad for 33 years. Downtown has never been a significant Sunday gathering point. As others have pointed out, most folks are in church till noon and then spend time with their families on Sunday afternoons.

I was born and raised just South of Amarillo, in Canyon, Texas. My family had ~10,000 chickens and we supplied a LOT of places in Amarillo with eggs and chickens, including the Amarillo Air Force Base (which later became an "international" airport). I have a LOT of fond memories of the "big city". My uncle, who lived in Umbarger, Texas, ate at the Big Texan and ate for free... I left the area in 1970, went to Vietnam, and never looked back... Thanks for the memories!!!

We left Amarillo in 1994. It was our old stomping ground. Not only was the 72 oz steak was available, but , you could get a free birthday meal by proving it was you birthday. My uncle that I lived with, helped build the tallest bank building. During our time, Cadillac ranch car were clean, unpainted. We both graduated from Tascosa High school 1981, and 1983. We were married after she graduated. I've been gone so long, that I don't Amarillo very well, anymore. Thanks for the look at my old stomp grounds.

I've lived in Amarillo since 1976. It's a place of contrasts. The Haves live south of I-40. The Have Nots have generally lived north of I-40, but that's steadily been changing as property owners die off and renters take over. Our weather here is another example; hot, dry and windy in summer and below freezing with a wind that cuts right through you in winter. We nearly always get that one last, late freeze that keeps peaches and apple trees from producing and necessitates planting gardens later than most places. That "big empty building"you saw downtown is our civic center, which is pretty outdated and was recently up for a vote to be expanded and renovated. That was voted down by the majority because we can't afford more taxes to pay for it. Those in charge are trying to force it through regardless of that majority vote. Amarillo has a pretty big homeless problem, and there are beggars at many busy intersections always. I voted against that ball field. I wanted a no-kill animal shelter. Amarillo also has a horrible problem with the unwanted pet population. The Haves will tell you this is a great place to live and to raise your children. The Have Nots know better. It's a place that caters to the wealthier and mostly turns their gaze away from the poor. Maybe it's that way everywhere, I don't know. I grew up just north of downtown. I remember there used to be shopping there; a five and dime, White & Kirk, Woolworths. There were diners and a bakery... Big box and the malls changed all that. Now we have that monster of a ball field many of us didn't want and have zero use for, and not much else. Downtown is filled with offices, a few clubs and places to eat, the homeless and empty buildings they break into when it gets so cold. Doesn't sound to me as if the crime rate has been properly reported. For a place this size our crime is disproportionate. That's an honest assessment from a long-time resident who's closer to being one of the Have Nots than the Haves.

i live in Amarillo and absolutely love it. Im born and raised. I promise its alot busier most of the time. Never seen the streets that empty before

I've been a subscriber for quite a while now and this is one of the videos I truly enjoyed. I like it when you show yourselves on camera, not just narrate things behind the camera. I hope you do this format more often and I also hope you do interviews with the locals so we can hear their perspectives about the current state of their town or city.

I love Amarillo, if i ever move back to Texas, i will settle there. The downtown is less busy on Sundays because people go to Church there. I esp like St Marys Cathedral. I remember the Blue Sky restaurant. Also very good cowboy boots i bought there that have lasted. Several good museums...and nearby the Palo Duro canyon w beautiful night show and dinner under the stars. Very good dash camera you have! I have made that drive many times. God Bless Texas!

I lived in Amarillo for about three years over 20yrs ago and loved it! It felt like a big little town.

From someone living in Amarillo in the 90s it's not been the city I could be since the military and oil left. Now the repair is still years from being taken care of. The refinery land won't be habitable for decades still. All you can do is be kind. Make someone smile that's what makes a town great.

Its not uncommon for cities in this region to look like this on a Sunday. I know most large cities dont normally do this, but a lot of our local businesses close on Sundays. Because of this, people don't do much downtown until the evening. I live in Canyon which is just south of Amarillo and the same thing happens here.

The first time I drove cross country was in 1974 from California to New Jersey. What I vividly remember to this day was the stench of the stockyards from 40 miles out of Amarillo to 40 miles on the other side. The smell was absolutely awful.

"Let me see if I can get out of this wind" Me every freaking day here

Thank you for taking the time to show us all the small towns. I am an over the road truck driver and see our Country from the interstate which don't get me wrong is absolutely beautiful! However with your footage I can see places that are off the beaten path.. Thanks again and safe travels to you both

I have been watching your vids for awhile now , and i am just STUNNED at the utter poverty, and the amount of cities that are basically dead. I live in a small city in Maine i thought was fairly poor but its nothing like what i am seeing in other parts of this country. Where is the help for these American cities small towns and villages? Just STUNNED. Thank you for bring these videos out so people can really see whats going on.

That big building is the Herring Hotel built in 1926. It is a spectacular building and I have been fascinated with it for years. I wish someone would do something with it. The current owner is trying but he has run into many obstacles including the City of Amarillo.

Amarillo is home and I love it here. A large part of our population attends church on Sunday morning. The city has programs to help the homeless get back on their feet, they are having some success at that and I applaud them for that.

Wow! Those mansions are truly spectacular. Thank you.

I’m from the Panhandle and lived in Amarillo for many years and worked downtown. Downtown Amarillo does need some work, but it’s actually a nice place to walk around. It’s not busy on Sundays because the restaurants and stores are closed on Sundays, and a lot of downtown is corporate and industrial and are also closed on Sundays. It’s actually way busier downtown during the week. On Sundays people are at church, shopping at the big box stores on the other side of the city, or out at the recreation parks and golf courses.

I live here in Amarillo. I can tell you that if it weren't for our mayor, we'd probably be able to have a better downtown area. Instead, she decided to spend $45.5 million on the ball park. That money could have went to fix our buildings and streets in the downtown area. If you want to see areas that are busy in Amarillo, especially on a Sunday, go a little further south of I-40. That's where everyone will be.

For a "deserted" town, I found it pretty neat and clean. Could've been far worse. Some streets were beautiful. Nice murals. I was impressed by the red brick pavement in some streets. (NYC)

Amarillo was once home to a very important military installation- Amarillo Air Force Base. I lived on Hacienda Drive (on the base), for four years as a young child. We relocated to Wiesbaden, Germany in 1966. Some of the beautiful, old, unused buildings have no air conditioning or elevators. Apartment dwellers don't like walking up so many flights of stairs. Others no longer meet city building codes, and the owners refuse to invest in those required upgrades.

Nice to see that cabover hauling that big blade! Just catching this one. Great photos

I grew up in Texline, Texas 126 miles north west of Amarillo. Graduated in 71. Texline was full of successful businesses that we established after the Dirty Thirties. This was farming and ranching country. Smaller farms and ranches started selling out to bigger outfits. Out of town outfits. This started happening in early 70’s and late 60’s. More and more folded. Successful farmers and ranchers were aging and younger members of the family didn’t want to stay. As those families moved, there was no one to support the businesses. Aging business owners sold their businesses to people who had no idea how to make a business successful and the time involved. Businesses that had been there for 20 years plus, supporting each other and their neighbors are boarded up. Everything collapsed except for businesses that were passed in the family. It was very sad. The town still survives because of the family business and the school. Will it ever turn around? I am very proud that I was raised in Texline and was active in Texline after I took a teaching position at Palo Duro High School in Amarillo. Thirty one years at PD.

Mrs. Chuck and I stayed in downtown Amarillo over the July 4 holiday period. The downtown is not all that deserted on business days, but is not crowded, either. The downtown area is very nice. Clean. No garbage, no graffiti, no weeds, no bums. However, I did see a lady of the evening hanging around outside the hotel. BTW, it’s almost always windy.

We were on a road trip several years ago from San Francisco Bay Area and visited Arizona, New Mexico, and finally Texas. Stayed one night in Amarillo. Ate at the Big Texan and checked out downtown the following morning. It was okay...very quiet. I think it was a Sunday morning when we looked around. Lots and lots for farms! Totally different world than San Francisco.

That city is very clean I really like that a lot! Thanks for the vid great job!

Dude don’t knock it until you’ve lived here and really get to know our great city!

I lived in Amarillo for 20 + years and it hasn't changed much since I moved 14 years ago other than down town. I was fortunate enough I lived in a descent neighborhood. I still have family there so I go back and visit I don't miss it lol!

Thank you, hugely relaxing and informative. And, of course, thought-provoking. Greetings from Pembrokeshire.

Thanks for taking all of us housebound people on the trip personally I love road trips God bless you

Amarillo down town was developed in the first half of the 20th century. Then in the 1950's urban sprawl started as people wanted more space. Lawyers and bankers are not open on Sunday morning. Loop 335 has taken the traffic out of down town. The several thousand acre medical center could not exist in the small down town area. Amarillo is a sprawling city with miles and miles of space to develop. From down town head south on I-27 and you will see 20 miles of business development. This week I will be taking wife to have her regular colon exam and she will take me for a followup for a retina check up. We are so fortunate not to have to go to Denver or Dallas.

Thank you for taking me to Amarillo Texas for I've never been before. I don't need to put it on my travels bucket list.

I was born and raised in Amarillo and I have great memories and some not so great but it was a good place to live. My grandparents lived at the junction of I-40 and the canyon expressway which is now I-27, there was a catwalk going across I-27 going to Wilson elementary.My grandparents got there picture taken for the Amarillo globe times because they had a big vegetable garden right in the middle of the hi ways The Big Texan steak ranch was at Amarillo Blvd and Grand and " dragging Polk st was the thing to do and you always go to Thompson Park and the zoo. Man what good times we had.thanks for sharing the video

The Big Texan was always on my bucket list and when I moved into the area for work, I went there and it far exceeded my expectations. Great service, food and atmosphere.

I’m from around Amarillo, where you are is the old business district, there isn’t much that happens there on the weekends. If you go around 6th street there is shopping and some hole in the wall restaurants. That’s also where the below poverty level is.

I noticed the old brick paved streets you see so often in older Texas towns. It's certainly a nice clean town. I'm beginning to wish I had gone down town the times I visited the area.

My father was stationed there in the late 50's. We moved from there in 1960 to Warner Robins Georgia where he retired in 1968. I was only 7 but I can still remember the heat at that age. I totally enjoy your videos. Take care and stay safe.

Those panhandle towns do not have to much to do but they have those brick streets. My grandparents retired in Childress, for 10yrs then moved to Wyoming. I noticed your were on Interstate 25 in Colorado, going by Trinidad. My parents grew up in Trinidad and there is a lot of history and historic buildings there.

I have driven through Amarillo multiple times, never stopped. After seeing your video I don't think I ever will.

My grandfather was one of many to hand lay them BEAUTIFUL RED BRICKS . 🙏 RIP GRANDPA ERNIE .

I find downtown Amarillo starkly beautiful, and, as a somewhat antisocial native Texan, I love being able to walk the sidewalks without human interaction, really admiring the architecture and the way the sun hits the buildings. It is really clean and well maintained. That said, your excellent videos have convinced me that the very concept of "downtown" is obsolete. In the smaller towns, say Texarkana, they look like ghost towns. The big cities like Dallas are also being hollowed out as the commercial real estate crisis worsens as more people work from home. The crime and homeless blight in cities like San Francisco is so terrible, as is the fear of gun violence. When you and I were growing up, we thought it was exciting to be among other people. Now, people are really trying to avoid each other. By the way, the soil around Amarillo is yellow, too, "la Tierra Amarilla." And the Panhandle has the most awesome and terrifying thunderstorms that I have ever witnessed, especially at night. Blinding rain, dazzling lightning strikes, deafening thunder. The cold air from the Rockies collides with the warm moist air from the Gulf, creating massive thunderheads.

I am a native Californian who drove across country three times from California to Tennessee. I stopped in Amarillo always and loved it people were extremely nice. Same with Shamrock Texas. Texas is the best. Want to move there

I lived in Amarillo for 3 years about 15 years ago and downtown has always looked like that no matter what day of the week it is. Everyone hangs out in other parts of the city where all the restaurants and the mall is located. Definitely a quiet ,windy City with a lot of cows and cowboys and cowgirls.

Thanks I went through some of those wonder brick roads in Amarillo back in October 22 in a tiny British sports car doing Rt 66. I do hope those bricks have some preservation order on them, they are so historic. Any thanks I learned some interesting stuff watching your video and the Big Texan is well worth a visit,wonderful beers, good food and entertaining. So good did both ways on rt66, stayed in their motel on return visit and excellent 👍 Cheers Johnny Warner 🍻

I never would've expected to see big, beautiful homes with big, shady trees in Amarillo. Cool video.

The downtown looks vay pretty and super clean. Maybe downtown Amarillo is the exception to your usual Sunday encounters, could be quite busy the rest of the week.

I am from Saudi Arabia and went to school in the USA from 1976-1981. I have travelled a lot inside the States during holidays and summer times. I wish I have done my traveling the same way you done yours. I have followed all your videos and have learned a lot,as a matter of fact more than I have learned in my stay in America.I thank you a lot for this great knowledge you guys have provided to all your followers. Thank again Mr.Spodas and I also thank to Lady Spodas for her contribution. One more thing Mr. Spodas , you really have a great taste in women, Lady Spodas is such an amazing,gorgeous and stunning looking young lady. God bless both of you.

As a retired long- haul truck driver who’s gone through Amarillo numerous times on I-40, I was always curious to see the downtown area.

Drove by Amarillo years ago, that night a tornado passed near by the motel we were staying in. Great video of downtown Amarillo. Strange, you never mentioned Amarillo being the helium capital of the US.

I graduated from NORTHWEST TEXAS HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NUSING, in 1979… there wasn’t much downtown back then . There was the Moon Palace.. a dance hall that all the nurses would go to on Fri and Sat nights! Asleep at the Wheel and similar would play! Oh the times we had!!! Best time of my life!!!!

We hit Amarillo on our cross country road trip in March - we hit Cadillac Ranch & Palo Duro - but found Amarillo to be very interesting in itself - we have some very fond memories of Amarillo! Mosty, the friendliness of the people. We drove down I believe 6th Street, the portion of route 66 and saw some of that area as well! Keep making memories & adventure on! ~Karen & Shannon WOY

Your video are getting cooler with a music, love it, thank you for your great work.

Lived there for 25 years, never heard it called "Bomb City." The PanTex plant is way out of town.

You missed the AQHA headquarters which is the main attraction in Amarillo lol. Consider hitting the high spots through the Llano Estacado.

Most people avoid that area because of the brick road. If you go further in the center of center city you will have restaurants etc.... P.s. and what random feathers said.. And Amarillo does not allow homeless encampment, tents or anything. They will haul you off and tear down the make shift shelter or tents. They did a blitz like clean up a few years ago on the homeless.

thank you for sharing Amarillo beautiful

I have driven through Armidillo for a lot of years. It is like the place I live in now. A Ghost town after they took out Norton AFB back in 1994. The only thing in Armidillo as I call it was a truck stop and a trucker bar. Back in its day it was the number one stop for truckers to stop at due to that bar that had the best country music in the US, plus trucker parking. I am a former truckers wife. I have been back and forth across the US more times than I care to count. Today I use Armidillo for gas and jump back into the Mustang and head up to Clinton, Ok for the night. Thanks for sharing all your adventures. Slowly getting through each of your video's.

Been here in Amarillo all my life. It's nothing special, but I am sure there are far worse places to reside. I'm glad that you chose to put it in the spotlight. Thank you.

My mother was born in Amarillo in 1929 and she loved it there

I love your videos. You make me want to travel again. My husband and I used to go places but he died in 2008.

Amazing to see this. I just came back from Amarillo for my wife's granddaughter high school graduation from Ronald Regan High School of over 6, 000 students. To see this downtown, floors me.

we love our Amarillo!!! down town is always quite on Sundays most places are closed so there employees can go to church if they so desire.

It's because all the business's and housing is on the other side of coulter, has been for the last 29 years. It's the same thing with Lubbock. I remember downtown Lubbock was packed with traffic, they actually had made 4 lanes, now it's almost like a ghost down where it's at.

The historic district is really something with those beautiful homes. It's always fun when Nicole comes on. I'm glad she didn't get paint on her clothes. 😊

i've been there via freight trains x greyhound. yardworker in a ten gallon hat told me 'howdy' as i got off a unit x before too long at gas station, someone had bought me a bus ticket. great people in yellow texas! on my greyhound layover i walked around looking for beer stores. took a longer than you'd think time [texas has lots of beer stores usually] x lots of horse statues painted crazy.

Have you ever interviewed residents or town officials? Maybe just one question for everybody. “What’s good and what’s bad about this city?”

I was born and raised in Amarillo and downtown has always been that way on Sunday mornings! Go Friday and Saturday nights. There's a lot going on. Downtown doesn't have any shopping or very many places to eat a Sunday brunch or breakfast. Go to 1-40 and Grand or Osage, it's packed in those areas on Sundays. You can't even compare it to McKinney lol. That's part of the metroplex of DFW. I live in Allen. Amarillo isn't fast paced like DFW.

You looked so happy when you left the restaurant I just had to leave a comment on the alone. 😀

I absolutely love the State of Texas. I was stationed at FT. Hood back in 89-92. I travel back several times a year to visit some great friends.

Brit here : I ate my first and only stack of pancakes in Amarillo; everyone in the restaurant stopped eating to watch me - my method (knife and fork, one at a time), was obviously not the same as their’s !

I stopped in Amarillo for a day during a cross country road trip a couple years ago and it seemed pretty nice to me. I enjoyed my time, had some good food and interacted with some cool people. But again though it was just one day... I didn't notice this about Amarillo. Not that I would've cared or let it change my opinion on Amarillo... I come from a declining city, it's nothing I haven't seen.

Love your channel. I do not even know how I bumped into it. I subscribed and hit the bell. Good luck!

I've lived in Amarillo for the past 30 years & they have always grown South & the North side has continued to run down. I wish you would have included 6th street downtown which is part of Historic Route 66. They have done a lot of renovation to the businesses on that street.

Yellow because of sulpher deposits which led to the discovery of the worlds largest natural occurring helium.

6th Street is generally the busiest part of town, especially in spring/summer. Lots of shops and places to eat/drink etc. Locals and tourists spend more time on 6th than anywhere else in Ama.

Great job! We learn a lot. The census data tells a Story.

Well for one it's Sunday. Most normal people sleep in on Sunday and don't usually go out to well afternoon. Unless you're a church type. Also Sunday is a day for staying in and watching sports or just relaxing at home. And I can't believe that you're 57 years old. Wow. Surprised you're out that early on a Sunday morning.

Do Lubbock TX next please!! or do the rural towns like Slaton or Idalou and go towards Abilene and see more rundown towns like Sweetwater and Colorado City 🙏🏽🙏🏽

I grew up in Canyon. I always tell people that Pali Duro Canyon was my backyard. My dad was an anthropologist and had a key to the main gate so we went there any time we wanted, day or night.

I live in Illinois and drive thru Amarillo most every winter on my way to AZ for fun in the desert. It's the halfway point on my journey (900 miles) and my 1st stop for the night. I'm always wary when getting off the Interstate (I-40) while making my way to the motel, but have had no problems. It's usually around 8 or 9 pm when I stop for the night, after about 14 hrs of driving, then I leave very early the next morning to beat the rush hour traffic. One time I did hit the rush hour and it was a nightmare, as there are 3 exits that I have to watch for and it can be quite difficult to get into the correct lane in time.

Muy bonito amarillo gracias 😊

I moved to Amarillo almost two years ago and yes Amarillo has seen bad days but is re-building and improving everyday.

You forgot to mention that the Amarillo area has Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries NHS.

Amarillo is low speed but high torque. Go to the parks, particularly the one outside Amarillo College and you'll see the citizens all together. There's another next to the HS and old Route 66 crossing Western St. I think it's called Sam Houston Park. Always active on the weekends. The big park between the VA and the Hospitals is nice year round. There's another with a sports complex and dog run on Bell Street, the skateboarders go there. 🐻👩‍🎨🇺🇸⚒️🇷🇺

I lived in Amarillo on 16th and Polk about 9 blocks away from the "tallest Building", in a cool old apartment bulding across from the old Herrington Mansion. OH those were good old days. Don't let them fool you, sir. Their was a lot more going on Down Town, then. But those were the 1970's. And Amarillo has struggled with the lack of life down there since then. Through booms and busts! I agree with you, sir. A city with a "center" has more of a sense of community. I really thought for a while they were going to turn Amarillo around about that ONE AND ONLY FLAW about it. But guess not. And what really upsets me about it is the reasons for it.!!! Amarillo is , and has always been divided by 2 counties! Potter County for the north half. And 'Randall' County, in the south half of Amarillo. The Potter half has a stonger desire for a busy down town. But Potter is the poorer of the 2. 'Randall County has the money. But most of them don't want THEIR money going into a County they don't live in. And couldn't care less about "Potter's Down Town", OR rather "The North Side"! (Notice Potter County Courthouse Down Town) It's a long story of RICH AND POOR. !!! None of my business anymore. But I still have a right of opinion. And after retiring in Tucson; I can tell you we wish we had the office space Amarillo has. Our Down town has dinky buildings. So if Amarillo doesn't want them anymore; put them on wheels and give them to us!