The former honkytonk or the other building?
I really ought to know better but I can’t help myself sometimes.
Former client calls and says she has another job for us. She gives me the address and my immediate question is, “The former honkytonk or the other building near by?” She didn’t miss a beat and said, “The other building.” Whew!!! Some people might not appreciate having their recently purchased valuable real estate compared to a former honkytonk where people have been shot for simply standing around in the parking lot.
Now, I’m not an expert on honkytonks, you see, but, that building next door to hers has been mentioned far too many times in the local news over the years. Fortunately, it has been closed and sold. It is being converted into an inexpensive furniture emporium. The one the client recently purchased has been numerous things, as well, but is currently no more than a large storage shed. That’s good because if there is ever a train derailment there won’t be anything left.
The primary purpose of her survey is to find out where a 20-foot wide strip is located between her building and the former honkytonk that is actually an outlet from the large tract behind these two buildings. The large tract actually fronts onto the next street to the south. Today there is no need for the “back way out”. The GIS Dept. has labeled it North 21st Street, which it is not. It is private property but people have driven through there for years as if it was a street. This happens most frequently when the railroad crossing is blocked and people (including me one time) want to take a quick detour to a certain crossing that is only two blocks away. I believe all three owners want this traffic to stop, so I have a feeling something will happen to end that problem once they know who owns what.
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