5/30/2023 0 Comments Abandoned supercollider in texas![]() ![]() Sadly, it’s no longer open, but it’s still quite a sight to see. While walking the Square, I found the old Texas Theater, Waxahachie’s first theater that was built in 1895. ![]() I perused exhibit after exhibit packed with personal photos and audio clips describing first-hand accounts of significant moments like blackout drills during WWII, the rising career of Waxahachie native Paul Rapier Richards from a local baseball player to a world-renown player for the Dodgers and Giants and even the impact of the failure of the Superconducting Super Collider (it sounds like a Sci-Fi weapon but it was actually a billion dollar super collider in town that was shut down before it was even finished being built). What’s cool about the museum is that it recounts history through the eyes of the locals. It’s so packed with information about Waxahachie and Ellis County, I could have spent hours there. Right in the middle of the bustling Town Square, this looming historic courthouse, built in 1897, looks more like an enchanted castle, with its grand architecture and turrets shooting into the sky.Īfter circling the courthouse a few times (turns out courthouse-gawking while driving is exceptionally difficult), I finally headed on to the Ellis County Museum right off the Square. My first stop in town was going to be the Ellis County Museum, but the Ellis County Courthouse was so mesmerizing, it pulled me off track. On my way into town, I decided to stop off at a gas station to fill up, and to my surprise, right next to the station was the ever-elusive, magnificent Starship Pegasus! This tribute to the Star Trek spaceship the “ Starship Enterprise” was originally built in Italy, TX to be an arcade and restaurant, but that never stuck and now it’s just an abandoned spaceship sitting in a field next to a Shell station off Interstate 35 and the perfect selfie destination. ![]() When you stumble upon the #StarshipPegasus as you’re getting gas □□□ #SpaceshipForSaleĪ post shared by Linsey T. ![]()
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