Hawaiian Goddess of the Moon, Hina. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

I've had to post this full size, or it would otherwise not be visible, given the distance, and the poor shooting position.

This large mural completed in 2017 depicts the Hawaiian Goddess of the Moon, Hina, who in Hawaiian legend guided sailors.  It's located just outside of Pearl Harbor.

Blog Mirror: Wyoming’s Iconic 28-Foot Neon Tumble Inn Cowboy Will Have New Home In Casper

I'll be frank that I don't get this:

Wyoming’s Iconic 28-Foot Neon Tumble Inn Cowboy Will Have New Home In Casper

That is, if its not in Powder River, I don't see the point.

Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Life, Death, and Coffee in Clayton, New Mexico

Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Life, Death, and Coffee in Clayton, New Mexico: No one is ever on the sidewalks in Clayton, New Mexico. Its population has trended down since 1960 , and if you want to visit a store or oth...

The Virginian, Medince Bow, Wyoming.

 

Don Juan's Mexican Restaurant, Casper Wyoming

Casper has seen some murals enter its downtown space recently and this is a nice example.  Don Juan's Mexican Restaurant, which has been in this location now long enough to be regarded as a Casper staple, had this very nice mural depicting scenes of Mexican rural life painted.

This mural is just across the street from the Women of Wyoming mural added last yeaer, which depicts a contemporary Native American woman, and just down the block from Jacob Reeb mural, so some of the diversity of Wyoming is being added through these depictions.

 

Prairie mural, downtown Denver

 

Railhead: Rail Features. Thyra Thompson Building, Casper Wyoming

Railhead: Rail Features. Thyra Thompson Building, Casper Wyo...:

Rail Features. Thyra Thompson Building, Casper Wyoming.

The State of Wyoming recently completed the construction of a massive new state office building, the Thyra Thompson Building, in Casper.  All of the state's administrative bodies, except for the district and circuit courts, are housed there.

The building does house, however, the Chancery Court for the entire state, a new court that's only recently been established.

The building is built right over what had been the Great Northwest rail yard in Casper, which was still an active, although not too active, rail yard into my teens.  I can't really recall when they abandoned the line, but it was abandoned.

In putting the building in, and extending the Platte River Parkway through it, the State did a nice job of incorporating some rail features so that there's a memory of what the location had been.

They also put in some historical plaques, which are nice. The curved arch at this location, moreover, is the location of the old turntable.  It was a small one, which I hate to admit that I crossed over when I was a teenager, a dangerous thing to do.

Train mural, Casper Wyoming

This train mural is on the Platte River Parkway that runs through downtown Casper along a rails to trails easement.   The building is the 321 Art Works building, formerly an industrial warehouse.

Blog Mirror: Historic Casper Theaters For Sale With Legal Stipulation They Can't Be Theaters Again

 From the Cowboy State Daily:

Historic Casper Theaters For Sale With Legal Stipulation They Can't Be Theaters Again

As the owners they can, of course, do whatever they wish, including putting stipulations in the sale.  It's sad, however.

Assuming that anyone buys them with that stipulation present.

Painted Bricks: Tumble Inn, Powder River, Wyoming.

We recently ran this story. 

Painted Bricks: Tumble Inn, Powder River, Wyoming.:   As this institution is in the news, and as I knew I'd taken these photographs, I looked to see if I had posted them. Of course, I had ...

News now comes that the new owner will have the sign restored, but will not place it back up in Powder River, the reason being that in the process he discovered many broken bottles near the sign.

Well, that's no surprise.

Here's the thing, however. Out of context, it's just a big weird old sign.   

Tumble Inn, Powder River, Wyoming.

 

As this institution is in the news, and as I knew I'd taken these photographs, I looked to see if I had posted them.

Of course, I had not.

The Tumble Inn was a famous eatery and watering hole in the small town of Powder River for decades.  As odd as it seems now, particularly as it would have been practically impossible to leave the establishment without having had at least a couple of beers, it was very popular for travelers and people in Casper, who'd drive the nearly 30 miles for dinner and then drive back.

Open well into the unincorporated town's decline, in its final years the restaurant, which had rattlesnake and Rocky Mountain Oysters on the menu, closed under new ownership and in its final stage was an alcohol-free strip club.   Apparently it recent sold and the new owner has taken down its famous sign in an effort to preserve it.

On that sign, I don't know how old it is, but from the appearances, it dates from the 40s or 50s.

The recent news article:

Powder River’s Iconic Tumble Inn Neon Cowboy Hasn’t Blown Over, It’s Being Restored