 | | Trip to TypeHosted by Glenn Schiller on September 10, 2016
Glenn provided a tour map with 10 points of interest with several pages of history.
It will take a second, slow trip to see them all. |
 First stop is in the HEB parking lot for a pit stop.
 We made it to Taylor just ahead of the light rain.
 If you don't have side curtains, HEB has your size.
 And then for the complimentary dirt road.
 Goats in the background with several large Great Pyrenees guard dogs
 A much better road
 Black Angus
 The bull's pasture was on the other side of the road.
 Longhorn Cattle
 Mager Cemetery
 Cotton ready for picking. You will need to bring your own sack.
 The Destination
 Parking
 The store in Type.
Owned by Glenn Schiller's Great Uncle. The uncle and his wife Emma lived across the street and took home
the till in a molasses bucket. After the store had been broken into several times, he decided to set a boobie trap at the back door. He attached a shotgun to the side of the door
at knee height, and if anyone were to trip the wire going in, they would be shot at the knees. Uncle Will had forgotten something one day and went through the back door since the front
door was locked. He forgot about his own trap. He picked out buckshot for a long time.
 The daytrippers
 The original store built about 1900. The smaller building is an ice house.
 1928 or '29 sport coupe.
 Beer display
 All you need for food and drink
 This can happen when it doesn't rain.
 Looks like guys on the left and girls on the right.
 Coupland ISD
 A group should always travel with their own tow truck.
 St Peter's United Church of Christ in Coupland
 The KATY train station
 No title needed
 The museum at the old train depot was opened for us.
 Old fashioned Quickbooks. No virus to worry about.
 You need this to move your steamer trunk.
 Do you think this was about the size of the railroad
safe
that the Sundance Kid blew up?
 It was a small museum, but nice.
 The Old Coupland Inn and dance hall
 A photo opportunity in front of Felix Boston's coupe.
 Two men and a girl beat a weak battery.
 Claude Folta's hoist at the ready.
 Time for lunch.
A long time ago, this was a saloon with an upstairs. After a fire, the upstairs was not rebuilt.
 Simple menu
 Best seat in the house
 Paul Ranney, Joy Morrison, Mary & John O'Loughlin, Bob & Carol Eklund, and John Anderson
Joy always has a good story.
 Joanne (not shown), Claude Folta, J R Howard, Paula & Donny Vickers, Billie Cunningham, Jim (took picture)
 Glenn Schiller, David Knott, Al & June Bohn, Laurie & Ron Taylor, Max Phillips and Felix Boston (not shown)
 Cotton bales
 World War II Veteran, Vencil Mares
Always ready to talk to the customers.
 A new fashioned jukebox
A big thanks to Glenn for a great tour.
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