Texas lottery winner invests in unusual historical motel

Comment #7

HiYoSilver — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:56:30 GMT

This wasn't about making money. It's having something no one else has, said Woods, 42, whose grandmother was Comanche. This is a piece of Texas history.

At least they are seeing it for what it is and not trying to claim it's an investment that will make money. As long as they can afford it, I say go for it and follow your dreams. I wouldn't mind doing the same thing.

Comment #6

jarasan — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:28:57 GMT

I think this was a stop in a History channel show about driving through this great nation.

Comment #5

awwcrap — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:21:27 GMT

cool teepee's---we got them in ky,,near cavecity

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dphillips — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:50:54 GMT

What a novel idea! As Oprah always says, follow your passion.

Comment #3

JackpotWanna — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:03:53 GMT

Fun investment idea. Wow and only 60 grand

Comment #2

Jake — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:25:11 GMT

Anyone who can see the value of things past and makes an effort to preserve to enlighten the future is a winner in my book.

Comment #1

rteague — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:59:24 GMT

now thats cool...and to just drop 60k on a whim,then 1.6 mill to fix it up,all because you CAN !!!! wtg Barb

Texas lottery winner invests in unusual historical motel

Lottery Post — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:56:01 GMT

A bit of American history quirky and curious, but history nonetheless huddles next to old U.S. 59, past the tractor dealers and the rice mills, just before a green sign that proclaims Wharton's population of 9,237.

It's easy to miss. But it is there, just around the bend: a row of 10 freshly painted, sand-colored tepees.

As in the Tee Pee Motel, a throwback to the 1940s and '50s, when taking a drive was still in style and roadside businesses used gimmicky architecture like a gas stat... [ More ]