About 1925: Fairchild Aerial Survey Photo of Lampasas. Key Avenue is only 15 blocks long. It starts on the north side of Sulphur Creek and ended at the corner of Avenue E. There are no bridges on Grand Avenue at Sulphur or Burleson Creeks. courtesy photo | fairchild aerial survey
The parking dilemma existed on the downtown square, as this 1930s-era photo shows. This crowd may have come to town for “Trade Days.” Retrieving one’s car when the shopping was done could be problematic. courtesy photo | jackson digital photo collection
Photo of Sulphur Creek Crossing at the Hostess House. There is a low-water crossing on the left side and the remnants of some kind of concrete bridge on the right. Courtesy photo | jackson’s collection
EDITOR’S NOTE: Lampasas historian Jeff Jackson has researched a number of local history topics. The following is the beginning of a series on Key Avenue and the development of the highways routed through Lampasas County.
The Texas Highway Department was established in 1917. The development of the highways leading into Lampasas would create new business opportunities for the c...
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