a little history lesson
ROUGH EQUATION: RTE. 62 + FREE LAND (MINUS) WW2 = modern 29P
THis is us
THE YEAR WAS 1946.
WORLD WAR II HAD JUST ENDED AND THE GOVERNMENT WAS DOLING OUT FIVE ACRE HOMESTEADS TO ANY VETERAN CAPABLE OF FILLING OUT AN APPLICATION AND PAYING THE $18 FEE. HOMESTEADS HAD TO BE AT LEAST 12 X 10 and be self-sustaining.
in the early days, perhaps THE mesquite MOTEL ONCE HOUSED SOME OF THESE FOLKS WHILE THEY BUILT THOSE CHARMING LITTLE 120 SQUARE FEET Adobes, using sand and clay from local deposits.
[AND THEIR CARS, WHICH COULD PARK OUT OF THE SUN: SEE PHOTO].
