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One of my favorite places to drive is HWY 180 west past Palo Pinto, Texas on the old Bankhead Highway. During my drive I always stop at a couple of places along the way. One of those stops is the Old Abandoned Canty Bus Stop.
The Old Abandoned Canty Bus Stop Revisited
The Canty Service Station and Café was then known as the Canty Bus Stop. The Canty Bus Stop serviced westbound Fort Worth buses as a rest stop. For a short time a bus pulled into the area behind the café where an add-on canopy was added where the riders could stop for food, rest and walk around for a few minutes. The buses ran continuously from 6 a.m. to about 10 p.m. with buses arriving about every thirty minutes and sometimes two at a time.
Last weekend, I happened to be in the Mineral Wells area and decided to head west and do some exploring. But due to the cold and wet weather I only ended up visited a couple of spots. One of those stops was the Canty Bus Stop out near Dodson Prairie.
Over the last few years I have watched the remains of this old service station slowly crumble back to the earth. Each visit I can see the little changes. This last trip I noticed the owners added the purple no trespassing paint markers along the property line.
I remember as a child my father would take us out to the lake and on our long trip from Dallas we would stop here or other small service stations on the way. But the Canty Bus Stop (It was only a service station when we stopped) means a lot more to me to others and its the only one left on the Bankhead Highway that I remember stopping to get gas a child.
Off to the side of the building you can see the crumbling remains of the old restaurant. As to the rest of the property you can’t see where the buses parked. Its overgrown with trees.
To learn more about the old service station and see pictures from an older visit, check out the article I wrote.
About the Images
The images were shot by hand just after sunset during the blue hour with my Sony A6000using a Sigma 30mm F.2.8 DN Lens. I then used Adobe Lightroom, Topaz Adjust and Google Nik Collection to remove noise and clean up the images.
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Don’t see many properties posted with purple but that’s a hard, no trespass in TX.
I see it all the time. I never cross the purple paint. Its not a good idea. If I do I get permission first. These images were shot from the public easement. The first time I visited the owners didn’t have a no trespass sign up or the paint. Over the last few years the location has become a popular photography spot. The paint was added sometime in 2016 I think. Honestly, the best shots come can be taken from the easement.