Photos labeled MA-07/14 were provided by Michelle Aggas
Photos labeled DBC-07/14 were provided by David & Becky Clark
Photos labeled JD-07/14 were provided by John Dick
Photos labeled RJS-07/14 were provided by Raley & Jo Ann Smith
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 | We cruised from Brenham down to Brookshire for our first activity for the day, the Hemi Hideout |  |
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 | They asked us pull thru the covered entrance to let our passenger out |  |
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 | then we pulled to the back of the building to park ...then they drove us back around to the front via Golf Carts |  |  |
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 |  | A nice grouping parked around back |  |
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| | Great Photo opportunity |  | |
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 | The grounds of the 110 acre property were almost as amazing as the building and contents |  |
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| | a group photo before heading in |  | |
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| |  | at the front door you are welcomed by a "Texas style" neon sign | |
 | Immediately when walking inside, you notice the original chuck wagon
under it, you see the custom made Hemi Hideout floor tiles with the cars in the hideout |  |
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| The offices are to the right of the front door when you come in |  |  | Looking back at the front door(s) |
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 | Next is the custom made Hemi Hideout, "hemi powered elephant" |  |
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 | The building structure was totally amazing, said to be one of the tallest building with wooden beams without screws, bolts or metal in the wooden structure |  |
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 | John (owner) gave us the history of himself, the facility, the contents and the people that helped create the Hemi Hideout |  |
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 | of course there were lots of Hemi powered mopars |  |
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| numerous interesting antiques |  |  | antiques of all flavors |
 | antique gas pumps - some were very rare and even unique |  |  |
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 | numerous antique tractors and such |  |
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 | hundreds of neon signs, most of them are originals and the few reproductions are slowly being replaced
The Richfield below is one of 6 ever built
recognize the cowboy neon sign? |  |
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 |  | lots of one-off custom artwork, signs not to mention the art behind most of the mopars |  |
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 | ...complete with a retro dinner |  |  |
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 | a great relaxing and visiting area
of course with the Hemi Hideout neo above the fireplace |  |
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| Lots of outback room |  |  | and you are in Texas so yes, saddles to sit on at the bar |
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| | The playhouse behind John's home |  | |
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| |  | we even found a goof-off sitting on the stage - the scaled down version; they have a bigger stage, of course | |
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 | One of John's close friends (Doug) was responsible for all the fossils and the like in here
this one was a 100 million year-old tortoise, believed to be the only complete one in existance |  |
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John & Team - AWESOME is the best way to describe the facility,
your hospitality, etc.
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