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All of the trees and plant were planted by the Hovers during construction in the 1990’s.All of the bald cyprus trees were one inch caliper when they were planted.
“The Crossing”the Hoover’s most ambitious and successful undertakingThe fill dirt provided the virtual foundation for one of the Hoover’s most ambitious and successful undertakings, “The Crossing.” In1993, ten years after buying the tract, Tommy and Judi began rolling in old buildings that would make up a riverside dining, entertainment,shopping, and B&B compound to augment the adjacent offerings of Main Street.First up for the site came a 60x25-foot former mercantile building that had resided next to the railroad tracks at nearby Winchestersince 1905. It was sawed down the middle, hauled in two loads and gently maneuvered onto the newly filled site.Reborn as a full-service restaurant and bar, dubbed “The Yacht Club,” the building’s long side was expanded with stepped decks tooffer diners premier river views. Inside, the walls and ceiling were decorated with “river funk.” Floating upside down above the bar wasa battered canoe, “spilling” its cargo of paddles, fishing poles, tackle boxes and an old ice chest.Eight other structures make up the The Crossing complex including a couple of simple late-1800s and early-1900s farmhouses andvarious shops created from such buildings as a former cotton gin weighing station, a one-room schoolhouse, an 1850s smokehouse, acabin used as a brothel behind a notorious bar and others brought from near and far. The rustic charm of The Crossing has attrac edmany local and national film productions to its banks.The CrossingBob Parvin captured our vision for “The Crossing”.We used this sketch at various public meetings tohelp people “see” what we saw as the end product.
Page 2 and 3: Humble BeginingsJudi, one of three
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Page 12 and 13: Paul Goebel’s General StoreFront
Page 14 and 15: Dave Garcia HouseCollege St Bastrop
Page 16 and 17: The Infamous “Club 71”On TX Hwy
Page 18 and 19: Ealry Texas HomeOn Farm St, Bastrop
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The wide pine plank floors from the
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