House Fire

 

March 2, we came home to find this starting up across the street from our home on Wood St, in Royse City, TX.  I dialed 911 and for what seem a good, 10 mins. was on the phone, screaming for them to get the FD up here........mind you it is on 3 blocks away.  By the time they finally went through the channels, the police made it here first and blocked the street.......the house is a total loss,, and also 2 vehicles.  The family was in Dallas at the time of the fire, the cat didn't make it but the dog and ferret made it out alive.  We are waiting for more info, in order to give the results of the possible reason.  This was a family of 2 adults and 1 teenager.

Historic Royse City, Texas

Royse City, Texas

Royse City is on State Highway 66, (old Hwy. 67 back then) five miles northeast of Rockwall in the northeastern corner of Rockwall County. It was named for G. B. Royse, who in 1886 platted the townsite and sold its first lots. People began settling in the area in 1885, when it became known that the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad would be constructed through that part of the county. Many of the settlement's earliest residents and businesses were attracted from the nearby community of Fate, which the railroad had bypassed. The new community grew from the beginning. The first business, a general merchandise store, opened in December 1885 and was followed soon after by a variety of business houses, some of which were pulled on rollers from Fate. In 1886 a post office opened in Royse City. By 1890 the community had a population of 1,000, two cotton gins, a gristmill, and twenty businesses. It was first incorporated in 1891; this incorporation was voted out in 1902, only to be reinstated in 1906. In 1896 the number of businesses in the community stood at forty, and by 1898 local schools employed four teachers and registered 204 students. Considerable business in marketing, cotton trading, cottonseed oil manufacturing, and cotton ginning took place in the early twentieth century. By 1914 Royse City had a population of 1,300 and forty businesses. The population remained over 1,000 during the 1920s and 1930s, and in 1936 fifty-four businesses operated in the town. From 1950 to 1960 the population increased from 1,190 to 1,243, and the number of businesses declined from fifty-five to forty-five. By 1964 Royse City had decreased to a population of 1,100 but afterward grew to 1,535 in 1970, 1,566 in 1980, and 1,800 in 1988. The business community decreased in size between 1960 and 1970 but increased from forty businesses in 1980 to fifty-six in 1988. In 1990 the population was 2,206. The population was 2,957 in 2000.

This article was borrowed from a Facebook listing, called "Royse City Businesses", in the "I Love Texas" post.

My Demise

 

No entrance to my drive way for awhile......it's started on our side of the street and it's a mess.....

More Cement Trucks

 

Well, this is the 3rd time that cement trucks have come down our street, in the last two weeks.

It's being delivered down the street, and I haven't gotten out in the cold weather today, so I don't know what it's going to ......?

Out In The Cold

 

Here's two videos of the firemen working on the tractor trailer fire, on I35 today.

Traffic I 35 Wreck

 

Traffic is backed up for miles in I 35 from a tractor trailer fire.

Plastic Christmas Tree?

It seems every year that our City can't afford a fresh real Christmas Tree?  I haven't asked they yet, but my nosey ass, will get around to sending City Hall that question......... :)

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Lime?

 

Last week they poured lime into the soil, then they drove back and forth with heavy equipment, packing it into the ground..........shook the whole house, every time they went by.

Deep Trench

Dropping Lime

A Water Line Break?

Flooding

Aftermath of Harvey

In The Yard

 

They have made it to the yard, and are finishing up on the job they started yesterday, next door.

It's lunch time, right now but the fun begins, this afternoon.

Almost Here

 

Well, they've made it to the house next door, and it looks like we will get ours done soon.

 

I'm not ready for when they attack our water lines, their so old and brittle.

New Water Pipes

 

Here comes the new water lines, we are going to get.....

Old Train Depot

This is a picture provided, by Delores Ballard a resident here during this era.  I remember walking to school, and passing it every morning.  Of course it was one of the buildings that didn't hang around.  It's no longer there, just a spot where it once was.

Eyecare/Southern

It's almost ready and Dr. Munn with her office troop, are itching to get moved.  Yes, she has her new building being built out on CR 35 near the high school.  The name will change from "Eyecare of Royse City", to "Southern Eyecare of Royse City".  I asked her why the change in name, and she responded to the fact that they are moving out to the country, and they are southern girls.  Either way, you will always get expert care from her and her crew.  Drive out CR 35 south, just past the housing edition and check out her new office building on the right side of the road.

Save Callie........

I borrowed these pictures to give you insight to the importance of saving some of our history.


We've nicknamed our Historical Calaboose Callie! 
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Calaboose Restoration Project

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The Calaboose Jail in Royse City is surrounded by blooming trees all around it but it's not out of the woods yet. We are still raising money to repair and restore the Calaboose Jail before it crumbles and we loose this piece of history forever!

Purchase and personalize your brick today and your brick will be placed around the Calaboose Jail once it's fully restored!
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I am borrowing this post and putting it out there for all interested parties, who would like to invest in this local historical "jail".