Hondo Motel Fine Art Photography Black and White Texas Roadside Retro Sign Old Neon Vintage Mid Century Road Signs Travel Motel Wall Art

Driving back home from a long road trip out west to the Mojave Desert, I’d hoped to make good time on US-90, but when I saw the Hondo Motel sign, there was no way I could just drive by. There it stood, weathered yet resolute, an icon of Texas roadside history. A powerful gust blasted through, whipping dust and grit across the landscape and stinging my eyes as I got out. The wind was relentless, howling like it had a story of its own to tell, and I had to stand on the door frame of my Jeep and hold the camera way above my head to get just the right angle.

Balancing against the wind, I squinted at the sign, recognizing it from somewhere that I couldn’t quite recall, but I knew I’d seen it before.

As it turns out, it’s featured on the cover of the Charlie Daniels Band’s 1988 album, Homesick Heroes. Back then, it was covered with glowing neon tubes, lending an electric vibe to their album cover. Now, the sign’s neon was gone, the paint was peeling, and the metal was rusted, but it still had that same rugged charm—a lone star on a dusty stretch of highway, a relic from a different time.

The wind picked up even more, rattling the loose metal edges of the sign and kicking up a mix of dust and the faint scent of dry grass and sunbaked asphalt. It was as if the Texas wind itself was resisting, wanting me to earn this shot. I braced myself against the gusts, trying to hold my camera steady, as I captured this lonely landmark.

The outskirts of Hondo were quiet but intense, each gust of wind reminding me that while the motel might have been abandoned, this sign, like the spirit of the road itself, was very much alive. With one last click, I captured the shot, preserving not just an image but a piece of Texas music history and the long road that brought me here.

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