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Marfa was also the filming location for the music video of the xx song “On Hold.” Marfa is featured in the 2019 Simpsons episode "Mad About the Toy." [32] "Marfa" is the eighth track on Texas symphonic rock band Mother Falcon's second studio album, You Knew. [33] It is also the name of songs by Wildcat! Wildcat!, S.
Alpine (/ ˈ æ l p aɪ n / AL-pyne) is a city in and the county seat of Brewster County, Texas, United States. [5] The population was 6,035 at the 2020 census. [6] The town has an elevation of 4,462 feet (1,360 m), and the surrounding mountain peaks are over 1 mile (1.6 km) above sea level.
A Marfa light (center) seen from the official viewing platform east of Marfa, Texas. The Marfa lights, also known as the Marfa ghost lights, are regularly observed near Marfa, Texas, in the United States. [1] They are most often seen from a viewing area nearby, which the community has publicized to encourage tourism. [2]
State Highway 118 (SH 118) is a 155.3-mile (249.9 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from Big Bend National Park north to Kent and passes through the towns of Study Butte, Alpine, and Fort Davis. SH 118 is maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The road lies entirely within the Trans-Pecos region
Trans-Texas Airways (TTa) also served Alpine via the Marfa Municipal Airport from the late 1940s to the late 1950s with Douglas DC-3 "Starliners". [5] By 1964, Solar Airlines was serving the Alpine airport with Beechcraft 18 twin prop aircraft operating roundtrip flights twice a day on routing of Presidio, TX - Marfa, TX - Alpine - Fort ...
US 67 enters Texas from Mexico as Federal Highway 16 west of Presidio. US 67 travels miles between Chinati Mountains State Natural Area and Big Bend Ranch State Park. US 67 shares an overlap with US 90 from Marfa to Alpine. Leaving US 90, US 67 travels north towards I-10. US 67 shares an overlap with I-10 for almost 25 miles.
In this week's Weird West Texas series, we explore the origins of the Prada Marfa, a tiny art installation modeled after a Prada boutique.
U.S. Route 90 (US 90) is a major east–west highway in the U.S. state of Texas with large portions of it running concurrently with I-10. US 90 begins at Bus. I-10 in Van Horn , travels through San Antonio and Houston , and continues on into the state of Louisiana .