Luckenbach, Texas HistoryLuckenbach, Texas the little place made famous by a country songApril 15, 2007. We parked our motorhome at Lady Bird Johnson City Park 3-miles south of Fredericksburg on SR-16; $20 FHU including cable with paved sites. We tend to like Lady Bird Johnson City Park when we are in Fredericksburg because the RV-sites are situated under the canopy of mature pecan trees but there are several more that are good as well. The Fredericksburg RV-Park on Highway street is another good park but it cost more and doesn't have mature trees that provide shade. Luckenbach is only a few buildings 10-miles southeast of Fredericksburg. Located on a small loop of paved road off RR-1376 the small cluster of buildings have withstood the raveges of weather and time without any noticable help in decades. Explaining Luckenbach is difficult since it is something different to each individual that visits. The facilities consist of a dance hall, a place for food (appropriately called the feed lot) and the old post office that is now a store and beer joint combined. Outside restrooms and a few out buildings make up what attracts people to Luckenbach. A few houses, probably less than 5, are scattered around the loop. One of these house is a historic residence. The other residences are not noteworthy. The outside parking area: Much of the ambience at Luckenbach is the outside parking area, especially for the motorcycle crowd. Parking nearest the store is more or less reserved --if only by tradition, for motorcycles. Weekends in the Hill Country of Texas is motorcycle cruising time. Hundreds of motorcycles cruise through the areas roads. Luckenbach is a mandatory stop on any motorcycle outing. It might be that all motor cycle outings require at least two stops at Luckenbach. For the most part motorcycle riders stop by for a cool one then head out again within 30-minutes. Most of the motorcycle crowd socializes in this area where they can inspect each others cycles and attire. The Engel Family homestead at Luckenbach, Texas
The historic old homestead:
The Engel Family homestead at Luckenbach, Texas
You can read about this old house and the history of Luckenbach in the historic plaque located outside this old house.
Luckenbach Dance Hall
The Luckenbach Dance Hall is a large structure. Most of the time this building is unused but it is used for big weddings and occasional dances where name entertainment performs. If you are around Fredericksburg you should check to see if special entertainment is scheduled for the Luckenbach Dance Hall.
If you want to enjoy more Luckenbach, Texas adventures try some of these links: Luckenbach Jam Session * Luckenbach Activities * Luckenbach Motorcycles Luckenbach Store * Luckenbach Dance Hall * Luckenbach Ambience Luckenbach History * Luckenbach Music Luckenbach, Texas Dance Hall
Luckenbach, Texas Dance Hall
That is the Luckenbach Dance Hall on the left. During the hot summer the sides open up and air flows through the building.
Old Post Office ------ now the Luckenbach store & beer joint. This is "THE" building that epitomizes Luckenbach. However, the building is just the location. Much of the attraction revolves around the musicians that gather out back of this building to jam.
Joyce Hendrix Luckenbach, Texas
Joyce is standing in front of the old Luckenbach Post Office that now serves as the Luckenbach store and beer joint.
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