Cypress Top Historic Park

I had the opportunity to recently tour the Cypress Top Historic Park. It's a collection of buildings that founded the Cypress area, including an old farm house, gas station, dance hall, and general store. The general store was the best part because when the owner shut the doors in the early 90s, he left everything behind as is. So it has a great collection of random household items that people used to purchase on their drive from Houston back out into the country. Even had a little bar so the men could stop and have a drink while the women were shopping.

It is kind of fascinating to note the progress of this area. While Cypress is in Harris County, the same county as Houston, it was considered to be country farm land for years. Only in the past 20 years has it really developed into a huge suburb of Houston. Now days you can barely tell there was any farm land here - all huge subdivisions with multiple strip malls, fast food joints, etc. So it's nice that the Cypress Historical Society is able to preserve some of the history of the area before it all changed.

Love the old school Life Savers wrappers

All kinds of razor blades

I want an old cash register just because they are so cool looking

Too bad you can buy a Corona for $1.25 anymore

I love old maps.

This pump was in use till the early 90s.

The old gas station

1950s McCall's pattern book

The bar portion of the general store

Another angle of the bar

Hair products from the little barber shop

Apparently original Dr Pepper in bottles are a big deal to Texans

Beer!