Another Amarillo Building That Seems to Be Cursed

Driving around Amarillo, you may see a business you haven't seen before--and start wondering what all has been in that building before.

Some businesses are lucky enough to have one building they can call home, but there are some buildings that just seem to be a revolving door for temporary tenants.

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Welcome! It's time for another installation of what we call: Amarillo's Cursed Buildings. There's no ghosties, goblins, or things that give you a fright, there's just an endless stream of businesses that seem to appear and disappear overnight.

Today's cursed building is 1915 East I-40. This building is on the access road of I-40 just before you get to Ross Street.

Let's look at the history of this building.

Back in the day--and I do mean way back--I believe that this building was originally a Kettle Restaurant.

Amco Auto Insurance

At one point in time, this building was an insurance agency. It looks like it was opened in 1998 and sold in 2004.

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The building was sad and empty for a very long time.

2011

The weeds took over the parking lot and it became quite the concrete jungle at times.

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2012

The weeds are dead but the half-circle sign is falling apart

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2016

By now the half-circle sign is almost gone, but a message for Step Dad is looming.

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Rancho Viejo

Rancho Viejo opened in January 2018. One of the best dishes they served was the gorditas. They were so good. Rancho Viejo left the building in 2020.

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2021 Wings and More

Not long after Rancho Viejo moved out Wings and More moved in. It served wings, burgers, and other great dishes. It featured a breakfast buffet every weekend. It lasted about a year.

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Señor Braceros

Here we are in 2023, and the current occupant of the building is Señor Braceros. This business opened very recently. If this place follows the success of other Braceros restaurants in town, they'll be here for quite some time.

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Shall the curse be broken? Or shall it remain forevermore?

Stay tuned!

Amarillo's Cursed Buildings – Historic Route 66, 2813 SW 6th

There are some places around town that just can't seem to stay in business for very long. This is one of them.

The address of the cursed building is 2813 SW 6th Street. This building was originally built in 1930. This place was originally a service station. I'm sure in the heydays of Rt. 66, this place was the place to stop to get your car serviced. However, in the last 15 years, this building has seen many different faces.

Amarillo Cursed Buildings - 715 S. Polk

Polk Street is a great place to spend an evening. However, over the years, Polk Street has seen many businesses come and go. One of these buildings is at 715 S. Polk. It has been many things over the years, mainly bars, but it seems as soon as one moves in, it moves right out.

So what all has been in there? Let's take a look back at 715 S. Polk.

This building was originally built in 1915, it was known as The Hollywood.

Amarillo Buildings That Seem To Be Cursed: 2601 6th Avenue

It's time for another edition of Amarillo's Cursed Buildings. The building we are focusing on is the building located on a concrete island at 2601 6th Avenue. It's that little island that's squeezed in where Georgia meets 6th.