The Dallas Morning News
profiles the unusual West Texas town of Marfa, which has become a haven
for creative and wealthy people from the coasts and Texas cities. Among
the signs
of the town's makeover: art galleries, excellent restaurants and a
"world-class bookstore," Marfa Book Co., which was founded in 1999 and has a coffee/wine bar and art gallery.
Louis Dobay, manager of the store, which has a striking Web site, told the paper, "Newcomers
are definitely changing Marfa. But the newcomers are also being changed
by the spirit of the people of Marfa. There is a gentility and openness
in the way people live here, something that springs from the residents
who have been here for generations."
Louis Dobay, manager of the store, which has a striking Web site, told the paper, "Newcomers
are definitely changing Marfa. But the newcomers are also being changed
by the spirit of the people of Marfa. There is a gentility and openness
in the way people live here, something that springs from the residents
who have been here for generations."