Gas Station

I live in Austin but I never knew SubUrbia was filmed here until reading this topic . SO yesterday my cousins and I went down there. It's changed a bit since the filming- the bakery is now an AA meeting place (of all things) there is no dumpster by the store but there is one at the edge of the lot. the wooded area that "the van" sat at is now fenced of with barb wire and it appears as if no one has mowed it since the filming. the laundry mat is still attached to the gas station and is still in operation. My cousins and I stayed there for about an hour just sitting and talking about the movie and figuring out where certain scenes were shot yada,yada,yada anyway If any of you are ever in austin you should check it out! Peace!

i wish i could hang out at a gas station it actualy sounds fun( im being serious too)

Actually it’s "Deep in the heart of Texas"

I always thought it'd be better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody.

I didn't know that Burnsfield was a real place, i just thought that it was something that Eric Bogosian made up.

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I live in Texas and I can tell you it sucks. There are no mountains, the beaches are nasty and trees aren’t very bountiful. It floods every time it rains and the summers are so hot most people stay indoors and only venture outside out of necessity or sheer boredom.

Texas has the highest alcohol-related fatal traffic crashes in the U.S., so yes authorities are more relaxed. There are a lot of country roads where there are no police and sobriety check points are nonexistent.

Austin had a boom in the economy when Dell came here, but about four years ago they did a lot of downsizing and suddenly Austin was overcrowded with unemployed people. Now the city thrives on its alcohol sales. A lot of policy put into effect in Austin is ultimately decided by the bar owners of 6th street who call themselves "Friends of 6th St."

So, yes things are lax in Texas, but you can only buy beer and wine in the grocery store. You have to go to a special store to buy liquor. Also in Texas there are a lot of "dry" counties where you can't buy any alcohol of any kind. It's not illegal to drink it, you just can't buy it. Some people will drive hundreds of miles and even into other states just to buy a six-pack of beer.

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I thought it was a high school at 1st and william cannon. Am I wrong?

Why are you going into freak-out mode?