Willie's Place

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Willie's Place in 2010. The apostrophe in the sign is replaced with an image of a bullet hole.

Willie's Place was a 15 acres (6.1 ha)

Southern cuisine, a convenience store and a 750-seat concert theater for performances.[3][6][7][8] The theater had a bar and a 1,000 square feet (93 m2) dance floor, and various touring country western bands would perform there.[5][8][9]

Willie Nelson also occasionally visited the site, and occasionally performed.[5][10] The establishment also had a "display of rare country music memorabilia", along with Willie Nelson memorabilia.[5][8] Willie's Place had about 80 employees.[11]

Biodiesel processing plant

The processing plant at Willie's Place processed over two million gallons of biodiesel annually.[1]

Closure

Willie's Place closed in 2011 after a loan default occurred, which led to foreclosure and bankruptcy.[4] It was later converted into a Petro truck stop.[3][4][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ . Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  2. . Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Anders, Helen (February 26, 2015). "Surreal life in Carl's Corner". www.statesman.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Ross, Eli (February 26, 2015). "Curtain Falls On Willie's Place". KWTX News 10 | Central Texas, Waco | News, Weather, Sports. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  5. ^ . Retrieved February 26, 2015.
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  7. ^ a b Dunn, Jill (March 9, 2011). "Willie's Place to reopen as a Petro truck stop". Overdrive. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  8. ^ . Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  9. ^ "Williesplacetheater". williesplacetheater.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Goodbye to Willie's Place Theater and Carl's Corner, TX Truck Stop (Thanks for the great music and memories)". www.stillisstillmoving.com. March 27, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  11. ^ Dunn, Jill. "A Creditor forecloses Willie's Place". Etrucker.com. Etrucker. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2011.

External links

External videos
video icon Willie's Place at Carl's Corner - Willie Nelson interview with Erica Harpold