Blake Watts Design

Matchbook no. 10 for my passion project, . Each week I will post a new matchbook design for a historic, nearly-forgotten business from Georgetown’s past.

Duke’s Smokehouse was my family’s go-to BBQ spot for many years when I was growing up. The food was delicious, and the atmosphere was great too. I couldn’t believe it when they closed in 2014, and haven’t been able to fill that brisket-sized void in my life since.

Matchbook no. 4 for my passion project, . Each week I will post a new matchbook design for a historic, nearly-forgotten business from Georgetown’s past.

In the mid 1800’s up until the 1920’s, Georgetown was all about cotton, and business was booming. Unfortunately, due to poor farming practices like monocropping, the soil was mined of necessary nutrients and fertility. This led to the end of the cash crop and farmers began looking for other things to grow.

Bell was an old forgotten community between Georgetown and Hutto. I found a picture of a cotton gin located there while digging around online. That’s really all I know about it so far.