Quitman St, Northside Village

It is hard to explain this street in usual terms, and I thought about how I should explain it and decided the best wording for Quitman Street is typically southern, poor, and predominately African American. Picture deep south on television, maybe Shantytown, and that will give you a feel of what if looks like. I mention this street because I travel down it every morning, and every evening on my way to work and cannot help but stare out my window at the hopeless atmosphere you can see and feel. There is one bright spot right after you pass the railroad tracks in a honkytonk bar called Jumpin Jack Flash. It is very hillbilly and always filled with pick up trucks at any given hour. They serve home cooked chittlans and grits, and really cheap beer during happy hour. On Friday and Saturday evenings they have a live band the belts out country tunes where all the locals congregate and line dance while getting drunk. It has to be mentioned because it is part of all Southern cities in Texas no matter how advanced and modern the city may be.