Gas stations · Texas
Gulf Oil gas station/barbecue joint
Gas station transitioning to horror resort; county growth and retail trends noted, but opportunity score 0.0 with retrofit already built. · summary, model-written
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Fast-growing county (8%+ 2018–23)
This site: 24% census-acs · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: …horror resort with a Texas BBQ restaurant, music/movie venue and cabins record · all sites with thisEntertainment and sports
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisHotel
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | OperatingWikipedia no source |
|---|---|
| Strategy | ReinhabitedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | entertainment, hotel, retailWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | horror resort with a Texas BBQ restaurant, music/movie venue and cabinsnewtypes-extraction reported |
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Official records (3)
government and regulatory records for this site, built from ids on the record
- Bastrop County (48021) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
- FEMA flood map (NFHL) at this point (search)from msc.fema.gov
- EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom echo.epa.gov
Reference (3)
encyclopedic and research references
- Wikimedia Commons photos within 500 mfrom commons.wikimedia.org
- Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from retrofittingsuburbia.com
- Bastrop, Texas on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org
Place (8)
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- Street Viewfrom google.com
- Bing Mapsfrom bing.com
- Apple Mapsfrom maps.apple.com
- OpenStreetMapfrom openstreetmap.org
- Walk Score at this pointfrom walkscore.com
- Transitland mapfrom transit.land
- USGS National Mapfrom apps.nationalmap.gov
Market (1)
listings and owner pages; commercial, so search engines are told not to follow
- LoopNet: for sale in Bastrop, TX (search)from city search
News (2)
news searches and archived pages
- Google News: “Gulf Oil gas station/barbecue joint” (search)from name search
- Bing News: “Gulf Oil gas station/barbecue joint” (search)from name search
History and original facts
| County | Bastrop County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 7 · West South Central |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: A former Gulf Oil gas station on SH 304 was reinhabited as a horror resort with a BBQ restaurant, music venue, and cabins for Texas Chainsaw Massacre fans. |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Planning
| No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site. |
Site context
| Housing permits, Bastrop County (TX), 2024 | 150 units in 5+ unit buildings, 272 in 2–4, 1,419 single-family; 2023: 192 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 4,150 jobs in 221 establishments; average annual pay $40,199; employment location quotient 1.79; employment -1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 615 jobs; 207 in retail trade, 89 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 48021950302)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 41st income percentile as adults; 3.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (956 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 91% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 9.2%; median family income $83,808; 476 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Bastrop Independent School District (PK-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 383 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 111 county-logged events: 51 hail, 26 thunderstorm wind, 26 flash flood, 6 tornado; $1,862,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 78602, 2026-09 | median list price $399,500 (-7.0% on the year); 296 active listings; median 84 days on market; 17% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 235 establishments (+36%); 4,290 jobs (+71%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $351,578 (-5% 1 yr, -0% 5 yr); typical rent $1,697/mo (-1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 4,994 vehicles a day (major collector, 2 lanes); 1 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Operating Gulf Oil gas station/barbecue joint in Bastrop, TX, with plans to transition to a horror resort featuring Texas BBQ, music/movie venue, and cabins. Bastrop County grew 24% 2018–23; retail establishments up 35.8% since 2012. 1,419 housing units permitted in county 2024. Opportunity score 0.0 (reasons: retrofit already built, county growth). Peer sites include other TX locations using 'reinhabit' strategy.
Why. Record states current status, new-use details, county growth, retail/housing trends, and opportunity score reasons. No external interpretation added.
Where it stands. No additional context provided (e.g., traffic volume specifics, exact retrofit timeline, or peer project outcomes).
For a planner
- County growth and retail trends support potential demand for new uses.
- Permit data shows active development in Bastrop County.
For a developer
- Retrofit already completed (per reasons), reducing development risk.
- Low opportunity score (0.0) may indicate market saturation or unverified assumptions.
What we do not know yet
- No data on current occupancy or revenue of gas station.
- Traffic volume (4,994 ADT) not linked to projected demand.
- Peer projects' success metrics not provided.
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- county grew 24.0% 2018–23
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
Sources
- Texas State Highway 304 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Gulf Oil gas station/barbecue joint
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