1/8/16 Historic Downtown Mineola by Sarah A. Miller
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Melissa Brown, owner of Dragonfly Art Studio is pictured at her shop in Mineola's historic downtown district Thursday Jan. 7, 2016. Mineola's downtown features a variety of unique stores selling everything from food and coffee to antiques, clothes, guns, art and home decor. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
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(Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
(Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Taylor Conaway and Ashlyn Boulware, both of Tyler, eat lunch at La Waffalata in Mineola's historic downtown district Thursday Jan. 7, 2016. Mineola's downtown features a variety of unique stores selling everything from food and coffee to antiques, clothes, guns, art and home decor. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A street sign designates downtown Mineola as part a National Register Historic District Thursday Jan. 7, 2016. Mineola's downtown features a variety of unique stores selling everything from food and coffee to antiques, clothes, guns, art and home decor. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A sign points to a shop selling fried pies in downtown Mineola Thursday Jan. 7, 2016. Mineola's downtown features a variety of unique stores selling everything from food and coffee to antiques, clothes, guns, art and home decor. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A train passes through downtown Mineola Thursday Jan. 7, 2016. Mineola's downtown features a variety of unique stores selling everything from food and coffee to antiques, clothes, guns, art and home decor. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
(Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Art and signs depicting trains, such as this mural on the side of Kelly Drug, is abundant in downtown Mineola Thursday Jan. 7, 2016. An Amtrak depot is located in downtown Mineola. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
The train tracks near the Amtrak depot in downtown Mineola are pictured Thursday Jan. 7, 2016. Mineola's downtown features a variety of unique stores selling everything from food and coffee to antiques, clothes, guns, art and home decor. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A street sign designates downtown Mineola as part a National Register Historic District Thursday Jan. 7, 2016. Mineola's downtown features a variety of unique stores selling everything from food and coffee to antiques, clothes, guns, art and home decor. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Art and signs depicting trains, such as this mural spanning the side of a building, is abundant in downtown Mineola Thursday Jan. 7, 2016. An Amtrak depot is located in downtown Mineola. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Art and signs depicting trains, such as this mural spanning the side of a building, is abundant in downtown Mineola Thursday Jan. 7, 2016. An Amtrak depot is located in downtown Mineola. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Kitchens Hardware and Deli is a popular destination in downtown Mineola. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
East Texas Burger Co. and La Waffalata are popular restaurants in downtown Mineola . Mineola's downtown features a variety of unique stores selling everything from food and coffee to antiques, clothes, guns, art and home decor. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Melissa Brown, owner of Dragonfly Art Studio creates a stained glass decoration at her shop in Mineola's historic downtown district Thursday Jan. 7, 2016. Mineola's downtown features a variety of unique stores selling everything from food and coffee to antiques, clothes, guns, art and home decor. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Owner Shiloh Alexander is pictured at her shop Haute Stuff Boutique in downtown Mineola Thursday Jan. 7, 2016. Haute Stuff Boutique is a women's clothing and jewelry store. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A Mineola High School flag soars in downtown Mineola Thursday Jan. 7, 2016. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Rafael Espinoza teaches student Megan Holt, 13, during a music lesson on a drum set at the The Rafael Espinoza Music Academy in downtown Mineola Thursday Jan. 7, 2016. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Rafael Espinoza teaches student Megan Holt, 13, during a music lesson on a drum set at the The Rafael Espinoza Music Academy in downtown Mineola Thursday Jan. 7, 2016. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)