| Discovery's
From the Past [sic] is an opportunity to take a piece of Gonzales home with you.
We bought a Chocolate Silk Pie from Clara's Deli and a brick from Discovery's.
The pie is long gone but we still have our brick. Brad
and Suzanne Kittel operate this business from the old Odd Fellows Hall. A few
artifacts remain from that incarnation, including a child's ceremonial casket
(why do you think they were called Oddfellows?). One
of Brad's current projects is removing the old Gonzales freight depot. Since these
projects are dismantled, salvaged, and made available, we feel a more realistic
term would be "distributed". Brad will not dismantle anything until
he squeezes the history out of every 2 x 4. The Kittels also distributed the Hallettsville
Freight Depot. Note was made of initials and dates carved into the wood, and a
handsome coffee table was made from some 1 x 12s. The place is brimming with architectural
stuff. Look through their windows and see doors, doorknobs by the bushel and enough
keys to make Florida jealous. For voyeurs, there's even a sizable collection of
escutcheons (keyhole plates for non-voyeurs). So you see, it's an education in
itself. Not on display, but available, is a warehouse of flooring and lumber. Brad
explained that while abundant stands of Oak were cut in Gonzales and surrounding
counties, these were used for railroad cross-ties, and Louisiana Pine was shipped
in for flooring. He also talked of a local furniture maker who would follow the
loggers as they moved their sawmills along the river and make furniture on site.
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