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Beaumont, Texas: Flanagan's Junk Barn

Begun by owner/artist Lonnie Flanagan in the 1990s, it's a building now completely enveloped in old junk. The barn is so densely wrapped that it easily survived Hurricanes Ike and Rita while neighboring buildings collapsed.

Address:
1535 S. MLK Pkwy, Beaumont, TX
Directions:
East side of the city, on the northbound side of Hwy 380/S. MLK Pkwy.
Admission:
Free
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Flanagan's Junk Barn.

Flanagan's Junk Barn

The junk art has expanded beyond just MLK Blvd. The adjacent Craig Street now has its own junk art wall forming. A definite collection of otherwise jettisoned materials turned into some sort of art.

[Luv2RV, 04/28/2023]

Flanagan's Junk Barn.

Flanagan's Junk Barn

The building is visible from both directions of MLK, a divided highway. It looks like mostly old car parts. Interesting if you are driving by, but not worth going out of your way.

[Kwinn, 04/06/2017]

Owner Lonnie Flanagan has been chaining, roping, and wiring car parts, lawn ornaments, lights, signs, and random junk to the outside of his barn for decades. He claims it's a museum where everything is visible from the outside. He also recently expanded his art to junk sculptures, which are exhibited in an adjacent field.


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Texas Energy MuseumTexas Energy Museum, Beaumont, TX - < 1 mi.
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In the region:
Big Mary Stands On Earth, Port Arthur, TX - 16 mi.

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