Men in ball caps at the End
of the Pavement
1978 - 2009
By Janice Boling
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Portraits of men in ball caps
Ball caps were the hat of choice.
Harold looked good in a ball cap.
Caps were the hats of choice at the End of the Pavement. Sometimes people wore cowboy hats and occasionally someone wore a fedora, but ball caps were the norm.
Scott in a Nike cap
We gathered up inside Gwen and Gomer's trailer at the End of the Pavement during winter months.
We had some great times around Gwen's kitchen table -- shelling walnuts, eating wild-turkey nuggets, playing Scrabble, and just hanging out with friends. I wouldn't trade those days for a million dollars.
Gomer in a cap
An engineer's cap was not really a ball cap but the shape was similar. Gomer wore an engineer's cap for many years. He probably went through ten of them.
Raymond
Raymond wore a ball cap and dark glasses on this day at the End of the Pavement.
Hambone
Hambone wore a Nascar ball cap along with dark glasses in the 1990s.
Jerry
Jerry wore a ball cap -- along with a pair of dark glasses. Besides hats, we also wore a lot of branded t-shirts. This one says, "Button your fly."
Frank
Frank winked at me and I almost missed it. He looked good in a dark ball cap.
Rick
Rick looked good in a white ball cap and Harley-Davidson shirt.
Ab and Curtis in baseball caps
Ab, also known as Milford, was Gomer and Gwen's son. I always called him Ab. Some folks called him Abner. He had a lot of nicknames.
Ab was raised at the End of the Pavement and around the Owltown area. If all the younger generation were like Ab, Curtis, and the other End of the Pavement youngsters, our world would be a better place.
Curtis, also known as Bo Bo, is Bryan and Darlene's son. He was raised right next door to the End of the Pavement and ran around these woods his whole life.
These two guys are men now. Ab has a a son that is almost grown!
J.C. had a nice ball cap to wear with his camo.
Carlene probably did not want to her hair to go flat. That was the problem with hats!
Tony and Vince
Tony Rich and Vince looked good in their ball caps. Tony had a OCB&G Club shirt and Vince was wearing a Team USA.
Ronnie Garrett
Ronnie looked good in his Arbor Acres hat. He probably got it from Eddie or Eugene Rich. Ronnie worked in Tony's Cabinet Shop for many years. When he was down and out, Tony even let him live in the back of the shop.
Billy B
Billy looked good in a ball cap. Ball caps were popular because they shielded eyes from the sun, provided shade for the head, could be adjusted to fit any size, were inexpensive, and had breathing holes to keep things cool.
James and his daughter Ashleigh
Father and daughter wore ball caps while relaxing at a horseshoe tournament at the End of the Pavement.
Pete
Pete was a handsome older man from up north. He looked good in a brown "Classic Stone" cap.
Gary
Gary P always looked good in red. This red ball cap matched his Metallica t-shirt.
Danny
Danny sported a nice ball cap. He didn't come around often, just occasionally. I guess he liked to spend time at home with family.
Ab
Ab had a rat-tail braid down past his shoulder blades and a Dallas ball cap. That was Dana in the background.
Jeremy
Jeremy had on a nice red and black ball cap and three gold earrings.
George Seabolt and Bill W
George wore a camo ball cap while Bill's was white.
Matt
Matt wore his ball cap backwards. Lots of the younger generation did that. At least the brim didn't shade their faces -- which made photography a lot easier.
Joe Fox
Joe preferred a straw or felt wide-brimmed hat, but a ball cap would do.
Thomas
Thomas enjoyed the summer day at the End of the Pavement in a denim ball cap.