lubbock pyramids

From the 1950s to 1990s Lubbock was known as the largest cotton seed producer in the world. There were three cotton seed oil mills in Lubbock - Lubbock Cotton Oil, Paymaster, and Plains Co-op which was touted as the largest in the world. The tons of cotton seed were stored in seed houses, which proliferated in the 30s and 40s. Lubbock Cotton Oil had 12 seed houses, each measuring 25.000 square feet with 80 feet high ceilings. Today one of those seed houses contains an indoor skate park (www.one-9.com). After learning that open air would not harm cotton seed, mills began storing seed in huge piles on the ground. These piles often equal the size of the seed house.

Southern Oil Mill (formerly Paymaster)

2300 E. 50th Street

Lubbock, Texas