Editing Lamesa, Texas (section)

==Culture==

During the last weekend of April, Lamesa hosts the annual Chicken Fried Steak Festival. Lamesa has been called "the birthplace of the [[chicken-fried steak]]", but the reporter who made the designation later confessed that the claim is fictional. Nevertheless, in 2011, [[governor of Texas|Governor]] [[Rick Perry]] declared Lamesa the home of the chicken-fried steak. In the 2013 competition, Mayor Dave Nix teamed with city councilman Greg Hughes as contestants. The community event attracted 65 sponsors and 104 booths.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2013-04-27/third-annual-chicken-fried-steak-festival-bigger-ever#.UX6W4RUo6cx| title=Chris Hoff, "Chicken Fried Steak Festival keeps growing", April 27, 2013| newspaper=[[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]]| access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

[[La Entrada al Pacifico]] is an international trade corridor that begins in [[Topolobampo]], [[Mexico]], runs through [[Midland-Odessa metropolitan area|Midland-Odessa]],, and ends in Lamesa (according to the legal definition).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas Transportation Code Section 225.040 - La Entrada Al Pacifico Corridor |url=https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._transp._code_section_225.040 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=texas.public.law}}</ref>

Lamesa's Sky-Vue Drive-In Theater, established in 1948, became a well-known regional fixture. It has been closed since a kitchen fire destroyed the snack bar on November 27, 2015. Known for its "Chihuahua sandwich", conceived by owners R. A. "Skeet" Noret and his wife, Sarah,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7985|title=Sky-Vue Drive-In|publisher=cinematreasures.org|access-date=February 26, 2017}}</ref> the Sky-Vue was one of only 14 remaining [[drive-in theater]]s in Texas. Others are in Lubbock and [[Clarendon, Texas|Clarendon]]. Before he became famous, musician [[Buddy Holly]] performed on the roof of the Sky Vue's projector building.<ref>[http://www.driveinmovie.com/TX.htm "Drive In Movies in Texas"].</ref> The theater was also used as cover art and named in the title of country music album ''Down at the Sky-Vue Drive-In'' by country music artist [[Don Walser]]. Lamesa also has an indoor movie theater, Movieland, which has two screens.

"The Wall" on S 2nd Street is a brick wall on which graduating seniors of Lamesa High School paint their names. Each year, the new graduating class adds their own graffiti on top of the last.

The [[CBS]] [[television series]] ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'' had one of its more profitable oil wells, Ewing 23, in Lamesa. In one of the more dramatic scenes of the series, in season four, [[J. R. Ewing]] flies in his [[Learjet]] to the Lamesa airport. Shortly thereafter, gunfire erupts and Dawson County sheriff's deputies shoot a man who blew up the oilfield after a failed effort to blackmail Ewing.<ref>''Dallas'', Season four, Episode eight, "Trouble at Ewing 23".</ref>

===Dal Paso Museum===
The Dal Paso Museum, a collection of local artifacts housed in a former hotel, is located in downtown Lamesa. The name is derived from the fact that Lamesa is located on the table land of the Staked Plains. On display are home furnishings, pioneer tools, ranch and farm equipment, and exhibits by local artists. The museum, at 306 South First Street, has limited afternoon hours to the public.<ref>Texas Transportation Commission, ''Texas State Travel Guide, 2007'', p. 123</ref>