Editing Marathon, Texas (section)

==Places of interest==
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J.P. Bryan purchased the vacant Gage Hotel in 1978, which underwent a renovation and re-opened in 1982.<ref name="GageHotelWebsite" /> The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Register Database and Research - National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/database-research.htm#table |website=www.nps.gov |access-date=27 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Bryan also acquired other buildings to further develop the town.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Kathryn|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/marathon-man-2/|title=Marathon Man |work=[[Texas Monthly]]|date=July 1998|accessdate=2022-05-26}}</ref>

The town was also a filming location for the movie [[Paris, Texas (film)|''Paris, Texas'']] directed by [[Wim Wenders]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Filming Locations for Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas (1984) in Texas, including Marathon and Big Bend National Park. |url=https://www.movie-locations.com/movies/p/Paris-Texas.php |website=The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations |access-date=27 September 2023}}</ref>  The 1985 [[Kevin Costner]] film, ''[[Fandango (1985 film)|Fandango]]'', shot scenes in Marathon.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fandango movie: Filming Locations |url=http://www.ultimatefandango.com/info/locations.htm |website=www.ultimatefandango.com |access-date=27 September 2023}}</ref>