A look at the shell of a former coffee shop in Odessa, Texas. The Joker Coffee Shop.

This news article will explore and excavate the remains of an old coffee shop in the town of Penwell, Texas near Odessa, Texas.

Joker Coffee Shop was a coffee shop and cafe which once served the former town of Penwell, Texas and Odessa, Texas throughout much of the 20th century. The Joker Coffee Shop has that classic midcentury America feeling and vibe to it. (Ref: https://tabacrosstexas.com/2020/05/09/across-the-state-in-eight-the-end-part-8-pecos-to-el-paso-a-bankhead-highway-motorcycle-adventure/)

Joker Coffee Shop was said to be “a far West Texas oil town eatery” that last flourished along with the rest of Penwell, Texas back in the Roaring Twenties (1920s). (Ref: https://weburbanist.com/2015/06/07/no-perking-15-drained-dry-abandoned-coffee-shops/)

The shell of The Joker Coffee Shop still remains visible public right-of-way from the road. There is a tall sign that still stands at the service road of I 20 (Interstate 20) which belonged to the Joker Coffee Shop. Joker Coffee Shop has been closed for a long time. All of the windows have been removed thus exposing the brick structure and integrity of this building. (Ref: https://www.flickr.com/photos/racphotography/10713117726/in/photostream/)

The Joker Coffee Shop is located at Interstate 20 & FM 1601, Penwell, Texas which is actually at Interstate 20 & FM 1601, Odessa, Texas. The Joker Coffee Shop is located about 16 miles west of Odessa. (Ref: https://www.flickr.com/photos/racphotography/10712852764/in/photostream/)