I am sorry that it is gone, too, as I would have loved to have eaten there. I've been advised that I really should try Perini's Ranch Steakhouse in B.G.
The Gap was the original county seat of Taylor County, complete with courthouse that is still there. I have heard that the citizens of brand-new Abilene put it to a vote to relocate the county seat to their town, and that the bad feelings when they won the election led to an armed posse from B.G. trying to nullify the results. Wonder if great granddad was in that bunch. When he was an elderly man, one of my uncles visited him in Denver in the 1920s, and he showed my very young uncle three bullet scars -- and the Colt in the shoulder rig under his suit coat. This made quite an impression on my uncle, and I am glad he told me the story not long before he died.
Back on topic, my rifle arrives at my FFL dealer tomorrow. Can't wait!