Monthly Archives: December 2013
Angel
The sculpture, known as the Umlauf Angel, keeps watch over the front section of the City of Lubbock Cemetery. The Angel, by internationally known sculptor Charles Umlauf, was commissioned by the City in 1958.
By 1994, things were looking bad, as she had developed cracks due to weathering. Restoration in 1995 and 1996 was successful. Sort of: only a few days after the restored sculpture was complete vandals (two high school boys, later arrested) chipped away at the wing tips, causing $1,200 in damages.
She’s fine these days, casting her gaze skyward amidst the gravestones.
The City of Lubbock Cemetery
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.3.2009
Indoor plants
It’s just never a good sign when weeds are growing up through cracks in the concrete floor on the INSIDE of a building.
The back of this building is completely gone, and the front may as well be. But there’s a metal structure covering (what’s left of) the building. Someone thinks it’s worth saving, and I wish them all the luck. In the meantime, though, those weeds just keep on sprouting.
Colorado City, Texas
photographed 3.13.2013
This is the end?
Weeds encroach upon this abandoned farmhouse from one side and storm clouds bear down on it from another.
This may not end well….
Lamb County, Texas
photographed 5.22.2010
Sliding
Not too much left in Throckmorton, and it looks as though it’s sliding toward oblivion. The population decreased nearly 9% from 2000 to 2010. Even more telling: in 2010, there were 466 housing units in town and 116 of them were vacant.
I found this near the intersection of Texas Street (which isn’t paved) and North Matthews Street (which is).
This isn’t the first time this particular structure’s made an appearance on the blog: you can see it here or here or here.
Throckmorton, Texas
photographed 3.25.2012
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