Mystery. Or not.
There’s a mystery at every one of these old gas stations along Route 66, where it snakes through Santa Rosa. Well, some of it’s not mysterious: the Interstate made the old highway, which went through town instead of around it, redundant. And then the huge truck stops appeared out on the interstate, which made the little gas stations redundant.
So the mystery is what to make of what’s been left behind. Some places are full of junk, and others – like this place – seem to have been swept up when the last human left.
You’ve seen this place before, from the other side. Maybe you recognized it?
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 5.4.2013
Posted on April 2, 2014, in architecture, Photography and tagged 365 photo project, abandoned buildings, architecture, black and white photography, melinda green harvey, monochrome, new mexico, one day one image, photo a day, photography, santa rosa, santa rosa new mexico. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
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Classic documentary photography …. well done. Glad to see a pic like this with the place clean for once, like you said.
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Thanks, Frank. There’s almost always something interesting hidden behind the dusty windows at these old places.
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It looks like they weren’t planning on going out of business. The big door for instance, looks like it might have been replaced not long before the doors shut for good.
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Yes, that door seems much newer (and shinier) than anything else around the place. So many mysteries….
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