This old house…
This old house is probably a Starbucks or a Walgreens or something by now. This picture was taken in 2008, on what was then the northern fringes of expansion of the Dallas metro area.
somewhere north of Dallas
photographed 3.15.2008
Posted on June 27, 2014, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, abandoned buildings, black and white photography, dallas, melinda green harvey, monochrome, north texas, one day one image, photo a day, photography, texas. Bookmark the permalink. 12 Comments.
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Here it would be either a Duncan Donuts or Tim Horton’s. We like our dough fried, please.
Iloive the “busy-ness” of this. Lots of detail.
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Thanks, Ken. My friend Carlos and I used to have Photography Weekends, where we’d just wander back roads to see what we could find; this was from one of those weekends.
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love the silhouette in the upstairs window.
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Thanks for noticing that, David. I was shooting with a friend that day, and we both felt like that silhouette was watching us…
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Great photo! I live in McKinney and drive the back roads just North of us. There are still a few old buildings that look like this but sadly, not too many will be left in the years ahead. I love growth but it sure its sad to see something like this.
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Back when I took this, I wasn’t very good at keeping track of where I was, but this probably was taken somewhere near McKinney.
Thanks for stopping by the blog, and for posting a comment!
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Ain’t gonna need this house no longer
Ain’t gonna need this house no more
Ain’t got time to fix the shingles
Ain’t got time to fix the floor
Ain’t got time to oil the hinges
Nor to mend no window pane
Ain’t gonna need this house no longer
I’m gettin’ ready to meet the saints
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You have a knack for pairing songs with photos – perfect selection for this shot!
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Grand old Negro Spiritual, I’m reminded of the words thanks to Lignum Draco. I spotted the silhouette too in the window. Loads of character here, Melinda. Now, I’ll be humming that tune all afternoon while I paint those window panes of this old house.
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Thanks, Andy. I took this a while back, before I had any idea of what I was doing. I’d like to be able to re-shoot it, but since I don’t have any idea of where, exactly, I was and because of the creeping urbanization, that’s not very likely to happen….
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Love these beautiful messes. Simply delightful!
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Thanks – I find a great deal of beauty in places like this. You already knew that about me, I suspect, since you see what sorts of photos I usually post!
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