What the Chamber of Commerce didn’t want you to see
I have a crush on downtown Littlefield: I will just go ahead and admit that right now. It’s got lots of empty buildings for me to photograph and I never get tired of looking at them.
But for all the times I’ve been there, I only just now noticed that from a certain angle you can see right through a pair of glassless windows and get a nice view of the Chamber of Commerce. It sort of sums up the whole town.
Littlefield, Texas
photographed 2.28.2021
Posted on March 15, 2021, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, abandoned buildings, black and white photography, learning to see, littlefield, monochrome, one day one image, photo a day, photography, postaday, reasons to stop, road trip, take time to look, texas, things i see, thoughtful seeing, travel photography. Bookmark the permalink. 7 Comments.
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Looks like you’d best not step over that threshold….looks a bit unsafe underfoot……
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Yeah – the place was a mess!
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Not good!
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It must be intriguing. Why are so many empty?
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Like a lot of small towns in this part of Texas, it’s really struggling. Farming (the main part of the economy) has changed and requires fewer people. Other industries haven’t really been able to make a go of it; Littlefield used to have a denim mill, but it’s closed. It’s just 40 miles from Lubbock, which is an easy drive for shopping and medical appointments.
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Thank you for your description of changes. Of course I expect that High Streets everywhere are suffering as are businesses i the hospitality industry. I now do on line shopping with the occasional visit to a local shop. Used to travel by bus and train but not for the last year plsu.
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A lot of things changed rapidly over the past year, didn’t they?
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