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What do a fork, a mermaid, and a book have in common?
Not that much, really, except that they were close together on the floor in this room of an abandoned school.
Bula, Texas
photographed 2.16.2014
A wrench in the works
The same broken down, rusted truck had been parked outside this place for at least four years, so I figured if I went in to look around, there’d be no one else there.
And I was right. I was the only one there, and I found the usual assortment of odd, abandoned things. Like a two-legged chair. And a giant wrench.
All in all, it was worth the stop.
Marathon, Texas
photographed 7.10.2015
Lighthouse
A friend of a friend took me here, and it was quite a find. I’ve posted other images of it here and here.
I’m starting to think it might be time for a return visit, just to see how the old place is getting along. Oh, and to make some more photos.
Lighthouse Church
Midland, Texas
photographed 8.23.2014
The future was wide open
Another one of the closed-down schools around here. This one’s been vacant (or un-used, anyway) since 1965, when it was consolidated with the school in nearby Post, Texas.
Post was founded by C. W. Post, whom you may have heard of if you’ve ever eaten Post Toasties or other breakfast cereals. And Close City is named for Post’s son-in-law, E. B. Close, who was married to Marjorie Merriweather Post, who was famous for being a rich philanthropist*. She and Close were divorced and each went on to marry several more times. Which is how this happened: via his second marriage, Edward Bennett** Close would become the paternal grandfather of actress Glenn Close.***
And who says nothing interesting happens around here?
Close City, Texas
photographed 5.31.201
*Her home Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, is now tainted owned by Donald Trump.
** I have a granddaughter named Bennett, but I believe that’s largely coincidental.
*** You can read more here.
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Across the road from yesterday’s image, I found a gas station that’s been out of business for a while.
Those elm trees are tenacious: they’ve been on their own for a while now, through a long drought or two, and still they hang on, with new branches growing through the dead stuff.
McAdoo, Texas
photographed 7.3.2015
One Day | One Image 