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Yes. Littlefield IS a dying town. It’s a shame, too, because I know for sure it used to have a vibrant (and award-winning!) downtown. My grandpa lived north of town and a big deal for us was to go see him and sometimes meet up with my Aunt Elizabeth and my cousins – who drove in from Earth, as one does – to go shopping in downtown.
But don’t planning your own shopping trip: practically all the buildings along Phelps Avenue are occupied by only debris and pigeons.
Littlefield, Texas
photographed 7.26.2023
this ought to have been in Brownfield
We are right in the middle of what I like to call the Truth in Naming Belt: we’ve got towns called Levelland, Brownfield, Shallowater, Earth, Plainview, Plains, Sundown. And those names are accurate.
Anyway, although I spotted this practically monochromatic scene in Littlefield, I sort of think it needs to be in Brownfield…
Littlefield, Texas
photographed 7.26.2024
shady
Oh, yes – here I go again, shooting photos through dusty windows into buildings full of random discards. Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of lamps and most of them are just as nice as the ones you can see here. If you get my drift.
Post, Texas
photographed 7.27.2024
creepy-town
So. Littlefield. It’s….a place, for sure.
I looked through the window at this particular abandoned place and the conglomeration of things – those candleholders, the arched staff things, the chair, the mattress leaning on the wall, and that silhouette on the wall gave off a particularly sinister vibe.
Now, you might think that this plus that creepy dude from yesterday’s photo would have been enough to keep me from returning. But maybe you also know me and won’t be surprised to find out that I went back just a week later. And it was still creepy-town.
Littlefield, Texas
photographed 7.26.2024
dust to dust
It does seem sort of ludicrous that a building material made of mud and straw can durable enough to last hundreds of years. And it’s also ludicrous that over time it just melts back into the earth it originally came from.
But the best part about all of this is the way these walls, as they gradually melt away, begin to take on the shapes of the surrounding mountains.
Santa Rosa de Lima ruins
Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 7.3.2024
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