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Another reason to stop in Sudan
In the same town where I spotted a yard sale sign and a rundown storefront, and on the front of this building was this magnificent scene.
The front of this building is only a few feet from a busy highway (US 84, heading northwest to Muleshoe, Texas) so taking pictures required some degree of faith in the ability of drivers to stay on the road. But it was worth it to see the pile of plaster that fell from the ceiling, the oval water stains on the far wall, and the narrow slabs of light shining through the holes in the roof.
Sudan, Texas
photographed 5.25.2013
Plywood, weeds, and peeling paint
Here’s another shot of the endangered train depot in Snyder.
Had this been an old book, rather than an old building, that peeled part would be called foxing*. I don’t know what it’s properly called on a building.
Snyder, Texas
photographed 7.10.2013
*A condition issue affecting old books, prints and ephemera consisting of brown spotting caused by exposure to excessive humidity, extreme temperatures and/or the aging of inks originally used in processing
The depot was boarded up, and the train didn’t stop
A couple of years ago, Preservation Texas named this train depot as one of the 100 most endangered buildings in the state. There was a flurry of interest which appears to have died down.
As I took this photo, the north-bound train hurried past.
Snyder, Texas
photographed 7.29.2013
Roadside desolation
It was a desolate little building, that’s true.
But I actually liked it. I liked it a lot. See how the metal’s not even – one side is higher than the other? And the top of the tall part is all patched, like the first go-round wasn’t quite tall enough? And the stonework on the columns? And those other columns made from weathered wooden posts? And look at how the green moss on the highest sections of the metal roof are the same green as the new spring weeds?
Inside was just as good.
After I walked around (and looked around back, too), I stood on the porch and watched the traffic go by. It felt right.
near Lake Travis, Texas
photographed 3.9.2013
My friend Laurie recently gave up email, the internet, her blog – the whole thing. She says she likes it that way. Me? Not so much. I will return to internet-land on July 7; any comments on the blog will wait patiently until then. (At least, that’s what I asked them to do.)
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