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The deep end of the pool
The enlisted men’s pool was what it was called when I went there in high school with my friend Sara, whose dad was one of those enlisted men.
Reese Center
formerly Reese Air Force Base
near Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.16.2013
Side door
Side door.
That is all.
Except to note that this is on the former Air Force base here in Lubbock. Part of the facilities have been redeveloped for private and municipal use, but the side of the base that had all the housing looks much the same as when the Air Force locked the doors and left, in 1997. When it was a base, access was limited, and even now it didn’t feel quite right to be able to drive in without being challenged, walk all over the place, and take all the photos I wanted.
But that’s not to say I was left alone: a sign at the entrance said the area was under constant surveillance. Hope whoever was stuck monitoring the surveillance enjoyed my meandering path as much as I did.
Reese Center
near Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.16. 2013
Thanks for asking
Something old, something new (if you go right to left).
And – this is the best part, really – the other side of the old building had this:
Along Guadalupe Street
Austin, Texas
photographed 3.10.2013
We are not responsible
That sign behind the light? It says, “We are not responsible for products condemned by the state inspector.”
OK.
But wait – here’s the front of the building:
Think about it…
Now, go eat a salad.
Colorado City, Texas
photographed 3.13.2013
The Steam Laundry
To be honest, the only way I knew this was a steam laundry is because the building told me. I am not even sure what a steam laundry is, exactly. I get the general idea – dirty clothes go in, something happens that involves steam (and, possibly, detergent), and clean clothes come out.
But at any rate, it doesn’t matter: the place is out of business and the building is for sale.
Colorado City, Texas
photographed 3.13.2013
