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May 20

The school in Close City is about all that’s left of the town, which was intended to be a planned community of model homes and industry. It was, however, too far away from the center of the county to serve as the county seat and was abandoned in the early 1900s.

The school building is mostly boarded up now, but at one point, it was easy to get inside and wander around, either to spray-paint important messages on the walls (actual message: For a good time call me. Ask 4 Aimee.) or to take pictures. You can probably figure out what I did when I was inside…

Western Garza County, Texas

photographed 5.31.2010

April 28

No more liquor store in Taiban, which is sort of a shame, I guess, because according to this blog, the town was once known as the bootlegging capital of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. You sort of hate to see that sort of heritage disappear.

Taiban, New Mexico

photographed 8.7.2011

April 21

In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.
– Denzel Washington

Los Angeles Series, 1 of 6

photographed 4.17.2012

April 13

This scene has all the things I love in a photograph: old brick, old wood, new weeds, some sky, a cloud, a bit of pavement. No wonder I stopped to take a picture.

Spur, Texas

photograhed 6.10.2010

April 9

I am not certain if the ring of dead trees around this old house is protecting or threatening, although I am leaning toward the latter.

along FY 37
Lamb County, Texas

photographed 12.26.2008