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End of the Line
This used to be a fancy hotel, with conference and banquet rooms and an atrium and all that stuff. A few years ago, we spent the night there when the dust from a home renovation project got the better of us, and it was clear that it wasn’t the place we remembered. The best amenity we got then were what I called “exfoliating towels” which were made (I am almost positive) from sandpaper.
And the slide down continued, and now, here we are: it’s being demolished. No word on what’ll be taking its place.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 4.15.2020
Feeling the Squeeze
It’s no wonder that this little ice cream place didn’t make it – it got squeezed to death from every direction.
Littlefield, Texas
photographed 4.7.2020
One-Star Place
This may not be the ONLY one-star place in town, but it is definitely one of the one-star places!
Littlefield, Texas
photographed 4.7.2020
Diagonals
This time I was shooting through some old glass that had wire mesh inlaid in it. And look! The diagonal of the mesh and the diagonal of the stairs match.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 4.4.2020
Chain and Block (with pigeon)
The big wooden door on this abandoned building had a lens-sized hole way down at the bottom. You know what I did.
I like making these kinds of photos, shooting blind through holes or dirty glass, because it’s a (usually good) surprise when I see the finished image. If I’d been doing this the “right” way, framing up the shot and all that stuff, I’m not sure I could have done better than the way the chain, the concrete block, and the pigeon arranged themselves.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 4.4.2020
