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Art in a desolate location
This used to be part of a little complex on the edge of the town where I work; there was a cotton gin, the gin office, and this building. The gin stopped ginning. The office turned into a place called Larry’s BBQ, which had live music at lunch every day and where if you ordered anything other than a burger, you’d’ve made a big mistake. Then a chain BBQ place came to town and Larry’s closed up. After a few years, someone driving a bulldozer pushed Larry’s place into a pile, and someone else with a front-end loader loaded Larry’s into a container and hauled it (him?) away. Last year, someone else (I guess) spent a very long time taking the cotton gin down, probably to salvage the metal building components.
And, so, all that’s left is this little building, with a mural. (Which sounds fancier than calling it graffiti, but I’m in a generous mood, so what the hell.)
Levelland, Texas
photographed 3.16.2017
Dead K Mart #4: Flagpole
Here’s the last of the dead K Mart photos, with the floodlight pointed toward nothing.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.12.2017
Dead K Mart #3: Loading Dock
This dead K Mart is on a lot that’s over 36 acres, which is a lot of empty space right in town.
But at least there’s an old mattress out by the loading docks.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.12.2017
Dead K Mart #2: Garden Center
I looked through all the windows that weren’t covered with brown paper. This was the garden center; everything’s gone except the row of advertising banners high on the wall.
According to the real estate listing for the property, the building is 178,158 square feet. It’s all empty now, of course. But way in the back, some lights have been left on – are we supposed to think someone’s home?
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.12.2017
Dead K Mart #1: Parking Lot
This is the first in a four-part series of images of the out-of-business K Mart here in Lubbock.
The store closed late last year, one of 64 stores that were closed nationwide. This one does still have a dumpster and a mailbox, though the reasons for them are unclear. Wait! I just realized that I didn’t look inside the dumpster…it’s possible that I missed something important. But probably not.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.12.2017
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