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It was a nice afternoon – warm and sunny with no wind to speak of. So naturally my thoughts turned to, well, abandonment.
I headed over to look at a store called Savers, which I’d heard was going out of business. When I got there, I knew right away that I couldn’t get the shots I wanted because it was next door to a Dollar Genera (or a Family Dollar – who can tell them apart?), so there were too many cars and people around.
Lucky for me, though, I was close to a shopping center that had some vacancies.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.31.2017
Translation
Here at One Day | One Image, we are committed to being as helpful as possible. As long as we’re entertained by it.
So, I turned to Google Translate to find out what “la kumbia” is in English. Google Translate told me that it means “the kumbia.” That was not as helpful as maybe I’d hoped for. I sought additional assistance, this time using Adolfo Translate™ (also known as my friend Adolfo Perez). That was a much more helpful resource: Adolfo said “kumbia” (also, “cumbia”) is a particular sort of dance with its origins in Latin America. Wikipedia, a slightly less reliable source than Adolfo Translate™, concurs.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.12.2017
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
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