A couple of careers back, when I worked at an architectural firm, we were contacted by a man who had Grand Ideas. That happened a lot; in almost all cases the ideas were much, much grander than the budget.

So, this particular Grand Idea was going to be using this old power plant building as a gym. Nice concept, to renovate a building and give it a new use. Nice concept, too, to have a gym in downtown Lubbock. But that’s about as far as it went. Of course the money wasn’t there. Neither, for that matter, were potential members of the gym, since there really aren’t that many people downtown.

And now, many years later, the place is still there, still empty, still waiting on a Grand Idea that might actually work out.

But at least it’s got some interesting materials and shadows to photograph. (You can see the building’s previous appearance here on the blog.)

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.2.2013