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tin ceiling
Winter got to Joplin the very same day that I did, so my photos were made on very short walks. One of these walks (a walkette?) I happened to see what I am sure started its life as a car repair garage. Currently it is a restaurant supply place and kudos to the current people for keeping those old tin ceilings. That’s a nice bit of history and nostalgia.
Route 66
Joplin, Missouri
photographed 1.29.2023
celebrating years
I love how the Munger Moss Motel is proud of being on Route 66, but also sort of shy about announcing just how many years they’ve been there. I mean, I get it: I’m of a “certain age” myself and would prefer to have to say that big ol’ number out loud.
So, same, Munger Moss Motel, same.
Route 66
Lebanon, Missouri
photographed 1.28.2023
Pinga’s
I haven’t been out shooting new stuff in a while, so here’s some older things (but never before edited, so they’re also new).
This restaurant in Missouri didn’t make it, even with the decorative saguaro painted on the building. It’s a shame.
Route 66
Doolittle, Missouri
photographed 1.28.2023
the long and short of it
This has been my absolute favorite family photo for as long as I can remember. I’ve always thought of it as “Grandpa and the Tall Guy.” And while I have no context on any of this, I want to think that someone saw the humor in getting the shortest man in town to stand next to the tallest one and grabbing a quick photo.
My grandpa wrote “with Bob Bowers, Branson Colo” on the back of the print.
My grandfather was about 5′-2″, which I think puts Bob Bowers at something like seven feet tall.
Branson, Colorado
vintage family photo – date unknown
…and then there’s this
Holy hell. You may recognize me over there, the second from the right, because for the most part, I still am exactly that fashionable.
near Earth, Texas
scanned family photo – date unknown
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