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Classic Deluxe (Interior)
Of course you know that my rule is to look around back.
And in back of one of the abandoned businesses in Quitaque we found a car. A Plymouth. A big, green Plymouth. It had been there for a while – the license plate had expired in October 1993. My pal over at Lightscatter helped me out and identified it as a Plymouth Classic Deluxe, which were made between 1948 and 1952.
Another rule I have is to look inside – and when I looked inside the car, this is what I saw.
Quitaque, Texas
photographed 2.14.2015
Implied electricity #2
These outdoor outlets are on the same block as yesterday’s electrical cable: another implication.
All of this talk of electricity reminded me of a song – “Stealing Electricity” by the great Tom Russell.
Quitaque, Texas
photographed 2.14.2015
Implied Electricity #1
This long-abandoned loop of electrical cable hangs on the east wall of a now-closed business. The cable has been there so long that it’s weathered past the point of redemption.
Quitaque, Texas
photographed 2.14.2015
The flag and the ficus
The Caprock Home Center is going out of business. Or maybe it’s already gone. It might have been the last business left in town, except for the thrift store at the other end of the block.
But the patriotic window stays on.
Quitaque, Texas
photographed 2.14.2015
PS – Autocorrect wants me to say “Caprice” instead of “Caprock,” which is just ridiculous, although it did remind me of my dad’s old Chevrolet Caprice, which was approximately the same size as this store, so maybe Autocorrect has a point.
We the Women
I cannot be certain, but I do not think this sign references the 1958 Italian film Siamo donne. Other than that, I am afraid I can’t provide any actual and/or helpful information.
Quitaque, Texas
photographed 2.14.2015
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