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historical building

Yes. This is an historical building. I know that because I  read that sign.

Travel tip: be really careful pulling back out onto the road after a photo stop. It’s sort a blind-curve-in-both-directions deal and can get exciting if you’re not careful.

Route 66 – near Arcadia, Oklahoma
photographed 10.11.2021

pointed

Happy Halloween, y’all!

Here’s a pointy roof – perhaps reminiscent of a witch’s hat? – to help with the celebrations.

Route 66 – Conway, Missouri
photographed 1.28.2023

#3

While labeling something as number three definitely implies the existence of numbers one and two, that may not actually be the case right here…

Route 66 – Paraje, New Mexico
photographed 5.29.2023

round beds, you say?

…and this begins a bunch of posts with photos from my collaborative Route 66 project. Since October 2021, photographer VC Torneden and I have worked on a project we call The Other Side; we’re documenting the overlooked parts of Route 66, the small (and dying) towns, odd signage, and anything else that captures our attention.

It’s important to note that here in Barstow, you can find remodeled rooms AND round beds in the very same location. That’s a travel win, right there. Possibly.

Route 66 – Barstow, California
photographed 6.3.2023

and across the way, the city wakes up

Here’s another image from our early-morning photo expedition to the Malecon – this view is looking west across the bay to downtown Havana.

Havana, Cuba
photographed 11.7.2022