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There was just something I liked about this array of mailboxes. I liked the arch of the now-bricked basement window, I liked that big mailbox off by itself, I liked the escaping mail in box E, and I like the jaunty angle of box D.
Mt. Olive, Illinois
photographed 7.3.2022
all the saints are here
As I mentioned yesterday, I found the statue store right there on the main street of Benld, Illinois. Even though I have all the religious statues that I need*, I wish the place had been open: I would have liked to see this array of saints up close.
Benld, Illinois
photographed 7.3.2022
*Zero. I have zero religious statues. And that’s exactly how many I need.
camel
I didn’t know what I’d see that Sunday morning on the main street of Benld. Maybe a bank. Or a liquor store. Or two or three dollar stores. I surely did not anticipate a store full of weathered religious statuary.
But that is indeed what was there, one door down from Stan’s Barber Shop and across the street from the Hebenstreit Apartments.
You just never know…
Benld, Illinois
photographed 7.3.2022
side door
The county courthouse in Carlinville stands tall and cuts an imposing silhouette against the backdrop of a small town. The building was constructed between 1867-1870 and has a lot of beautiful Beaux Arts details. But the thing that caught my attention was this humble side door.
Carlinville, Illinois
photographed 7.2.2022
time travel
Hey, so if you are in search of a motel that will let you time-travel back to 1983, I think I’ve found the place you’re looking for. It had:
- Seafoam green carpet
- Pink and burgundy wallpaper
- Bedspreads
- Headboards like in your childhood bedroom
But also it was clean and the noise from the window air conditioner gave me a bit of soothing white noise for a good night’s rest.
Carlin Villa Motel
Carlinville, Illinois
photographed 7.2.2022
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