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“Business route” is optimistic
It’s the same story: once the interstate came through, all the little businesses along what is now optimistically called the business route began to fade. Here there are several miles of abandoned gas stations, truck stops, restaurants, and other buildings whose previous life is now indeterminable.
It’s a sad sight.
Unless I see it: then it’s a town full of opportunities.
Rio Pecos Ranch Truck Terminal
(now closed) (which you could already tell)
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 5.4.2013
December 7
There might be something wrong with me (to state what’s probably blindingly obvious).
I am studying The Practice of Contemplative Photography; the assignment was “color” – specifically to “Keep a narrow focus on color. Look at color in a simple and open way…When you see flashes of color – free from concept – eye and mind will be on the same axis.”
I worked on the assignment over a few days – this shot was taken with my iPhone in a truck stop parking lot.
But, here’s why I think there’s something wrong with me: I posted my “color” assignment in black and white, because I like it better that way.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 11.25.2012
November 11
Old Route 66 is the spine of town, traversing the length from east to west. Along the way, in addition to Bobby’s Trading Post (above), you can see a graffiti swimming pool, a dark and vacant highway, this abandoned liquor store, and a vacant gas station.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 8.31.12
September 6
The graffiti pool at one of the abandoned motels along Route 66.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 9.3.2012
One Day | One Image 