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57.4¢/gallon and 60.4¢/gallon
I knew you’d want to know if the gas pumps still showed a price, and they do. I am not a gasoline-price historian (or any kind of historian, for that matter) so this valuable clue about when this station was last operational is lost on me.
Perhaps the One Day | One Image Research Department (Yes! We have our own research department.) could investigate and report back.
I can tell you, though, that Flite-Fuel is the more expensive one.
Sudan,Texas
photographed 5.25.2013
…and across the road
Across the road from the place with the caved-in ceiling, you can get a burrito. And more, apparently.
This seems like a good time to mention that I am a big fan of Kevin Kainulainen’s blog Objects Gross and the Unseen Soul; he does a fantastic job of capturing storefronts and other buildings that have all seen better days. Go have a look – I bet you’ll like what you see.
Sudan, Texas
photographed 5.25.2013
Another reason to stop in Sudan
In the same town where I spotted a yard sale sign and a rundown storefront, and on the front of this building was this magnificent scene.
The front of this building is only a few feet from a busy highway (US 84, heading northwest to Muleshoe, Texas) so taking pictures required some degree of faith in the ability of drivers to stay on the road. But it was worth it to see the pile of plaster that fell from the ceiling, the oval water stains on the far wall, and the narrow slabs of light shining through the holes in the roof.
Sudan, Texas
photographed 5.25.2013
We buy
What remains behind when a business closes down interests me. Almost never do I encounter an empty, but clean, building. Variations on this scene are common.
So, this place. I guess they bought grain and feed. Purina was involved. What happened next? I don’t know. But whatever it was, it’s been a while since it happened.
Sudan, Texas
photographed 5.25.2013
This
Another shot from Sudan, just a couple of blocks from the yard sale sign. Kind of a mystery, I think, about what “This” refers to, but I like it.
This entire block of buildings had once been busy; I saw evidence of a beauty shop, a video store, the Eastern Star place, some offices, and so on. But now: nothing was still in business and the roofs were caved in.
Good for photography; bad for the town.
Sudan, Texas
photographed 5.25.2013
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