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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
Lincoln’s nose
In order to get this close to Lincoln’s nose, you have to walk right past a sign that asks you not to touch Lincoln’s nose.
Most people do not obey those instructions.
The Lincoln Tomb
Springfield, Illinois
July 2, 2022
wide Elvis
I guess I’ll just leave this right here so you, too, can bask in the sculptural quality of this piece I call Wide Elvis.
Braidwood, Illinois
July 1, 2022
progress?
I guess this renovation project is on schedule and on budget. You know, the way these kinds of projects always are…
Lexington, Illinois
July 2, 2022
reading (with Abe)
Of course, when you are in the Land of Lincoln you’ve got to expect a lot of Abe-related stuff.
In addition to the giant covered wagon with book-reading Abe, there is a marker downtown commemorating the time in 1853 when our boy Abe christened the town (just named Lincoln!) with watermelon juice. (“From a cup,” according to the ever-helpful EZ Route 66 Guide for Travelers.)
And both of these things illustrate why you need to get off the damn interstate and look around in these little towns.
Lincoln, Illinois
July 2, 2022
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