Yes, we visited an alley in a commercial area. It was a cool and drizzly day, unusual for the time of year. These pics had little contrast.
Alleys are their own little world.
This one comes off one of the busiest streets in town, but in the alley it is peaceful.
I would have photographed more, but it was raining too much.
I'll finish this series next time, and throw in some miscellaneous stuff from the past.
Here in Lubbock, we photograph what no one else will.
This stuff is strewn over a large area near I-27, right across from the airport.
There is absolutely nothing there to keep anyone from entering, but it is probably not wise to go in very deep or stay very long. I suspect that the ground is contaminated.
And then we found a house that has burned.
Very unfortunate!
A long time ago I lived in this little house. It was in much better repair in those days. It's sad to see it in this shape. This was long before the little house craze. This is about as small as I'd every want to get.
We finish with random views from various residential areas on the "wrong" side of University.
We are about to have Plainview in our rear view mirror. A few more views of Plainview, and then we will be returning to Lubbock, with a stop along the way to view another repository of junk, and this one might actually be toxic.
This is just another abandoned building in Plainview.
There is an old American Legion Hall, in a state of decay. What happened to those American legions, those world conquerors?
This is one place where they seem to live no more. All gone. And this ruin is all that is left. In Plainview, north of Lubbock.
Goodbye, Plainview. We might return to do the 4th of July there, as we did last year. I'll be there with my camera, and maybe we will meet the time traveler again, the strange fellow with the big camera who followed us around, trying but largely failing to make some kind of coherent conversation.
If I sometimes appear to be only semi-literate and not particularly grammatical, remember: I graduated from Texas Tech.
I would have photographed more, but it was raining too much.
I'll finish this series next time, and throw in some miscellaneous stuff from the past.
