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Deserted, Abandoned or Dilapidated...

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I had an idea for an "old building" thread when riding out west a couple of weeks ago.

Please post up your best images of Deserted, Abandoned or Dilapidated buildings.

I start it off with these...


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The old school in Whiteflat TX. No town there anymore.

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Once was a home.... now a field with chimneys....

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Could not tell if this was being fixed up, or still falling in. Several spots were fixed, but as a whole it was crumbling.

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I love these pictures, It's exciting to see other riders who appreciate and have an eye for these old structures....

Thanks for posting and please keep them coming.
 
I'm going to have to review my copy of 'Dancer Texas', I think that 'Oasis' gas station may have been in that movie.

This looks like fun, I will definitely be contributing soon.
 
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See here's the problem, I have an old 54 chevy I am going to restore so I need the parts, and I'm just itching to see if the old dozer can be brought to life again.
I really appreciate everyone who takes these pics and posts them, I hope to be able to see the scenes in person someday.
Any abandoned buiilding makes me sad. They represent someones dreams. They put their blood and sweat in it. Did they stay and die there, are they buried somewhere, maybe in an unmarked grave? Did they give it up and leave? Were they able to get past it or did they die in their spirit when their dream died? Were they able to rise up and try again?

Or maybe it's just an old building............................
 
RonM said:
See here's the problem, I have an old 54 chevy I am going to restore so I need the parts, and I'm just itching to see if the old dozer can be brought to life again.
I really appreciate everyone who takes these pics and posts them, I hope to be able to see the scenes in person someday.
Any abandoned buiilding makes me sad. They represent someones dreams. They put their blood and sweat in it. Did they stay and die there, are they buried somewhere, maybe in an unmarked grave? Did they give it up and leave? Were they able to get past it or did they die in their spirit when their dream died? Were they able to rise up and try again?

Or maybe it's just an old building............................
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Most all those places in Texas were in their heyday in the 50's before the Interstates. Sometimes I try to imagine what it was like the first day the store owner opened the door for business--all those hopes and dreams.
 
Central Texas, near Sierra Blanca,
 

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Old Austin Raceway Park:
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Is that up Burnet Rd. 1325 just past Shoreline church on the right side? If so, what's the story behind it? I remember in highschool we used to go there and drag race/drink etc.
 
House my Mother in Law lived in as a child Brady Texas
Downtown Sheffield Texas
Dairy near Bells Texas
 

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Sterling City and Hitchcock Texas at the Racetrack. Coincidentally the ONLY photo I ever got published. We were loaded up and leaving the track and I thought "Wow thats gonna make a great pic!"
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SRADkneedragger said:
Sterling City and Hitchcock Texas at the Racetrack. Coincidentally the ONLY photo I ever got published. We were loaded up and leaving the track and I thought "Wow thats gonna make a great pic!"
SRAD
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Cool! :thumb:

I ride by the Blimp Base every day to and from work.
 
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