Sunday, March 20, 2011

Depression Era House






East of the metro area are The Great Plains. The center of the United States, it is open, quiet, and haunting. During the 1930's this house, among millions of others, were where people lived and worked. Economic hardship, drought, and isolation were why many left for the cities.
Today, this house is 20 miles from the nearest town, 40 miles from the nearest gas station. Standing here, wind whistling in your ears you feel cold, lonely, disconnected.
Every time I visit this place, I find myself to appreciate it more and more.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

The Lost Neighborhood










In a small part of Colorado stands some 30 homes that are sitting empty. Victims of Eminent Domain these homes now sit all alone. Very little is known about this place. There are no records, no one wants to talk about it, it does not exist. When standing in the middle of the street surrounded by these empty skeletons, all you hear is the wind. Deer, birds, and vegetation have taken back the land.