Thematic Buildings past their best

Lord Lucan · 10-13-2018, 03:07 PM - **5 Likes**

Derelict Farmhouse, Monmouthshire, South Wales

K-1, D FA 24-70mm

**arnold** · 10-13-2018, 06:16 PM

Originally posted by SpecialK

Along historic "Route 66" in California.

Kenwood exit.

Victorville.

Oro Grande.

Oro Grande.

Potopov's garage was bulldozed a few years ago.

Watson's Richfield.

Do Drop Inn near Barstow.

Barstow.

Daggett.

Daggett.

Daggett.

Newberry Springs.

Newberry Springs.

Ludlow.

Road Runner restaurant.

Needles.

Needles.

East of Oatman. AZ.

Route 66 was in an America that was optimistic about the future. As they say, the future isn't what it used to be. This old-values innocence now seems lost to us. I find these dystopian pictures very sad reminders of that. Thanks for posting them.

Lord Lucan · 10-14-2018, 02:10 AM

@CharLac's second picture in the sequence on previous page : I have never seen (in UK) traffic lights with horizontal heads. They would have been no good for my father; he was red-green colour blind and relied on seeing the vertical position of the light.

**CharLac** · 10-16-2018, 09:31 AM

Originally posted by Lord Lucan

@CharLac's second picture in the sequence on previous page : I have never seen (in UK) traffic lights with horizontal heads. They would have been no good for my father; he was red-green colour blind and relied on seeing the vertical position of the light.

A buddy of mine is colour blind as well in the same way and he says he has to be extremely vigilant when the traffic lights are configured this way. In Ontario they are vertical but across the border in Quebec they are horizontal. Luckily the Quebec lights have two reds and they are larger than the green and the yellow.

**CharLac** · 10-16-2018, 09:33 AM - **1 Like**

Near Quyon, Quebec, Canada
Pentax k-3ii DA 18-55 WR

SpecialK · 10-16-2018, 05:30 PM - **3 Likes**

Pleasants Valley Road CA.

Esparto RR station CA.

North of Williams CA.

Artois CA.

SpecialK · 10-16-2018, 05:35 PM - **1 Like**

Near Castle Crags CA.

Around Dunsmuir CA.

SpecialK · 10-16-2018, 05:38 PM

Tulelake CA.

SpecialK · 10-16-2018, 05:41 PM - **4 Likes**

Near Ft Klamath OR.

Near Ft Umpqua OR.

Lord Lucan · 10-17-2018, 06:25 AM

I think that SpecialK wins the cornflakes in this thread. However, this is about "Buildings at their Best" and I can't believe that Ben's Garage ever had a "best"

**jacamar** · 10-17-2018, 07:15 AM - **1 Like**

This place did have its heyday as a quicksilver mining town. Terlingua in west Texas.

aaacb · 10-18-2018, 05:21 PM - **1 Like**

Detail at Suffolk Downs in Boston

(tmax 400, M 135/3.5)

**jacamar** · 10-24-2018, 08:31 AM - **2 Likes**

Dwight, Ontario

**Kerrowdown** · 10-24-2018, 12:31 PM - **2 Likes**

Definite TLC required.

**jpzk** · 10-24-2018, 12:43 PM - **2 Likes**

Found this one here from a few years ago ... St-Germain de Kamouraska, Québec, Canada.

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10-13-2018, 06:16 PM	#77
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,299	Originally posted by SpecialK Along historic "Route 66" in California. Kenwood exit. Victorville. Oro Grande. Oro Grande. Potopov's garage was bulldozed a few years ago. Watson's Richfield. Do Drop Inn near Barstow. Barstow. Daggett. Daggett. Daggett. Newberry Springs. Newberry Springs. Ludlow. Road Runner restaurant. Needles. Needles. East of Oatman. AZ. Route 66 was in an America that was optimistic about the future. As they say, the future isn't what it used to be. This old-values innocence now seems lost to us. I find these dystopian pictures very sad reminders of that. Thanks for posting them.

10-14-2018, 02:10 AM	#78
Lord Lucan Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Wales Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,978	@CharLac's second picture in the sequence on previous page : I have never seen (in UK) traffic lights with horizontal heads. They would have been no good for my father; he was red-green colour blind and relied on seeing the vertical position of the light.

10-16-2018, 09:31 AM	#79
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by Lord Lucan @CharLac's second picture in the sequence on previous page : I have never seen (in UK) traffic lights with horizontal heads. They would have been no good for my father; he was red-green colour blind and relied on seeing the vertical position of the light. A buddy of mine is colour blind as well in the same way and he says he has to be extremely vigilant when the traffic lights are configured this way. In Ontario they are vertical but across the border in Quebec they are horizontal. Luckily the Quebec lights have two reds and they are larger than the green and the yellow.

10-16-2018, 05:30 PM - 3 Likes	#81
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482	Pleasants Valley Road CA. Esparto RR station CA. North of Williams CA. Artois CA.

10-16-2018, 05:35 PM - 1 Like	#82
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482	Near Castle Crags CA. Around Dunsmuir CA.

10-16-2018, 05:38 PM	#83
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482	Tulelake CA.

10-16-2018, 05:41 PM - 4 Likes	#84
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482	Near Ft Klamath OR. Near Ft Umpqua OR.

10-17-2018, 06:25 AM	#85
Lord Lucan Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Wales Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,978	I think that SpecialK wins the cornflakes in this thread. However, this is about "Buildings at their Best" and I can't believe that Ben's Garage ever had a "best"

10-17-2018, 07:15 AM - 1 Like	#86
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443 Original Poster	This place did have its heyday as a quicksilver mining town. Terlingua in west Texas.

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aaacb Pentaxian Join Date: May 2016 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,726	Detail at Suffolk Downs in Boston (tmax 400, M 135/3.5)

10-24-2018, 08:31 AM - 2 Likes	#88
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443 Original Poster	Dwight, Ontario

10-24-2018, 12:43 PM - 2 Likes	#90
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251	Found this one here from a few years ago ... St-Germain de Kamouraska, Québec, Canada.