Thursday, July 21, 2011

Ruins in a Small Town




This shell of a building, which probably suffered a devastating fire, retains some of its previous beauty ~ red bricks, arches, vines ~ and has been turned into a downtown picnic area in Center, Texas.

9 comments:

Oakland Daily Photo said...

In exploring your blog I see you too like peeling paint and rusted signs. Only yours are in the countryside and mine in the city.

thanks for visiting and commenting.

Birdman said...
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Birdman said...

I've enjoyed these shots you don't often see in a travel brochure. It's small town life.

TexWisGirl said...

oh, that's neat! glad they didn't just tear it down. it looks very beautiful still!

Lara said...

Reminds me of the glass blowing studio we saw in Jerome!

Magpie said...

This is so wonderful. Do you have pictures of it in it's current incarnation?

BrandNewStudio said...

FabulousGoodCreations

Anonymous said...

Wow there is something hauntingly beautiful about that.

Suburban Girl said...

Nice that they keep it. I love seeing that kind of thing.