Held in pieces on Flickr.
Outside of Niland, the remains of a desert cement factory. Thatched patio eaten by time.
Silver specs are still on the negative since it’s cross processed, but I like how it ages the photo.
View On Black
Thanks to LA Times for all the love: LA Times Southern California moments !
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An early 35mm shot.
Salton Sea Dawn 6 (by Jason Knight lostlosangeles)
Return to Thoreau on Flickr.
Traveling west from Walden Pond and Thoreau’s foundation, we found this abandoned train tunnel. This front end is smooth with polished rock and concrete. As we walked in the blackness to the other side, we realized that the stone was left unfinished, framing nature’s chaos.
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Alright! Explore #75 for September 29, 2011.
Weak competition on Flickr.
Of the many dozens of rooms on dozens of floors, we stopped abruptly at this one. Initially the colors drew us in. The tungsten light from outside the window cast an eerie glow Then we looked more closely at the stoop of the hotel across the way…
-abandoned skyscraper, Los Angeles
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Roof forest on Flickr.
My first view of the roof forests of Detroit. Nature’s trinity, sentinels. Proud and unconcerned. This is our forest floor.
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Bombay Beach reclamation on Flickr.
There is so little left in Bombay Beach. It’s been very odd watching this gem be slowly eaten by the shores of the sea over the years. In a few years it will be gone, no more skeletons at Bombay Beach…
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Los Angeles…city of dreams on Flickr.
Young Forest Third Floor on Flickr.
Tar carries nutrients. So does the wood subfloor. That must explain the growth of this new forest. The trees find a way, planting near enough to sunlight. Rain flies sideways and collects. I also drips down through the rotting roof and collects around the roots. Over the decades, this the forest has found a way to begin its return.
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Epiphany on Flickr.
Santa Fe Railroad Hospital (aka Linda Vista Hospital)
The patient and his psychiatrist see only their roles as capitol crumbles around them.
This is the first in a new series titled “Ghosts of Progress.”
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Open resources on Flickr.
Frozen in motion, the gate still allows access across the buildings. A barrier, not quite complete. And an open canvas.
Packard Plant, Detroit
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