Torrence Avenue Bridges
Chicago, Southside. A pair of vertical-lift bridges span the Grand Calumet river. Continue reading Torrence Avenue Bridges
Of Mice and Men
The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy -Robert Burns, To a Mouse Continue reading Of Mice and Men
Þingvellir
…or, for those not fluent in Icelandic, Thingvellir. It was where the Viking clans convened annually for almost a thousand years in order to govern their island. About an hour’s drive from Reykjavik, it’s a seismically active rift valley crisscrossed with gorges and waterfalls, one of which is pictured here. Continue reading Þingvellir
Temple
East St. Louis, Illinois Continue reading Temple
Welcome to East St. Louis
A view of the long-shuttered Armour meatpacking plant outside St. Louis. Continue reading Welcome to East St. Louis
Abandoned Saskatchewan farmhouse, dusk. Continue reading
Meteor Belt
All the seeming of an explosion frozen in space. Continue reading Meteor Belt
The Unbearable Wretchedness of Pianos
We’ve recently addressed the trope of Lonely Chair; today, we examine the Dilapidated Piano. The piano, when it ceases to function as an instrument of music, acts as a beacon to vandals, the results of whose activities serve the urbex photographer in presenting scenes of pathos and despair. Presented below is a typical example of … Continue reading The Unbearable Wretchedness of Pianos
Does This Make My Butte Look Gay?
A cloudbow appears over Castle Butte, southern Sakatchewan. Continue reading Does This Make My Butte Look Gay?
The Ghost of Tractors Past
Farm machinery rusts in a ghost town on the plains of Saskatchewan. Continue reading The Ghost of Tractors Past
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