Beautiful Ghost
Here is the reason I take pictures of old buildings. This one here was like a beacon on the Illinois prairie. It made this small town a destination for many photographers. I’m sure that made little meaningful impact on the local economy but it was nevertheless the most recognizable icon of a town that otherwise had no real focal point. Now the building is gone. Torn down to make room for nothing discernible. A victim of time and diminishing resources. In an age when little value is placed upon history, this is sure to happen again and again. Preservation gives way to to the desire for urban renewal and the past gets swept away like so much offal.
Beautiful Ghost
Here is the reason I take pictures of old buildings. This one here was like a beacon on the Illinois prairie. It made this small town a destination for many photographers. I’m sure that made little meaningful impact on the local economy but it was nevertheless the most recognizable icon of a town that otherwise had no real focal point. Now the building is gone. Torn down to make room for nothing discernible. A victim of time and diminishing resources. In an age when little value is placed upon history, this is sure to happen again and again. Preservation gives way to to the desire for urban renewal and the past gets swept away like so much offal.