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McCormick's Store

This gas station and store combo sits west of Barstow and east of Hinkley in the Mojave desert. It was operated by a Mrs. McCormick and her son Bud in the 1940's and 1950's. No one seems sure when the doors were locked for the last time, but it's a good bet it was sometime around 1964, when a realignment of the highway routed the stream of customers away from the tiny enterprise. What's left of the place is now home to pigeons, mice, and probably any number of other unseen creatures. Soon, it will belong to the desert again. Thanks to _RedShoesGirl_ for the back story.

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Uploaded on March 26, 2014
Taken on March 14, 2014