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Established in 1881, this chapel was the first African American Methodist Church in Trenton. It was built on land donated by Mr. Fennell Sebree. Mr. Sebree was a prominent white businessman who was local to the area.
The church flourished during the 1900s. A book detailing the history of Todd County says that the church sponsored Easter services, had Sunday School classes and two choirs (junior and senior). The choir was recognized at one point in the Hopkinsville district for their outstanding performances. A pastorium was added during the early 1950s and the chapel interior was remodeled in the 1970s. Several members held leadership positions in the church for over fifty years.
Today the future of this church looks grim. It has been closed for about ten or fifteen years. The house next door is actively being demolished and it appears demo prep is being done on the chapel as well. Hopefully the piano out front is able to be salvaged.
Sebree Chapel C.M.E. Church
Trenton, KY
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(Information from the Trenton, Kentucky Facebook page and the book "The Story of Todd County, Kentucky, 1820-1970")
Wellington Airport's expansion plans have led to the boarding-up or demolition of lots of houses on Bridge Street, creating a scene reminiscent of Baltimore.
Somewhere in southwest Michigan, possibly Big Rapids. Edited with Elements and Nik Collection Silver Efex Pro 2.
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Lubec, Maine
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Taken at 1120 Harrison Ave in the Brighton area of Cincinnati, Ohio.
As you can see, this old building was being used by the High Craft Printing Company when I took the shot. Actually, judging by the boarded up windows, the building might have been vacant.
Later - I looked at the building on Google maps and found that the building is still there and shown as occupied by High Craft Printing Co INC. The windows are no longer boarded jup up and seem to contain very new window glass. I was glad to see that as we tend to bulldoze things rather trying to maintain them as is common in Europe. A lot of history is lost every time we do that. What a shame. They'll never build them like the used to.
This old church has certainly seen better days. I couldn't find any information about this one either, but it appears to have been abandoned for some time now.
Crawford County, Indiana
A couple of surviving store fronts and a garage in the old downtown business district. Population is around 400 folks.
This building at Esplanade and Spring Street in Klamath Falls, Oregon, will never be anything again besides a pile of rubble.
I found a couple of artistic treasures this summer while visiting Invermere and neighbouring Windermere (where I captured this). Lovely mini murals painted (graffitied?) atop weathered plywood covering unused/broken windows. Alas there was no clue as to the artist.
Geneva, Illinois 41.886889, -88.301322
May 5, 2025
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One of several cottages in this street reputed to have been relocated from the gold-mining town of Walhalla.
The Victorian Railways finally completed the railway line to Walhalla in 1910, sadly about the same time that mining in the area became unprofitable and most mines closed and the residents packed up and left. The population during the gold era peaked at around 4,000 compared with today's permanent population of approximately 20 residents.
So it was somewhat ironical that the railway line's main function became the removal of houses and other buildings from the town it was built to service. Today, they are dotted over many areas of Gippsland and beyond.