Railroad Tracks

Territory

 

I spent a good deal of my youth on and around these tracks. To the left and out of frame is Alex Sanger Elementary. To the right and following the tracks into the distance is a creek. About a mile down the tracks is W.H. Gaston Junior High.

 

From 1976 to 1981 I knew this strip of ground better than anyone. It was my territory. At school I felt terrorized, but here, I was safe. I owned this place. But like all the territories of adolescence, someone else owns it now.

 

To see where this photo was taken click on the map link at right

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