Abandoned Places
Abandoned places, forgotten places, off the main road places. These are the places I like to be.
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Factory - Clearly Abandoned - Bartlett, California
Each time driving by, I’ve wanted to take a picture of this old factory. This time through, I did.
Ranch House Cafe - No Longer Seating - California
The Ranch House Cafe had been serving great food for decades, under several different names over the years. So sad to see it closed.
Wright’s Service Station - Stopping Now Would Be Wrong - California
You’ve most likely zipped past this abandoned service station, if you’re a Hwy 395 junkie. It’s been closed for a long time, nothing to see here, keep moving along. But every place you see like this has a story, and sometimes, they’re wacky. And sometimes, they’re ordinary. I think the story behind this service station is rather extra-ordinary.
The Airflite Café - Grounded - California
Does this building seem oddly familiar, like something out of a Twilight Zone episode perhaps? Read on, fellow travelers, searchers and explorers. At the signpost up ahead, you’ve entered the location known as “Grant.”
Rustic Oasis Motel - Maybe TOO Rustic? - California
Here’s what the Rustic Oasis Motel sign looks like today. I had seen a picture of it from many years ago where it was in better shape and thought, “hmmm, I should stop and get a picture of that for my explor-files.” So, I did.
Volcano Ranch House - What a Blast - California
Imagine living next to a volcano. “What a blast!” Sorry. Sure, it’s been at least 10,000 years since the last eruption, maybe as long as 100,000 years. Why risk it? And what would the insurance rates be…..
Little Lake Post Office - Postmark: GONE - California
you’ll realize that you’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of roadside memories. At the signpost up ahead, there’s a turn-off for Little Lake Road. Take it.
Check Under the Hood? - Abandoned Mojave Desert Service Station - California
It’s probably been thirty plus years, at least, since anyone has said that here. But at one time, this was a bustling stop on a highway that was once a major route from hither to yon.
The Dixie Inn - Not Haunted - California
I didn’t have an EMF Meter, an EVP, a geophone, Geiger counter or even a flashlight. But somehow I knew, the Dixie Inn was definitely NOT haunted. Case solved, put to rest, RIP.
BATHS! Once a Month! - Needed or Not! - California
Who needs a bath more than once a month? Would have loved to visit this particular building when it was open for BATHS. Made of stones from local mines, opened for business in 1921.
Barn-voyage - California
Why did the farmer cross the road? To ask the guy with the camera why he was taking a picture of his barn.
Hadley Fruit Orchards - Moved Next Door - California
Speeding past on Interstate 10, maybe a half dozen times a year, the “abandoned place gravity well” has tried to pick me off the freeway to stop and take some pics. It finally happened.
Burro Be Gone - Arizona
When there are many motels to choose from, what might make someone pick one over another, especially after driving for hours late into the night?
School’s Out for Ever! - Rt 66 - Arizona
School’s out for summer, and winter, and fall and spring.