Index Town Hall
One final photo from Index, Washington, this time of the town hall. Index Town Hall. May 22, 2023. Index, Washington.
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Rantoul, No. 1
At the end of March, I had a chance to visit Rantoul, Illinois. I hadn’t been there in nearly 30 years, back when the Air Force base there was still operating. I had been there twice, both when I was a young Boy Scout on […]
Irish Abbey, c. 1998
Digging through the archives, I came across a scan from 1998. Taken while on a spring break trip as part of the Illinois State University band, this photo shows Adare Trinitarian Abbey in County Limerick, Ireland. A photo of this image has been sitting above the TV for the last decade.
Dwight Depot
The former train depot in Dwight offers beautiful architectural details (as we’ll also see in tomorrow’s post).
Mobil Station
Not everything along the Route is in good repair, and in some cases, such as this former Mobil station, the rust and abandoned look is displayed with pride.
Standard Sign
This service station features painted shingle siding. All along the Route, there are points of interest like this one, and many feature an audio recording that you can play to give you the historical context of the place.
Standard Service
Buckle up for my Route 66 mini-series! Over the next two weeks, I’ll post photos from a late-march trip along a portion of Historic Route 66. While this series runs, I’ll be working on the last series in this series: Industrial Heartland. Eaves, Chris (March […]
Americana, No. 7
This image is part of my Americana Series coaster set, which is available for sale at MidnightOwl.Gallery. Eaves, Chris (Aug. 18, 2019). Americana, No. 7 [Photograph]. Burlington Township, Ill. Shot on a Canon 6D at 40mm, 1/200 sec., f11 at ISO125.
Sentinel, No. 3
Here’s another photo from the archives and one I’ve published in a few iterations of my website. Known as the “Ruinas del Faro de Guánica,” the abandoned Guánica lighthouse, pictured above, dates back to 1893. I’ve named this photo “Sentinel” in honor of Robustiano Rivera, […]
Abandoned Government No. 7
A police trailer sits inside the secure area and appears to offer video surveillance of the property. Even though it closed seven years ago, the area still feels recently abandoned. Eaves, Chris (March 16, 2020). Abandoned Government No. 7 [Photograph]. Dwight, Ill. Shot on a […]
Abandoned Government No. 6
The Dwight Correctional Center, which was also known as Oakdale Reformatory for Women and the Illinois Penitentiary for Women at Dwight, closed in 2013 after a round of state budget cuts. The facility first opened in 1930.
- Eaves, Chris (March 16, 2020). Abandoned Government No. 6 [Photograph]. Dwight, Ill. Shot on a Canon 6D at 25mm, 1/320 sec., f8 at ISO400.
Twin Stacks
I featured this image back in March, and I’ve made a few incremental improvements on it since that time. The image shows the former power building for the Elgin State Hospital, which opened in 1872 as the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane. […]
Abandoned Government No. 4
Approaching an open bunker is eerie. The sound from your feet collects in the bunker and bounces back at you like a giant megaphone. Thankfully nothing was living inside this one. Eaves, Chris (March 16, 2020). Abandoned Government No. 4 [Photograph]. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, […]
Abandoned Government No. 3
Some bunkers remain locked, while others have had their asbestos-laden doors removed or propped open. In 1942, one of the plants supplying the bunkers exploded. The blast was felt “for a radius of 100 miles.”(1) Despite the severity of the calamity, the other 11 production facilities at the site remained in operation.
- Eaves, Chris (March 16, 2020). Abandoned Government No. 3 [Photograph]. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Ill. Shot on a Canon 6D at 35mm, 1/125 sec., f8 at ISO400.
(1) Associated Press, “Explosion Fails To Jar Morale”, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington, Sunday 7 June 1942, Volume 60, Number 24, page 3.)