Mother Nature Takes Over

An abandoned fast food restaurant in Vinton, Iowa.

1913 Fire Station - Now Abandoned

1913 Fire Station - Now Abandoned, a photo by Dornoff Photography on Flickr.

Fire Station Number 2, for many years was an essential part of the old town part of Portland but today stands abandoned surrounded by roads and railroad tracks.

I am not sure when the fire station was last used but it is clear by looking at the old doors that the fire trucks once used that they are in no way equipped to handle today's multi purpose fire trucks.

Hopefully this building would be put to use as it has great architectural details but it will cost money to fix up since it would have to be seismically upgraded to handle the eventuality of a Cascadia Subduction Zone 9.0+ earthquake.

Old Building & Streetcar

Old Building & Streetcar
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

This old streetcar and building sit near the Great Salt Lake just west of the Salt Lake International Airport along Interstate 80.

This site has been used by photographers (and others) for many years. However, I have heard the owner is going to be forced to get rid of the streetcar and the building shortly.

Making the Escape

Making the Escape
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Last Saturday night, Photowalking Utah got together for another excellent photowalk, this one taking place in the Old Greektown area of Salt Lake City which is just west of the main part of downtown.

We walked past the Intermodal Hub then took some pictures at one of the old buildings that is soon supposed to give way to a new hotel. One of our group volunteered to play model so she got up into one of the windows of the abandoned building and did some poses.

This photo was taken at 400 ISO using flash to keep the shutter speed from getting too low.

Startyn's Buy-Roz Gum Sign

Startyn's Buy-Roz Gum Sign
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Have a change of pace today.

Photo taken of a sign on the side of a building in Garland, Utah which is just north of Tremonton in the north eastern part of the state.

One of the fun things about away from the interstates is that you never know what you might find. After all, a trip should be a journey of exploration.

Old Building on US Highway 160

Old Abandoned Buililding at Baby Rocks, Arizona
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Yesterday when I blogged about the old gas station building I mentioned that there was also a stone building that was round sitting just west of the gas station.

Here is a picture of that stone building. Once again I would like to find out what purpose this building served. You can see there appears to be a guard stand or something in front of the main building.

Anybody know what this was?