It's A Good Year Some Where Photo

Photographer’s Note

This was seen on the side of an old, but not abandoned anymore gas station last weekend in Southern Illinois. Good thing I happened by in the winter - the vines will have big, green leaves on them in the spring and summer, so the sign would not have been visible. I really liked how the weathering of the sign sort of matches the weathering of the galvanized metal siding - the colors almost blend together with the exception of the white border.

This sign kind of epitomizes the year we are having so far, too. It might be a Good Year for tires, but this year is already wearing me out!

I thought this building was one of those abandoned ones, but walking around the front of it I noticed that someone had put a fresh, bright coat of paint on the inside. Perhaps one day it will be an antique store or more likely a Subway Sandwich restaurant.

I took a couple shots of this building, here's another I posted a couple days ago on TrekLens.

Have a great day today - I've managed to dredge up another few blues show images, so I'll be having Blue Monday again tomorrow.

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Dpbours (220) 2009-03-15 8:18

Hi Reed,

'An old, but not abandoned anymore gas station'... That surely is a sentence that got me thinking. Who came back there? Why?

I'm not even sure it's a good year for tires.... People will cut down on car use, due to fuel consumption and with that they will not wear out that much tires ;-).
Interesting place you found here. And I'm also wondering about the fresh paint on the inside....

Greetings! Dennis

h2nl (524) 2009-03-15 8:26

I like the rusty worn out look of it very much. Together with the vines hanging over it sure says a good year has passed by a long time ago.
Regards, Han

feather (50168) 2009-03-15 9:44

Creative picture Reed. I wonder how many of us would walk on by, not spotting the potential. I find this genre of photography very difficult. I just don't see such shots, but admire them from others. The whole presentation is good with your matching title making the image whole.
Kath

ktanska (16695) 2009-03-17 5:24

Hi Reed,
Such details are fascinating. I like that old fashioned typography mixed with signs of age. Vines in front also add feeling of abandonment. Nice to hear that the building has got new use.
Kari