North Edwards Requiem
While I was down in the Mojave holding a secret alumni workshop this weekend, I learned that the long abandoned gas station at the North Edwards exit, on highway 58 is gone. When I stopped here to do a couple of set ups, in the middle of the night, last June, the back wall was partially collapsed, and it was obvious it was on it’s way out. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve night shot here (I recently found some from 1999–with pumps still on the islands–a post for another day). And how many other roadside night photographers have shot here? All of you, I think. There must 10,000 artsy-fartsy daylight pics of it floating around on the web too. This iconic tin shed was a touchstone for me, and every other frequent driver of the Bakersfield to Barstow run. Gonna miss this one. About 3 AM, lit with the Protomachines flashlight.
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