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Truckstop Marquee  :::::  Fernley Nevada

Truckstop Marquee

Last shot before dawn at the abandoned “Truck Inn” truck stop in Fernley, Nevada.  Tall curbs, cement filled, double-high 55 gallon drums on the ends, they must have had problems with semi’s crushing the pump islands.  35 seconds into a lightening sky, enough time to crouch behind the drum and get some red LED flashlight […]

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As seen on CNN

Wow, you sure get a lot of new visitors when you’re featured on CNN.  I’m overwhelmed. Welcome to all the new visitors.  Hope you enjoy my galleries of work shot in decommissioned military installations, abandoned amusement parks and aviation boneyards too.  The “Lost America” body of work is not just about cars! Get on the workshop […]

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Subterranean Graveyard  :::::  January 2011

The Presidio Pet Cemetery

San Francisco’s elevated-freeway approach to the Golden Gate Bridge, called “Doyle Drive,” winds its way through The Presidio, a former Army base, decommissioned in 1994. Doyle Drive dates back to the original construction of the bridge in the mid 1930s.  Now seismically unfit, the new “Presidio Parkway” is currently under construction to replace it. Nestled […]

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New Gallery: J’s Amusement Park and Haunted House

With the influx of new readers lately (hiya!), I wanted to launch another new gallery for the site today. This work hasn’t been on the site for a couple of years.  Visit the gallery. J’s Amusement Park was a small family run operation hidden away in the woods near Guernville California.  It originally opened in the […]

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The Lace  :::::  Carson Plains, Nevada

The Lace

                                      I’m sure The Lace was a happening spot at one time, but now it’s sign overlooks a vacant lot alongside Highway 50 in Western Nevada. This is mostly lit by moonlight and the sodium and mercury […]

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The Thing  :::::  Winfield's flathead-powered Model T, "The Thing." Handbuilt for for racing on the nearby dry lakes.

New Gallery: Gene Winfield Customs

I’m going live today with a new gallery on the site: Gene Winfield Customs. Legendary customizer Winfield has been creating award-winning custom cars and well known movie vehicles since 1947.  His high desert shop and personal junkyard has to be seen to be believed. Hope you enjoy these 27 new images that have never appeared […]

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Winner of the costume contest!

Beelzebub

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