25 Years Ago I Ventured Out Of Illinois On A Lost Americana Trail
April 11, 2023
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“Go West Young man, and grow up, with the country.”
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Rural Court Houses
January 31, 2023
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The upside of slow growth is many grand old courthouses survived in rural towns.
Gove County, Kansas
March 4, 2021
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In the middle of Western Kansas farmland in Gove County sits Monument Rocks, a chalk formation that peaks out of ground creating a strange landscape
Baseball’s Fading Gems: Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama
May 28, 2020
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Lost Americana is going a bit off the topic from looking at fading small rural towns, for a brief few posts to explore the few
The Return of the Drive-in Movie Theater
May 3, 2020
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As social distancing becomes the norm, are drive-ins are making a return. Sadly it may may not last.
“That Road” Contest
November 15, 2019
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Win a 16×20 inch signed photo if you guess all the 10 states in these photos. After 25 years of trans-versing rural America, I’m catching
Getting To The Center of Centerville, Ohio
May 31, 2019
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Did you always believe that no two towns could have the same name in one state? Guess again.
Historical Markers Might Be The Nerdiest Thing Ever
January 25, 2019
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I Pulled Over For This: Historical Markers and the nerdyness it takes to pull over for one. You have to be a special kind of person
Big Country. Small World.
November 6, 2018
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What happens when a photographer from a big city, travels to parts of the country where few people live and posts those photos to the
Abandoned Illinois College Campus Now An Arboretum Open To The Public
October 26, 2018
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The Buildings Are In Decline, But This Abandoned Site Welcomes The Public The former campus of Shimer College in Mount Carroll, Illinois is one of
22 Years Ago These Photos Were On The Cutting Room Floor, Today I Think They’re Great
February 15, 2018
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Why These Photos I Took in 1996 Look Better In 2018 It’s amazing what time can do to ordinary photos The old grain elevators in
No Vacancy – Why I Love Mom-and-Pop Motels
December 5, 2017
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A few months ago I posted up an article about how “No Vacancy” signs are disappearing from American roadsides and apart from nostalgia one could