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Entrances

The front doors to an abandoned structure in Anson, Texas.

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Spanish Church

This beautiful Spanish Church is located on one of the side streets in Amsterdam, NY.  

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Abandoned Red Brick building

This building is located in an abandoned town in central Texas.  

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Beautiful Church

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Building in Colorado City

Today was a lovely weather day.  About 70 degrees with a slight wind. 

 By the middle of the afternoon I decided I needed to get out of the house and get some fresh air, so I drove to Colorado City.  I've been there before and taken photos there as well, but I never got this perspective of this abandoned building that might have been a hotel,

About 7.5 years ago I took some images of this structure.  At that time there were signs indicating that the building would be remodeled and refurbished.  So far that hasn't happened.

It's sad to see this structure continue to go to wrack n ruin.  

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Another Vacant Building

It was a late Sunday afternoon when I was walking around this area, so there are no cars or even foot traffic.  Just another vacant building.  

I always wonder who's paying the taxes on these empty structures?

Just for comparison, it was probably a high of 73 here in Abilene today, 

and -6 in Fairbanks, Ak.  Last week it was about 80 in Abilene and -40 in Fairbanks.  Yikes.

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Motel Backyard in Eastland

My friend and I decided to take a ride to Eastland and we stopped in the coffee shop that's on the lower level of a motel.  There's this beautiful pool in the backyard along with a couple of BBQ grills, changing rooms and bathrooms.  There was a pool cleaner in the water doing its work and of course there wasn't anyone swimming at this point in the year, but it's still a great place.  

Almost makes me want to take a little vacation to this place in the warm weather just for a short get-away.  Probably won't happen, but it's a nice thought..

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Back Alley Entrance

Walking down a back ally, there was this entrance to a business.  A guarded window, electric boxes and a locked set of doors.  Late day sun casting sideway shadows.

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Alleyway doorways

These two doors and the awning are located in an alleyway in Albany, Texas.   The building seems to be unused at the present time.

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What is It?

I was walking around downtown Abilene today and came across this beautiful building which I've seen many times before.  There are no signs indicating what the structure is for.  It appears to be a large home, but I don't think it is.  It must be some kind of business, but whatever it is, it's beautiful.

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Black/White Fire Escape

I was walking around downtown the other day and I saw this fire escape.  Thought it was interesting so I turned it into black and white.  

I'm sure fire escapes have save many lives, but hopefully they don't get used much.

Weather was beautiful again.  I hope it lasts a long time.  The heat of the summer is just too much and it's great walking around with these temperate temps.

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Eastland County Courthouse

This beautiful courthouse building is the Eastland County Courthouse located in Eastland, Texas. 

In 2000 the population of the county was a little over 17,000.

The structure is located in the center of the town.

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Baptist Church

I went to an estate sale this afternoon.  I don't ever want to buy anything, but it's something to do and it gets me out of the house.  

I'm always astounded at how much is in those houses~~what do people do with so much stuff, most of which is put away in cabinets and closets and not even used.

Anyway, after that I decided to drive around and look for some photo ops. 

Before I got out of town I drove down some streets I've never been on before and I came upon this beautiful Baptist Church.  What an interesting building. 

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Beautiful Architecture

Beautiful architecture in the town square of Lima, Peru. The buildings surrounding the town square were amazingly beautiful. 

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Apartment Building

An apartment building in Peru.  

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Another abandoned building

This building is in Anson, TX.  I've seen it before and photographed it before, but not from this angle. 

There's nothing that identifies what it once was, but the structure still looks like it has some good bones.

I wonder why no one has decided to rehab it?