More Urban Decay

On my drive to Oklahoma last week I came across this lovely building in the middle of Gainesville, Texas.  I was first distracted by the sign for a pie company on the square so I exited.  But then I saw this beauty and decided "Who needs pie, when I can spend time photographing this!"  I spoke to the owner who said he didn't currently have any plans to restore the building --what a shame.  I would turn this building into studio apartments for artists.  :)  But that's just me.  I didn't ask what this was in the past but it had to be some sort of processing plant because they had old elevator mills built in the mid to late 1920's.  My fascination with these buildings is the mysteries that lay silent in the walls --waiting for someone to unearth the secrets.

Here is another picture that I took at Logan County Memorial Hospital in Guthrie, Oklahoma.  I'm digging this angle.

Weekend Photography

I spent this past weekend in Cushing, OK and had the opportunity to visit a couple of abandoned schools, plus an abandoned hospital in Guthrie, OK as well.  I was in absolute heaven!  I am still sorting through and editing images but here are a few I would like to share with you.  The first two were taken at Logan County Memorial Hospital.

The Hospital was built in the 20's and closed it doors in 1977-78.  To read more of the history of this hospital, please visit THIS PAGE on abandoned ok dot com.     

The following pictures were taken at Norforlk School in Cushing, OK.  This school was also built in the 20's and closed its doors in the late 50's.  To read up on the history of this school, please visit THIS PAGE at abandoned ok dot com.