February 23, 2023
It’s hard to get anywhere on Route 66 because there is so much abandonment that pulls me over. Even what isn’t abandoned looks abandoned, weather-worn and time-loved… crispy and texturous. To follow, some stray decay along the way.
With several exploration fails, I was happy to peep Fort Courage standing tall from Interstate-40. Braving the harsh temperatures and whipping winds, I made the most of my short stop. Currently for sale, this large collection of structures may soon have new life. Or it may not. Such is one Read more…
February 21, 2023
Growing up in the 80’s Lisa Frank stickers were the creme de la creme of my sticker book pages. Sticker books, for you young people, were places to show off how your cool taste and cred. So when I learned that the Lisa Frank headquarters sit abandoned in Tucson, Arizona–and Read more…
February 19, 2023
Traveling Route 66 you’ll see evidence of its faded glory–in physical form. The construction of Interstate 40 made it impossible to travel its entirety; it bypassed some of Route 66’s stops leaving them suspended in a dead road, leaving their roadside stops left to decay. To follow, some of that Read more…
August 21, 2020
Well right next to Two Arrows is Two Guns, the location of a very colorful abandoned KOA campsite. The roadside attraction contained a campsite, gas station, pool, a small zoo–other such rotating attractions to bring in the road weary. Now it sits abandoned though apparently that are campers who utilize Read more…
Built in the 40’s, this old trading post is from the Route 66 hey-day. Route 66 Americana weirdness is one my personal kitsch favorites, being a lover of the road and all things vintage. And as I explored the roadside wreck I decided that I would do a road trip Read more…
August 20, 2020
Somewhere in Arizona, a gas station has seen better days, it’s conjoined facilities—abandoned, scrapped, but not vandalized.
Of course I took any opportunity to explore roadside abandoned sites. And there have been a lot! First, two Anasazi Inn locations. They are both large complexes within various states of decay. Wide open, I explored without much worry, even meeting a equally excited gal from Wisconsin who had also Read more…