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Mar 24, 2018 16:46:21   #
Cany143 Loc: SE Utah
 
According to the 2010 census, the population was 39. Last year, a friend/ex-co-worker/resident died, so that figure may not be quite accurate now.


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Mar 24, 2018 16:50:03   #
10MPlayer Loc: California
 
Maybe you should have titled it "Broken Dreams". One time somebody came along and threw their whole being into building a town in the middle of nowhere. Things didn't work out and you captured what is left, the sadness of a dying town. Good job of capturing the feeling.

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Mar 24, 2018 17:01:35   #
Cany143 Loc: SE Utah
 
10MPlayer wrote:
Maybe you should have titled it "Broken Dreams". One time somebody came along and threw their whole being into building a town in the middle of nowhere. Things didn't work out and you captured what is left, the sadness of a dying town. Good job of capturing the feeling.


There are thousands of towns just like this, scattered all over America. Back in the day, this whistle-stop served as a primary stopping off point/resupply place for residents of the town in which I live and a (now) ghost town/mining town in a canyon to the north. That all changed with the creation of I-70 --there was little reason for anyone to stop in Thompson any more-- and in the mid 1990's, the Denver & Rio Grande line curtailed stops there. Thirty or so miles west, present day I-70 cuts through Spotted Wolf Canyon. Men stood on the moon before that stretch of road was completed.

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Mar 24, 2018 17:10:44   #
MT native Loc: Big Sky Country — Montana
 
These are a great set of images. The last one really caught my attention when downloaded. Thanks for sharing. Nice PP as well.

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Mar 24, 2018 17:19:11   #
Cany143 Loc: SE Utah
 
MT native wrote:
These are a great set of images. The last one really caught my attention when downloaded. Thanks for sharing. Nice PP as well.


Oh, that one? It's a mile or so out of town, which is why I think of it as The Suburb. Thanks for looking!

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Mar 24, 2018 17:45:49   #
northsidejoe Loc: pittsburgh
 
Cany143 wrote:
According to the 2010 census, the population was 39. Last year, a friend/ex-co-worker/resident died, so that figure may not be quite accurate now.


Very nice photos thanks for sharing saying hello from Pittsburgh.

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Mar 24, 2018 18:43:08   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
Great compositions and processing, Cany. Have photographed these same buildings on occasions when going out to Sego Canyon. Have to admit, yours are better photos!!

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Mar 24, 2018 20:55:42   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
Nicely done. Fine set.

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Mar 24, 2018 21:17:00   #
illininitt
 
I like the first one only!

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Mar 24, 2018 23:28:20   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
illininitt wrote:
I like the first one only!


Who asked...post some of yours we would love to critique them.

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Mar 25, 2018 00:06:02   #
Cany143 Loc: SE Utah
 
jederick wrote:
Who asked...post some of yours we would love to critique them.


No worries, Jim. I sorta figured one out of six to be pretty complementary. If nothing else, its a MUCH higher success rate than I typically get while shooting.

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Mar 25, 2018 07:39:56   #
yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey
 
Beautiful shots with great pp skillset - well done!

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Mar 25, 2018 11:20:24   #
bigwolf40 Loc: Effort, Pa.
 
Cany143 wrote:
According to the 2010 census, the population was 39. Last year, a friend/ex-co-worker/resident died, so that figure may not be quite accurate now.


This is a very nice looking set....Rich

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Mar 25, 2018 21:26:54   #
10MPlayer Loc: California
 
Cany143 wrote:
There are thousands of towns just like this, scattered all over America. Back in the day, this whistle-stop served as a primary stopping off point/resupply place for residents of the town in which I live and a (now) ghost town/mining town in a canyon to the north. That all changed with the creation of I-70 --there was little reason for anyone to stop in Thompson any more-- and in the mid 1990's, the Denver & Rio Grande line curtailed stops there. Thirty or so miles west, present day I-70 cuts through Spotted Wolf Canyon. Men stood on the moon before that stretch of road was completed.
There are thousands of towns just like this, scatt... (show quote)


President Eisenhower's interstate highway system was one of the great wonders of the world, tying together a country that spans a continent. Unfortunately, a lot of small towns disappeared as a consequence. In the cities, later, we built freeways that cut through the center of town, isolating communities, causing them to die as well. Unintended consequences. We're still dealing with the consequences of cutting off formerly thriving urban communities, here in Sacramento back in the 1950s, by pushing a freeway right of way through the middle of town.

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Mar 25, 2018 22:25:44   #
sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA
 
Excellent shots, Cany!

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