Abandoned: Here are a couple of abandoned buildings I came across on a trip to/from Shawnee OK recently. They caught my eye on the way up, and I stopped on the way back to get shots of...

cahale Loc: San Angelo, TX

Here are a couple of abandoned buildings I came across on a trip to/from Shawnee OK recently. They caught my eye on the way up, and I stopped on the way back to get shots of them. I'm not sure why they caught my eye, but I just felt that the church says something about religion - I don't really know what, and the house is not the normal run of the mill shack. Your thoughts?

St. Johns Church
St. Johns Church...

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Stained glass window undergoing decay

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Church details
Church details...

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Abandoned brick house south of Seymour Texas on Hwy 277.

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Bushpilot Loc: Minnesota

Beautiful images, both structures look too nice to be left to decay.

JFCoupe Loc: Kent, Washington

Very interesting photos. I have seen other abandoned homes, barns, etc on trips and often wonder what the story is that led them to be abandoned.

revhen Loc: By the beautiful Hudson

Sad

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

A lot of rural and small town areas are losing population (bigger mechanized farms/ranches and moving to larger towns and cities for jobs etc.) and a lot of very fine buildings are being left empty.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

cahale wrote:

Here are a couple of abandoned buildings I came across on a trip to/from Shawnee OK recently. They caught my eye on the way up, and I stopped on the way back to get shots of them. I'm not sure why they caught my eye, but I just felt that the church says something about religion - I don't really know what, and the house is not the normal run of the mill shack. Your thoughts?

I love them, but the awesome stained glass needs some lightening ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Fstop12 Loc: Kentucky

Did you get a chance to go inside the church?

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

cahale wrote:

Here are a couple of abandoned buildings I came across on a trip to/from Shawnee OK recently. They caught my eye on the way up, and I stopped on the way back to get shots of them. I'm not sure why they caught my eye, but I just felt that the church says something about religion - I don't really know what, and the house is not the normal run of the mill shack. Your thoughts?

Stlawrence

Perhaps the oil ran out. :)
Too bad, in any event.

traderjohn Loc: New York City

cahale wrote:

Here are a couple of abandoned buildings I came across on a trip to/from Shawnee OK recently. They caught my eye on the way up, and I stopped on the way back to get shots of them. I'm not sure why they caught my eye, but I just felt that the church says something about religion - I don't really know what, and the house is not the normal run of the mill shack. Your thoughts?

It's sad. Whenever I see pictures like this and others that were constructed of wood/logs. My first thought is why doesn't someone, a company come in and dismantle these buildings and repurpose the material. Then of course my other brain kicks in and it would probably not be very cost-effective.

DougS Loc: Central Arkansas

Interesting, beautiful, and sad.

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

ghill42 Loc: Colorado

Farm and ranching is hard work and for many of the younger folks, the pay doesn't justify it so they head for the cities. And when the elders die, their property is sold, often to big corporations, or it's abandoned. Such is life in rural America.

I love the photographs. Thanks for showing them.

merrytexan Loc: georgia

cahale wrote:

Here are a couple of abandoned buildings I came across on a trip to/from Shawnee OK recently. They caught my eye on the way up, and I stopped on the way back to get shots of them. I'm not sure why they caught my eye, but I just felt that the church says something about religion - I don't really know what, and the house is not the normal run of the mill shack. Your thoughts?

Love all the shots..good job!