Barns: I grew up on an Iowa farm. As a kid I never appreciated all the hard and dirty work involved in farming then, so farming was in my rear view mirror in favor of the big city.

hamtrack Loc: Omaha NE

I grew up on an Iowa farm. As a kid I never appreciated all the hard and dirty work involved in farming then, so farming was in my rear view mirror in favor of the big city. Over the years I have noticed the gradual demise of the family farm and the buildings thereon to make way for road to road crops. Old barns could tell a lot of good stories and I have taken photos of quite a few that seemed interesting to me. Anyone else have any?

jonsund Loc: Currently: Florida, USA

I think that you have a good idea, preserving the images of barns. Never really thought about them disappearing from the landscape.

Billybuzz Loc: Whiteford, MD

hamtrack wrote:

I grew up on an Iowa farm. As a kid I never appreciated all the hard and dirty work involved in farming then, so farming was in my rear view mirror in favor of the big city. Over the years I have noticed the gradual demise of the family farm and the buildings thereon to make way for road to road crops. Old barns could tell a lot of good stories and I have taken photos of quite a few that seemed interesting to me. Anyone else have any?

Great images. Sometimes selecting a different angle gives a more dramatic effect, especiall when there are fences that can be used to draw the eye to the main subject.

KimW Loc: Northern Michigan

Those are great hamtrack...and I do have a few!

This was somewhere in Iowa

And this one is a couple miles from me in Michigan

This one is in the next county over

Farview Loc: PA

Barns: really liked your 1st pic of run down barn, don't see this in the east. Loads of barns here, many kinds, beautiful stone ones nearby, attaching a few.

hamtrack Loc: Omaha NE

Great photos Kim. We lived in Stowe VT for a few years, so I know what you are saying about the barns in the east is certainly true. I also took a lot of photos of covered bridges and thought maybe that might be an interesting subject for this forum.

hamtrack Loc: Omaha NE

Here are some examples of Quilt Barns in Grundy Center County Iowa. Local quilters sponsored the paintings for many barns in the area.

willys46 Loc: Grandview WA

I live only 1 mile from this barn, I noticed quite a few pictures of it on the internet. I should talk to the owners and see if I could get some photos of the inside and post them. What do you think?

77firebird Loc: Van Buren Ar.

one that I had took in Ark.

Bruce H Loc: Oregon Coast

I find these in out of the way places, if only they could talk.

dasboat Loc: Vernonia,Ore.(Vernowhere)

hamtrack wrote:

I grew up on an Iowa farm. As a kid I never appreciated all the hard and dirty work involved in farming then, so farming was in my rear view mirror in favor of the big city. Over the years I have noticed the gradual demise of the family farm and the buildings thereon to make way for road to road crops. Old barns could tell a lot of good stories and I have taken photos of quite a few that seemed interesting to me. Anyone else have any?

Old barns seem to tell a story all by themselves.And yes,they are vanishing,proof positive seen below !

Taken 1 year later

hamtrack Loc: Omaha NE

A good deal of the blame for the demise of barns lies with the tax assessors combined with the trend to plant from road to road in favor of huge acreage dedicated exclusively to crop production. Feeding animals has been lost to huge commercial feed lots.
Photo of a diminishing survivor in Harrison County Iowa.

hotzchw Loc: Rochester Hills, MI

Some barn photos...

hamtrack Loc: Omaha NE

When I started this steam, I had no idea that so many others would have an interest in barns. I think that these photos are great. Thanks to all of you for participating and hope that more will be coming.

VT hay barn

VT Round Barn

birdie

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