The Flickr Abandonedstorefront Image Generatr

Located on the main drag in the flood zone. The record flood struck on March 1, 1997 when 5 people were killed and 1,000 people lost their Holmes. A wall of water 24' in height struck the area where the Licking River and South Fork of the Licking River merge. The wall of water was the result of the release of water at Cave Run Lake near Morehead, Kentucky. If the water had not been released it was feared the dam would fail and create an even larger disaster. Falmouth of little warning of the release. A series of warning sirens were installed after the disaster but the possibility of more flooding remains. Most of the remaining businesses relocated away from the river and left the flood plain.

Bought some groceries from Aldi, since I am feeling stresssssed about money. I still hate shopping at Aldi, though. Wouldn't have been quite as bad if I'd remembered to bring a reusable bag or two, though.

I wanted to crash my car into the building, but when I saw its lineup of protective bollards I decided I wouldn't even bother to try.

According to Google Streetview, the "MOVED TO 6145 SEWELLS PT RD" message was installed sometime between March 2019 and September 2022. Maybe it was during the pandemic. In 2019 the sign read "WE NOW TAKE IN GAS POWERED EQUIPMENT."

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In Norfolk, Virginia, on October 12th, 2023, a commercial building at 500 35th St at the northwest corner of 35th Street and Colonial Avenue (built in 1959-1960 according to the official documentation of the Park Place Historic District, within which the building is rejected as a "noncontributing property").

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First level of a multi story turn of the century farm supply building located beside the railroad tracks.

"Dilapidated storefront!" I exclaimed from across the street, and I pranced ridiculously toward it, in a brief work of performance art entitled Heritage Travel.

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In downtown Freeport, Illinois, on August 15th, 2021, on the east side of South Van Buren Avenue, north of West Spring Street.

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The building's abandonment has been bumming out the local people for many years!

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In downtown Kansas City, Kansas, on March 29th, 2022, the former Winkler's Jewelry Store (1958-199) in a portion of the Barker Building, erected circa 1905 with a remodeled façade from 1958, on the south side of Minnesota Avenue, west of North 7th Street.

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Polaroid photograph of an abandoned bank drive-up teller window on the north end of Charlie Bob's International Plaza, an old shopping center on South Anthony Boulevard, north of Paulding Road, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

I can't remember what bank was here; it closed many years ago.

7-13-22

The city never recovered from the Great Flood of 1997 that killed 5 people and left over 1,000 homeless. This area was designated as being in a flood plain. This designation limits insurance coverage and the possibility of getting bank loans.

This building is on the north side of Line Street, just west of Railroad Street, in Geneva, Indiana.

It was originally a movie theatre, and later became a church. Opened around 1930 as the Limberlost Theatre, it was renamed the Star Theatre in 1935. The theatre closed in 2015, and was a church called Community Christian Ministries for a time after that (the church's name is faintly visible on the front of the overhang). It appeared to be vacant when I photographed it.

Geneva is a small town in the southern part of Adams County, Indiana. Like the larger town of Berne, located a few miles north, Geneva was founded by immigrants from Switzerland.

12-10-21

This vacant storefront is on the south side of Line Street in the small town of Geneva, Indiana. In the late 19th Century, it was a pharmacy owned by Charles Porter, husband of famed writer Gene Stratton-Porter. Later, it was owned by local businessman Charles Fravel, who had antique store called The Hub.

Geneva is a small town in the southern part of Adams County, Indiana. Like the larger town of Berne, located a few miles north, Geneva was founded by immigrants from Switzerland.

I want to thank my friend and fellow Indiana artist Gedda Runyon Starlin for her help in researching the history of this place. Her family was one of the first to settle in Adams County in the early 19th Century, and she grew up near Geneva.

12-10-21

This tiny old building sits vacant on the north side of English Street, between 2nd Street and 3rd Street in the small town of Hoagland, Indiana. It looks like it may have originally been a small house, but it had been used as a retail storefront for a long time.

The current owner told me that she had recently purchased it and was going to renovate it and open a business.

10-11-21

"Our mildewed window coverings fell down!"

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In downtown Hazleton, Pennsylvania, on September 14th, 2020, outside a former lamp store or antique store (?) at the southwest corner of West Broad Street (Pennsylvania Route 93) and South Vine Street.

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