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What used to be there?

Downtown Las Vegas has changed quite a bit in the last few years. So much so, that today I often have to think about what used to be standing only a few years ago. There are many lots that have been flattened or rebuilt. Portions of the landscape have become unfamiliar.

It is an odd feeling when I look at an empty lot or a new development and cannot remember what used to be there. Was what was there before of any worth, or was it simply unremarkable? It feels as if I am losing my memory. Obviously someone thought what is new was certainly of more worth in order to go ahead and finance, assemble, entitle, build, etc. But what I am getting at is a sort of amnesia of place.

Nevada Roads

You pass so many places at 80 mph. Stop and get out. That is all.

Original photograph – © P. Fenkell

Road Trip

Let it be known that I love a road trip, but hate to commute.

South view. Shot somewhere between Reno and Vegas.

Original photograph – © P. Fenkell

 

Drive-In

This theater caught my attention many times as I traveled by. It stood just outside Fallon, Nevada. Luckily, I finally stopped and got a picture before it was demolished.

Original photograph – © P. Fenkell

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