Tylertown?

Last Wednesday I went out with a friend to explore some abandoned houses. I was really taken by them. They were beautiful! The first one was a two story white brick home with a hot, stuffy, dark attic & a graveyard in the backyard.

Not only did I want to photograph the house, but I wanted to take a few pictures of Kelsey as well. And they turned out pretty good, I think!

The green shutters of the first house made me very happy.

Here are a few of my favourite shots of the girl that I went with (click through to see full size):

Upstairs, we found some love letters from Erica to Brad & read them aloud. They were from 2001, and no doubt, just two high school kids.

The second house we went to was a little more nerve wracking to explore. There was a roadblock @ the end of the driveway, so we couldn’t take the car down & around the back where no one could see us like the last house. I braved the outcomes, and just parked the car at the end, and we walked. Whenever I’m in a situation like that, I always end up going for it. My last thought is always, “I mean come on, what could happen? …Uhh. Uh, I’m sorry officer, I’m sorry that I was taking photographs of this house.” .. I mean really. I could understand being prosicuted @ the meat packing plant, but a house? Hm. This house was even better than the first, though..

It was sort of half log cabin, half brick. .. the side was covered in flora, & when we walked around back we heard TURKEY!

There was a turkey trapped in here. Long story short; we made the turkey an escape route, heard loud noises upstairs, & fucking ran. You can view the entire set HERE (which has photos of the insides as well.)

All photos were shot with a Nikon Coolpix L12 with Nikkor 5.7-17.1mm 1:2.8-4.7

Abandoned!

One of my favourite hobbies has always been exploring abandoned houses. Since before I was interested in photography, I was always out in the woods when I was younger & I would always be fascinated upon discovering anything that could be considered ‘wreckage’. Earlier in the year, my friend and I were out driving in the country and we came upon this house on Palmyra Road. This letter was taken from the house, and I’d let it sit in my home for weeks without reading it. I finally read it, and it’s actually a little heartbreaking. Here it is in full:

March 25. 1976
Dear Juanita Earl + Dottie may family. my it cold here this morning out grow flower try boom it cold thy may, it. it rain snow on top that. alma say she come this year i know just when are come come. april 8. you Birthday I get card sent. you see a few day any way. it 8 oclock. go out in this morning. we go (?) jim again april 6. hope wine this time when Alma home. all boy can come home. to you all see her. i not be here to long. get old 82 year old. i do my work and so on.

Alma sint peyou write on thy Bought new home just 3 Block from old one is move this week alma (?) 38. Tennie Saunders jim girl 13 old. i get her card violet move wichita few day any. you see. come alma to. I when flower out side cool Easter so late this year. I go hair (?) in hair 31 march. I my not cold. I pay violet what do of me. try mail so get. get. card by 8 april. love to all I leander over fix cook stove. one not. he get when. did quit Bind if when Bring do for you. an when time.
love to all Tenn

You can view the rest of the documents that were taken HERE.