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jjmaccrimmonOn what had once been a sister road to the legendary Route 66, this old service station fueled the ambitions and hopes of a passing generation heading to the land of dreams.
The buildings are very interesting in their construction and disrepair. The main service station building was made of adobe/stucco. That’s the reason you can see chicken wire or mesh screen in some of the pictures. Build a frame, attach mesh to a backing piece of wood and slather with stucco and poof – instant building with good insulation from the 100+ degree heat of this region.
The garage building, whose roof is collapsing, was built using metal billboards which had previously lined the busy Route 6. In many cases, hints and whispers of previous products can be vaguely made out on some of the walls. Sadly these are only ghosts of what once was.
(Previously posted)
The roof collapsing into the floor is also an ironic commentary on the desert. The gravel and adobe on the roof seems to be steadily trying to return to the desert floor and its natural state.
Resting in the station and the ground were indications and rumors of past activities. A delivery truck cargo box from the 1950’s lay empty and open to the sky.
The chute for this hopper lies on it side in the sand and debris nearby. The hopper was used for loading sand and salt to clear roads of snow that now falls infrequently in the high desert.
Just across Silver Queen Road lay a fenced off area. The fence indicated something wicked, was left over from previous use.
More pictures to follow...
The buildings are very interesting in their construction and disrepair. The main service station building was made of adobe/stucco. That’s the reason you can see chicken wire or mesh screen in some of the pictures. Build a frame, attach mesh to a backing piece of wood and slather with stucco and poof – instant building with good insulation from the 100+ degree heat of this region.
The garage building, whose roof is collapsing, was built using metal billboards which had previously lined the busy Route 6. In many cases, hints and whispers of previous products can be vaguely made out on some of the walls. Sadly these are only ghosts of what once was.
(Previously posted)
The roof collapsing into the floor is also an ironic commentary on the desert. The gravel and adobe on the roof seems to be steadily trying to return to the desert floor and its natural state.
Resting in the station and the ground were indications and rumors of past activities. A delivery truck cargo box from the 1950’s lay empty and open to the sky.
The chute for this hopper lies on it side in the sand and debris nearby. The hopper was used for loading sand and salt to clear roads of snow that now falls infrequently in the high desert.
Just across Silver Queen Road lay a fenced off area. The fence indicated something wicked, was left over from previous use.
More pictures to follow...
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