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  • The front of this house does not look too bad but the back has collapsed almost completely.
    Tornado Damage.jpg
  • An old workshop built out of cheap and basic materials.  It's original use is history now and it is left to ruins.
    Tin Roof, Cinderblock, & Wooden Door...jpg
  • While shooting the series Postcards from the South I managed to squeeze in one little self portrait.
    Self Portrait.jpg
  • This little shotgun house has yet to be bought and restored while the rest of the house on the block have.
    The Neighbors Have Left Town.jpg
  • The Jaffe Building was built between 1914 and 1919 and was the home of a furniture business run by the Jaffe family for 50 years. It gained local recognition when it was associated with the Wilmington 10 and civil rights struggles during the 1970s.
    The Jaffe Building.jpg
  • Before the small country road turned into a major thoroughfare a small gas station like this was enough but now it is just abandoned.
    Out Back.jpg
  • When do we move in? Beautiful houses like these don't always survive change.  This house is on a road that use to be small but now is full of gas stations, auto garages and traffic.  It will probably be on the market for a while.
    For Sale.jpg
  • Symmetric and simple as a warehouse should be.
    Alpha Storage.jpg
  • Broken glass, old weathered wood, and vines growing over the shed out back are some of the nostalgic symbols of the old south.
    Weathered wood.jpg
  • This building looks as though it was once a small factory.  Now it sits mostly abandoned and is used for storage.
    Yesterday's factory.jpg
  • One more bale of hay and this truck won't be able to move.
    Too much hay.tif
  • A church in a small town that is either without followers or has moved to a new location because the building is for sale.
    The Gospel For Sale.jpg
  • What a strange mix of things to find in an old abandoned gas station/market.  When the road was widened it became difficult to stop and this business did not survive.
    Strange Mix.jpg
  • Across the field from this barn is a new house.  It leads you to wonder if the owners bought the land just for the barn.
    Ideal Barn.jpg
  • Religion is a very common symbol of the south that continues to be alive and strong to this day. This church has a plaque designating it as historical so for now it is not only symbol of the south but a protected one.
    Protected Symbol.jpg
  • Directly behind this old house is a new large house with a football field size horse pasture in front of it.  It is interesting that they left this house to fall in on it's own.
    Bigger and Better.jpg
  • Like the previous house with the wrap around porch this house looks ready to move into.  The only signs of it's declines can be seen in the details.  When the road in front changes so does the chances of houses like this one lasting long.
    Neighbors.jpg
  • This building probably originally a small business that has since been converted into a church.
    Holy Tabernacle.jpg
  • Mobile homes are not often seen as a thing of beauty but in the south for many they are a symbol of the American Dream, to own your own land and have a home.
    The American Dream.jpg
  • Harrell's was probably the store that had everything you needed back around 1903 when it was first opened.  With a Walmart less than an hour away it has become more of a landmark than an actual department store.
    Harrell's.jpg
  • The old boards on the side of a barn  almost always have interesting textures.
    Shadows and Texture.tif
  • The larger the barn the more land that has to be farmed.
    Barn in the shade.tif
  • These old small churches are often very simple unlike many of the new monster churches popping up all over the south.
    Into the house of God.tif
  • This car at one time might have raced around the mountain roads carrying moonshine but now it is just a large lawn ornament.
    Old Car.tif
  • What an interesting building with a strange tower on top and the signs of removed wrap around porch. The front of the house is not occupied but the small back area is.
    Tower on Top.jpg
  • This important Wilmington landmark played an important role in the movie Blue Velvet.  The film industry has helped to revitalize this small port city.
    Blue Velvet.jpg
  • Looking through the ruins of an old destroyed work shed.
    The Shed Out Back.jpg
  • Half of this cabin was splintered by a tornado while the other half seems almost untouched.   Too bad, because it was an interesting old building.
    Splinters.jpg
  • From behind the overgrowth this does not look like a school but that is what it is.  There are new buildings next door but those too have been abandoned for a much larger school 30 miles away.
    Schools Out.jpg
  • Although there are no signs of the old gas pumps this had to be a gas station.  What else could it have been?
    No Stopping.jpg
  • When the street only has three businesses on it there is no need for a flashy store front.
    No need for a sign.jpg
  • Barns like these disappear when the crops are high and reappear when they are low.
    Island in the grass.jpg
  • Looking as good as new this art deco classic built in 1907 has recently been remodeled.  Hidden away on 4th street far enough from the center it goes unnoticed by most.
    Art Deco 1907.jpg
  • While most of the old buildings in  downtown Wilmington have been remodeled into B&Bs, galleries or upscale shops and homes, north 4th street hasn't changed all that much.
    G. Stein Furniture Co.jpg
  • It looks as though the owners left the house running and that might be the case based on the substantial storm damage to the roof and shed out back.
    Left running.jpg
  • This old barn is still in use and has been kept in good shape.
    Work Barn.tif
  • Heading into the mountains of North Carolina there are far fewer tabacco barns and more barns that have space for a tractor or horse.
    Mountain Barn.tif
  • Old signs like these used to be everywhere but now they are just kept as souvenirs of a time gone by.
    Blue Grass Hardware.tif
  • A common sign in the old south.  As more land and homes are abandoned the more ubiquitous these signs become.
    No Trespassing.jpg
  • An old tracker makes us think of a time in the past but this tracker is still used to haul wood.
    Chopping wood.jpg
  • What series of postcards from the past would be complete without a rusty old bike?
    Flat tire.jpg
  • A closer look reveals the home that is invisible from the road. Why it was abandoned is unclear but the new residents are plants and animals.
    Hidden 2.jpg
  • Behind this wall of plants and overgrowth is an old hidden two story home.  From the road the only noticeable sign of a home is the mail box.
    Hidden.jpg
  • The south has no shortage of churches but old wooden ones like this one are becoming harder to find.
    Old time religion.tif
  • A lonely winter day in Central Park with the city peeking through over a small hill.
    big park test1.tif
  • A young boy in a whole he has just dug on the beach.
    noah.tif
  • The silhouette of 2 boys as they jump through the sand dunes on Lee's Island, North Carolina.
    dune jump.tif
  • Black and white shot taken from Central Park on a cold winter night.
    Big City Dream.tif
  • Close up of a fence with city buildings in the background.
    locked out.tif