Abandoned Buildings

Abandoned Buildings

Abandoned gas stations, restaurants, commercial buildings and homes dot the interstitial space between the interstate and the agricultural lands of Iowa and Nebraska. These lost structures, no longer performing their intended purpose, are left to crumble and decay. Economies change, people migrate and disasters both natural and man made have conspired in aiding this decline. They remain as emblems of an earlier period, marking time.

Abandoned gas stations, restaurants, commercial buildings and homes dot the interstitial space between the interstate and the agricultural lands of Iowa and Nebraska. These lost structures, no longer performing their intended purpose, are left to crumble and decay.

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