Category Archives: Main Street USA

Colorful, Main Street USA

In general small town main street is crumbling, even disappearing. However when it comes to holidays, especially patriotic ones, they get a good cleanup and the flags come out.

Colorful, Main Street USA
Colorful, Main Street USA
Colorful, Main Street USA
Colorful, Main Street USA

Usually I would wander around a town shooting B&W exclusively. This day just seemed to call for color.

Colorful, Main Street USA
Colorful, Main Street USA

Small town Main Street, South Carolina.

Every Small Southern Town Has One

This, and a train running through the middle of Main Street.

Every Small Southern Town Has One
Every Small Southern Town Has One

The pedestal clock and train tracks cutting across Main Street was one of my first impressions when I started to photograph small southern towns. The railroad tracks always reminded me of the movie ‘In The Heat Of The Night’. I was born and raised in NYC so it was all new.

Now on a quiet night, sitting on my back porch, I can hear the train passing off in the distance. And yes, it cuts right across Main Street.

 

Nearby To Main Street USA

This is also another ‘Found On A Walk’ type article. Here a case of one old find leads to another.

We stopped after crossing a railroad track that had old buildings lined along what might have been a RR stop years ago. I grabbed shots with no real plan. Looking a little deeper this small random stop had a few hidden interests.

The first photograph turned out to be an old Troy SC jail. Besides the fence to keep people away there were other warnings, even the names of people who were caught here. Who does that !

Best viewed large.

Nearby To Main Street USA
Nearby To Main Street USA

Below was the scene that lead us to just stop after driving down this road.

Nearby To Main Street USA
Nearby To Main Street USA

What we also had was an old corn mill, with a tractor on blocks. This was probably used to power the corn grinder inside the building.

Nearby To Main Street USA
Nearby To Main Street USA

These photographs were taken as we drove along exploring back roads on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River.

 

Main Street, USA

There is no shortage of scenes for me to photograph for this series.

Main Street, USA
Main Street, USA

Even in towns where the town center stores look to be doing well a walk down side streets is usually like this.

Main Street, USA
Main Street, USA
Main Street, USA
Main Street, USA

All these photographs taken with my walk around lens, Tamron 18-400mm. While I continue to carry a few primes, the versatility can’t be beat.

 

Some Main Street (USA)

A new town here, in a new part of my adopted state South Carolina. There’s a Main Street long past it’s prime here too.

Some Main Street
Some Main Street
Some Main Street
Some Main Street
Some Main Street
Some Main Street

When I started this project in 2016 I lived in one of the wealthiest northern states.  There were plenty of subjects there too. The decline of Main Street USA doesn’t play favorites.

Some Main Street
Some Main Street