Country Roads ~ Anachronism by bmac62
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Description
A satelite dish a'la 2009 and a gravity feed gas pump circa the 1920s.
Rural towns are officially recognized by the existance of a post office. This was the Beverly, Missouri Post office and General Store until the post office was closed in 1960 through consolidation in a larger rural town 6-7 miles away.
Somebody still lives in the back of this old building as evidenced by the "Direct TV dish". The gas pump is truly a museum piece. It originally had a wooden handle on the left side to pump gas from an underground storage tank into the glass cylinder and then a hose and nozzle on the right side to allow gravity to drain off the gasoline into a car, truck or tractor.
My, how times change. They just change more slowly here than in many other places. :-)
Bill
Comments (26)
Fred255
A very old ramshackled place! Great use of the selective colour
lyron
Wonderful shot!!!
durleybeachbum
Marvellous photo, Bill, and a most interesting narrative!
drace68
I fear the porch roof is going to change in the very near future without attention. Nice pic - a country road scene for sure.
ragouc
Good shot and work. Well done.
glix70
Great historical found, in Italy if never existed like so, thanks to the info about!!! :)
skipper62
Great contrast of the ages. Well done. Noted the new vs old with the roof on the building being metal and the porch shingles.. Looks like solar lights next to the door. great study,
tennesseecowgirl
Did you happen to get a date on the post office? There is an old one out here that is beautiful and still in use the town it is in seems to be almost stopped in time I may have to get out there and get you a photo of it.. Nice work. Happy Friday!
debbielove
A piece of History AND a sign of the times, unfortunately! Much the same goes on here. The closing of Post Offices, with no thought to those who have no transport or the old and frail! (Grump. Moan!) It's a real shame that 'Money Rules'! Cool Postwork, my friend. Rob.
PD154
Excellence Bill, it was a great decision to colour pop this one, works really well!
kenmo
I love the photo and your presentation in b&w with colorized pump !!!!
Kaartijer
Great shot and description, Bill!
kansas
Makes me smile. Wonderful trip down memory lane for me.
Pannyhb
too much fun! love the selective red!
beachzz
I saw a place like this somewhere not too long ago, think it was somewhere in oregon. my grandparents had one of those old gas pumps right at their house, we used to love to turn the handle, though it was locked and hadn't been used in years. i'm sure there was some hugely environmental issue with it later!! great shot, love your selective color!!
CavalierLady
Wonderful juxtaposition of old and new! Creative selective coloring! why do I have a sudden urge to get out my John Denver CD?? :)
Emil-arts
Sometimes I think the times need to change a little more slowly. I know which era i'd rather spend time in. Wonderful image Bill. and if it were not for the and truck (we called em Ford Cargo here) this could easily have been an old shot. Please post more of these.
goodoleboy
A wonderful escape into the Twilight Zone with this nostalgic capture, Bill! Expect to see Bonnie and Clyde step out of the door at any moment. Gas was a dime a gallon back then, or at least not over a quarter. Stellar clarity and textures in this one
Richardphotos
excellent find Bill and selective coloring
auntietk
I like this a lot. It takes me back, to remember buildings like this when they were still in use. I can see the worn, wide-planked wooden floors, a different color in front of the door, and lower than the rest of the place. There was a soda machine in my town ... let's see ... I believe it opened from the top, like a chest freezer. I used to think old people were weird, remembering stuff like that ...
moonrancher
Wonderful capture of history mixed with future history.
MrsLubner
There is a great feeling to this. Sort of blending of old and new with the old winning out. The b/w is a perfect way to show this beauty off.
bronwyn_lea
Great picture! I have a picture of one of these pumps. They are neat. They had a sign for the gas as 13 1/2 cents.
mermaid
what a marvelous shot, Bill, I just love to see this old buildings and devices and you have done a very fine job in the coloring...smile
junge1
A great find and capture Bill. There is something to these old towns. One can find some of these old houses and gas stations along stretches of the old Route 66 in Arizona too.
Buffalo1
I was hoping that you would say that the passing motorist could still use the old pump! Nice use of selective coloring.