![red brick abandoned america buildings downtown solitude quiet decay empty business missouri vacant fading roadside derelict smalltown delapidated gorin businessdistrict scotlandcounty](https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6145/6035738197_af20c27ebb.jpg)
The long, slow fade into obscurity
![county church scotland grove missouri harmony baptist rutledge](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/231/476470160_1200130cd8.jpg)
pastor's-eye view
![street old streets abandoned buildings store highway midwest downtown decay main missouri luray deserted smalltown hardtimes emtpy clarkcounty businessdistrict](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8457120830_22fd038ab3.jpg)
No passing, no prospering zone
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Green Field
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As the days ends I catch a westbound DPU at Rutlege Missouri .
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BNSF 5339 West
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GECX 2031
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Shelf cloud over farmhouse - near Memphis, Missouri
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BNSF 8204 - 6/15/2014
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BNSF 6706 westbound west of Wyaconda, MO
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Rockin' through Gorin, Missouri
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Southwest Chief dinner (Night 1)
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Carving the last color block for "Critter Lands, Dancing Rabbit" begins! Soooo close!
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Two awesome assistants yesterday, thanks Lety and SunGee!
![detail abandoned awning tin store downtown shot decay district empty business missouri vacant storefront trim luray smalltown pressed clarkcounty](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8238/8456107409_719de81a4a.jpg)
The beautiful crown is falling down
![abandoned store downtown decay district empty business missouri vacant storefront bookends luray smalltown simonandgarfunkel clarkcounty](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8526/8456074825_9f0f347b73.jpg)
In better days they traded here . . .
![street blackandwhite bw building abandoned station highway decay junction gas missouri service luray smalltown filling clarkcounty](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8085/8456949714_49a2178f8a.jpg)
Junction Double A, Luray
![old abandoned station vintage closed decay gas missouri vacant service roadside luray smalltown filling clarkcounty](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8509/8455386905_0cbe702fff.jpg)
Standing on the corner watching all the years go by
![old building abandoned station vintage closed gas missouri vacant service roadside canopy deserted smalltown filling clarkcounty wyaconda](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8220/8442810661_c630a07654.jpg)
The history is deep here and so are the silences . . .
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Scrolled Piano Finish Plaque
![blackandwhite brick history postoffice bank missouri infrared luray ghostown](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8298/7909850466_04ea7af417.jpg)
Post Office of Luray
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Pheasant H-10 Plane engraving donated by Laser Creations in Memphis, MO
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Retirement plaque featuring Scotland County Courthouse in Memphis, MO
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Photo engraving by Laser Creations