A Lost Era

DesignsByDeb

A Lost Era

This was once a small store and taxi stand on Main Street of a thriving and growing small town in south central Virginia. Catastrophy struck and most of the businesses on that street burned in a terrible fire. The town never recovered it’s glory, and only the very oldest of the population even realize that there ever was a Main Street. This is one of two buildings that still stand today.

This story isn’t all bad. The owner of this store moved his business right around the corner. He passed the store down to his son, and the son passed it to his daughter, and it is still in business today as a little country store for the community.

Shot taken with a Sony S-650.

A Lost Era belongs to the following groups:

Blast from the Past, Descriptions, Dilapidated Buildings, Everyday Life, First Things, History, Nostalgic Art and Photography, Rural Around The Globe, Rustic, Small town (you must stay where the population is below 3000), United States and Virginia Available for sale as

Matted Prints and Laminated Prints

A Lost Era by DesignsByDeb
A Lost Era by DesignsByDeb
  • Terri Chandler

    Terri Chandler

    Very interesting story and excellant photo. We have a lot of those “small town blues” stories here in this area as well. It’s a shame to see so many of these wonderful old towns disappear.
    Great capture!

  • DesignsByDeb replied

    Thank you so much!

  • jesika

    jesika

    A fascinating story & image
    j

  • DesignsByDeb replied

    Thank you, Jesika!

  • Susan Bergstrom

    Susan Bergstrom

    Love this! well done!

  • DesignsByDeb replied

    Thank you, Susan!

  • Evita

    Evita

    Great capture!!D

  • DesignsByDeb replied

    Thanks, Evita!

  • ej29

    ej29

    Excellent photo..Great work!!!

  • DesignsByDeb replied

    Thank you so much!

  • Bill Gamblin

    Bill Gamblin

    Deb…oh for those great days and everybody else wants progress…I don’t think they know what they are missing

  • DesignsByDeb replied

    Thanks! You certainly paint the past with romance.

  • Fran0723

    Fran0723

    Excellent!

  • DesignsByDeb replied

    Thank you so much, Fran!

  • Corina Daniela Obertas

    Corina Daniela...

    Cool picture!

  • DesignsByDeb replied

    That means so much coming from you, Corina!

  • cheetaah

    cheetaah

    what a beautiful place, I love old buildings, this is beautiful. xooxox

  • DesignsByDeb replied

    Thanks so much, Cheetaah!

  • mgrffths

    mgrffths

    What a great shot of an old building. I love photography old buildings!! They seem to have such a character to them and always a great story to tell!

  • DesignsByDeb replied

    They certainly do. They are also a bit hard to get close to for a good shot, but it’s always worth it.

  • LilCat

    LilCat

    I like old buildings so much! This one reminds me of my house!

  • DesignsByDeb replied

    Thank you!

  • Rod  Adams

    Rod Adams

    Where is this located Deb?

  • DesignsByDeb replied

    This is in a wee township in Virginia about 5 miles from mine. The population is less than 1000.

  • Appel

    Appel

    Great shot and I love the story behind it – thanks for sharing!

  • DesignsByDeb replied

    Thank you so much! Sorry about the lateness of my reply!

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