In The Three Oh Nine: Winter
A few more from my “In The Three Oh Nine” Series, this time, more from a bleak winter day as a snowstorm had just pushed out of the area, covering everything with a fresh coat of white. Also, the wind, combined with some still-falling snow made for almost white-out conditions near the horizon, blending ground [...]
In The Three Oh Nine
I’ve been working on a project for a few weeks now, documenting the varied landscapes of Central Illinois, in the 309 area code, where I grew up. Below you will find a few images and a slideshow. Here you will see everything from the decaying industry on the south side of Peoria, IL, to the [...]
Barrel O’ Fun
I’d actually noticed this little factory on a previous visit to Dubuque, IA, and I regretted not taking this shot. But, I think it looks better in the winter anyway. Note that there is nothing fun about this photo, bleak winter snow and cloud cover, vacant industrial park, standard brick warehouse building, overhead power lines [...]
Christmas in Rockdale
In the Des Plaines River valley, just south of Joliet, lies the tiny town of Rockdale, IL. This town of 1800 people is maybe best known, to me at least, as the location where the planned siege on the hijacked train in the movie Silver Streak was supposed to take place, in name only though, [...]
