Photo: "Patient Wing at Sunrise"

 
 

Inside one of the patient wings of a former Alabama State Hospital, at sunrise. 

This asylum opened in 1861 and remained in operation for over 100 years. In 2010, the University of Alabama purchased the property and demolished most of the hospital's wings, keeping only the administration section of this historic relic. 

Photo: "Cadillac Dreams"

75 second single exposure. f/10. ISO 200. 
Lit with moonlight and a Streamlight Stinger flashlight.

Since I was a teenager, I have wanted a Cadillac from one of the three years between 1959 - 1961. They are rare and typically when I see one, I get butterflies, but seeing this one rusting in this junkyard made me sad. I knew the only thing I could do would be to take photographs, so I did. 

Photo: "Waiting Game"

 
 

The 16th Street Station in Oakland opened in 1912. 

Architect Jarvis Hunt designed the building, built by for the Southern Pacific Railway, and was the last Western stop on the trans-continental railway. 

The plans for this building, unlike many others, includes restoration; and a desire to keep the space a community icon.