tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post79480203441551442..comments2024-02-28T06:45:05.691-08:00Comments on West of the 5th : Esther Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-68925284280076108592018-02-22T09:56:44.729-08:002018-02-22T09:56:44.729-08:00I am lucky to have met some really great people wi...I am lucky to have met some really great people with the same interests as me. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-87827768066768727592018-02-22T09:26:33.445-08:002018-02-22T09:26:33.445-08:00Thank you, I wish I had more photos. I am hoping t...Thank you, I wish I had more photos. I am hoping to go back in the Spring. That would have been a wonderful view from the kitchen. :)Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-58897635429889884852018-02-22T09:25:40.102-08:002018-02-22T09:25:40.102-08:00Thanks Bill, I could probably spend hours wanderin...Thanks Bill, I could probably spend hours wandering around here! Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-38858136401866136762018-02-22T09:22:00.387-08:002018-02-22T09:22:00.387-08:00It really it, thanks Steve! You need a shot of thi...It really it, thanks Steve! You need a shot of this elevator for the website. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-34328269366457819922018-02-21T21:39:28.617-08:002018-02-21T21:39:28.617-08:00Thanks for the recent photos of home!!! I grew up ...Thanks for the recent photos of home!!! I grew up there (literally down the road, the elevator was in the view of the kitchen window). I miss home and need to go back very soon!!! Little Ol' Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498984546456698376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-87283957708772624622018-02-21T14:49:54.743-08:002018-02-21T14:49:54.743-08:00Wow, another cool place. Love the b&w, it wor...Wow, another cool place. Love the b&w, it works well with these desolate places you visit. I too wanted to know what was in the tree. At first I thought, no way, that can't be a phone booth. I read your comments and got the answer. It must be great to walk around these places and just click away.<br />Have fun exploring!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250609752743750337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-809243450277358232018-02-21T14:06:25.942-08:002018-02-21T14:06:25.942-08:00Thanks, I would NEVER have even guessed that!Thanks, I would NEVER have even guessed that!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-665016950013288492018-02-21T13:05:44.802-08:002018-02-21T13:05:44.802-08:00Lovely spot!Lovely spot!Steve Boykohttp://www.grainelevators.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-26418151836866265442018-02-21T12:06:56.519-08:002018-02-21T12:06:56.519-08:00Thanks RedPat, me too! I have to see them all befo...Thanks RedPat, me too! I have to see them all before they are gone. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-7154217691160054902018-02-21T12:06:21.348-08:002018-02-21T12:06:21.348-08:00:) ahh the age old question...I think the gas pump...:) ahh the age old question...I think the gas pump was there first. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-24489235482609296672018-02-21T11:48:57.677-08:002018-02-21T11:48:57.677-08:00I love the old grain elevator!I love the old grain elevator!RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-73233161525719229442018-02-21T10:10:18.774-08:002018-02-21T10:10:18.774-08:00Ha! Thanks for the caption, I wonder if the tree g...Ha! Thanks for the caption, I wonder if the tree grew around it over the years!Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-66551493445114202502018-02-21T09:19:31.744-08:002018-02-21T09:19:31.744-08:00HI Rain, LOL I should caption that photo eh? It...HI Rain, LOL I should caption that photo eh? It's an old gas pump. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-69312717547496329772018-02-21T09:18:51.441-08:002018-02-21T09:18:51.441-08:00Thanks Frank, it amazes me too, they were tough pe...Thanks Frank, it amazes me too, they were tough people those pioneers! Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-36263335994727047512018-02-21T09:17:50.349-08:002018-02-21T09:17:50.349-08:00Thanks Christine, a place like this should have so...Thanks Christine, a place like this should have some kind of historic status I think...but I think that of all old places lol. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-25941941925033885342018-02-21T09:14:58.820-08:002018-02-21T09:14:58.820-08:00Hi PDP, thanks! So many elevators are already gone...Hi PDP, thanks! So many elevators are already gone, it's great to see one I haven't seen before in person.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-55647573716257379652018-02-21T09:14:09.701-08:002018-02-21T09:14:09.701-08:00Yep! Thanks Frank!Yep! Thanks Frank!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-91159693024706053642018-02-21T09:13:53.797-08:002018-02-21T09:13:53.797-08:00Thanks Adam!Thanks Adam!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-32714869679366408972018-02-21T09:13:44.303-08:002018-02-21T09:13:44.303-08:00Thanks Marie, I just love b/w photos of these old ...Thanks Marie, I just love b/w photos of these old places! Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-22287148612518138652018-02-21T09:13:08.157-08:002018-02-21T09:13:08.157-08:00Thanks William, it definitely needs a return trip ...Thanks William, it definitely needs a return trip in the spring/summer!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-20970288279231804342018-02-21T08:42:27.801-08:002018-02-21T08:42:27.801-08:00I was going to ask too, what is that in the tree??...I was going to ask too, what is that in the tree??? The photos are so lovely, that elevator shot makes it look so lonely out there! :)Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-77834232371070398102018-02-21T08:42:03.737-08:002018-02-21T08:42:03.737-08:00And of course the coolness of accessing an abandon...And of course the coolness of accessing an abandoned town on private land and sharing it with us.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357198048874636791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-39391271461574138902018-02-21T08:40:40.223-08:002018-02-21T08:40:40.223-08:00Thanks again Jenn. Keep up the good work. I always...Thanks again Jenn. Keep up the good work. I always marvel at the buildings on the bare flat prairie, so far from anywhere, and the thought of hauling the lumber and materiel so far with a primitive truck or horse and wagon to build said buildings.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357198048874636791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-55348236449573880192018-02-21T08:33:34.931-08:002018-02-21T08:33:34.931-08:00It is the remains of a 1940's service station ...It is the remains of a 1940's service station gas pump.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357198048874636791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-52203775823270189702018-02-21T05:09:44.625-08:002018-02-21T05:09:44.625-08:00Wow! How fantastic to see this in person! I love t...Wow! How fantastic to see this in person! I love the tall wheat barn but all your photos capture the deathly quiet of this forsaken place! Wonderful!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369909588334413326noreply@blogger.com