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Abandoned Diner
Posted by Laurie (New Jersey, United States) on 13 April 2009 in Architecture and Portfolio.
This is an abandoned diner I have passed a few times and have wanted to stop and take a couple of shots. I did just that a couple of weeks ago. I only had the chance to get 2 shots because the wind was so relentless I was getting pelted by gravel and I had difficultly just keeping my balance. I am determined to go back and get more before it is razed or fixed up.
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Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
so sad ........ but imagine the life here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
13 Apr 2009 5:43am
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
great shot I wonder what it was like in it hey day
13 Apr 2009 8:21am
Lesley from Lincoln, United States
Looks like something from a Stephen King novel!! Creepy. Nice capture and composition, Laurie.
13 Apr 2009 11:19am
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
What a classic diner! Great photo. It's sad these are mostly all falling by the wayside across America. But your photo will keep the memories alive.
13 Apr 2009 11:24am
Pao from Manila, Philippines
oh, what a sad looking photo. :( how did you get it to look like it's glowing?
13 Apr 2009 11:33am
Marcie from United States
Great find! Altho it's clearly been abandoned for awhile..I can almost see the glow of the shiny green chrome.
13 Apr 2009 11:45am
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Your processing of this shot is terrific.
13 Apr 2009 11:54am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Oh! How totally cool! This shot is fantastic...I love the decay, and yet the green trim still comes through as it were new.
13 Apr 2009 12:59pm
Charles from New York, United States
I vote for fixing it up! What a great place and nice capture. If the owners ever decide to fix it this picture would be priceless! Nice capture Laurie.
13 Apr 2009 1:28pm
Tracy from La Selva Beach, United States
Oh this looks like a fabulous place to explore & shoot! This puts me in the mind of the photography by Ben Willmore-He has some cool stuff he's done on Route 66
I am really looking forward to when you can post some more of this!
13 Apr 2009 1:49pm
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
I love abandoned buildings, too bad there aren't any good ones around here! The structure and all the details of a run down building are so great to capture and I like this one very much!
13 Apr 2009 2:00pm
EYES WIDE SHUT from The library of my soul, United Kingdom
The jaded hopes and dreams lie dormant. What a great shot, so characterful and sad
13 Apr 2009 2:49pm
Monte Stevens from Westerville, United States
Nice image and will look forward to more images. Surprisingly this image brought about the desire for a malt! Chocolate malt!
13 Apr 2009 3:04pm
JJ from Jersey City, United States
Great shot under harsh conditions, so sad to see it run down like this, I wonder what its fate will be
13 Apr 2009 3:12pm
dj.tigersprout from New York City, USA, United States
ooh! beautifully found and captured!! this could be in some horror movie or something!! ;) you should claim finders rights!
13 Apr 2009 3:36pm
k@ from France
Can picture the guyz and gals by the time it was crowded..... love that !
13 Apr 2009 4:14pm
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
It would be cool to get shots of the inside. It is crumbling beautifully.
13 Apr 2009 4:25pm
Chris from South Jersey, United States
very cool - you must go back and take more pictures. Old structures like this are such fun to take pictures of, and this one looks like it has plenty of wonderful details to capture......
I love the sky in this shot....
13 Apr 2009 4:29pm
peter from new york, United States
it really has a sense of frailty and despair. excellent capture laurie!
13 Apr 2009 4:31pm
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
I just hate seeing abandoned buildings, and you have captured the mood perfectly.
13 Apr 2009 4:31pm
zahai from Berlin, Germany
wonderful atmosphere, great light...the grey-ish sky matches the mood perfectly, and the sign is standing out, erect, as if it had a will on it's own, pointing and blaming.
13 Apr 2009 4:36pm
Doum from Saint-Alexandre d'Iberville, Canada
For me, this diner boot makes me think to classic American movies where the action takes place along the 66 highway! Arizona desert! Great find and nice place to shoot. Bravo.
13 Apr 2009 4:37pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Great shot. In its heyday, this place probably served pretty good food.
13 Apr 2009 5:17pm
leopoldin from granada, Spain
Lo que fué y lo que es, a mi también me llaman mucho la atención los sitios abandonado que tuvieron mucha vida ,,,,tiene algo de romántico este great and nostalgic shot.
13 Apr 2009 6:03pm
Christian from Mantes La Jolie, France
Stange place!! Excellent. Love this picture!
13 Apr 2009 6:13pm
Sof from Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Les gens partent et les choses restent... triste cette photo....
13 Apr 2009 7:13pm
Peggy M. from somewhere in, France
An abandoned place which is nostalgic and which also pleases me, very beautiful shot, Laurie.
13 Apr 2009 7:53pm
Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom
cracking image, i bet this was a great place at one time. good coffee and pancakes
13 Apr 2009 8:26pm
Ti from Alpharetta, United States
Looks like a cover-up entrance for military/intellegent secret research lab out in the remote place. The only sign being occupied is that antenna connecting to the world.... (my conspiracy theory... :-))
13 Apr 2009 8:34pm
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
Love the mood of abandoned places ! excellent shot Laurie !
13 Apr 2009 9:14pm
Man With 101 Names from Hamburg, United States
This looks like the perfect location for a low budget slasher movie ! GREAT CAPTURE !
13 Apr 2009 9:53pm
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
Reminds me of my youth, these were a big deal at the end of road trip. best...jerry
13 Apr 2009 10:08pm
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
WOW... what a find... would love to own something like this and make it into a little gold mine... I beat with the right amount of $$$$ and the right cook.... you could do wonders here. Love it...
13 Apr 2009 11:17pm
Photosanity from Folsom, United States
Poor poor diner - glad you captured it before its gone - not many left these days. Thanks for sharing.
14 Apr 2009 12:32am
Bob from New Jersey, United States
Where is this place?
Great picture, takes me back to another time. Even the old TV antenna adds to the effect.
14 Apr 2009 1:26am
Walter from Watkinsville, United States
If you can get this good of a photo under those conditions, then by all means, go back and take more. However, they may just not get any better than what you have here.
14 Apr 2009 1:35am
PD from Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Nice one! My favorite thing is the antennae on top.
14 Apr 2009 2:02am
One from Açores, Portugal
A good angle of view ! It could be restructured and have it work . :)
14 Apr 2009 2:13am
Barbara from Florida, United States
I agree with Walter. This really is remarkable considering the weather creating obstacles. Often I have run into situations like you described, always wanted to stop, did for a few shots with plans to return and those first images were my best.
This is such a great find to take advantage of for images.
14 Apr 2009 2:24am
Volodia from Mississauga, Canada
Yous captured this very well, I really like the editing that you've done on this photo too.
14 Apr 2009 2:38am
MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States
I was about ready to say, this would look great in B&W, but I'm rethinking that. You've captured something very stark here. Well done.
Now, where is The Fonz?
14 Apr 2009 2:55am
dik from McAllen, United States
This is fantastic! That structure needs to be restored and used again, so romantic. Great tone and color.
14 Apr 2009 2:56am
amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Very cool old building... I'd be going back, too. Very nicely done, Laurie!!
14 Apr 2009 3:24am
LauraS from Chico, United States
This is a spectacular shot of a time gone by, a building forgotten, but now remembered. Thanks for sharing this one.
14 Apr 2009 4:15am
Stu from Kyoto, Japan
Such a feeling of desolation here. Very stark and moody scene.
14 Apr 2009 4:23am
Craig from Vacaville, California, United States
I hate it when dreams are abandoned! A fine shot Laurie!
14 Apr 2009 6:26am
Saeed Rasoulof from Tehran, Iran
very nice shot , from interesting palce :)
It seems mysterious . . .
14 Apr 2009 8:02am
Godo from Barcelona, Spain
WOW, Laurie
Great cinematographic shot
NIce compo and brilliant post-procesed
I love this pic, really
;o)
14 Apr 2009 10:44am
Yonatan from Bronx, United States
Pamela, great shot and superb processing to give it just the right effect. There is nothing like breakfast at a good Jersey diner...to bad this one didn't survive.
14 Apr 2009 11:44am
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Long time ago somebody had a meal there. A bit creepy, there seems to be a mystery. Cool shot!
14 Apr 2009 12:41pm
dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States
Love the colors and textures in this one. Anyone for a burger?
14 Apr 2009 2:39pm
Emilio Garcia from Pleasanton, United States
A real "monument" of old Americana. Where else could this be? Beautifully captured.
14 Apr 2009 7:15pm
Bertrand Duhamel from Granby, Canada
Yes... A sign of the times that you beautifully captured. Great photography Laurie !
14 Apr 2009 8:30pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Something about these abandoned places that feels like they want to tell a story. You've captured this well and the story comes over pretty clear.
14 Apr 2009 8:46pm
Claude from United States
A classic diner like there are so few left.
Keep that picture in a safe place.
16 Apr 2009 1:18am
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
Ho YES! That's my kind of favorite places! Excellent find!
"A steak with french fries please"
20 Apr 2009 12:51pm
Ricardo from Valencia, Venezuela
Very interesting image! Wonderful treatment! love the color!
15 May 2009 4:38pm
Nikon D700
1/160 second
F/8.0
ISO 400
45 mm