There are so many people around during the Folk Festival, and what better thing to do (besides listen to the music, of course) but people watch? Parents and their children are dancing and dangling their kids from their feet, arms, and giving them rides on their shoulders. Then there’s always a few people with strange …
Sometimes when I photograph empty units for Silver Bow Property Management I come across some interesting things, including this beautiful old garage located on Hornet Street. I would love to get a portrait of an old man working on his car or building cabinets. That probably isn’t going to happen though, considering it seems like …
These weeds are back lit near the Mai Wah Museum on Mercury Street.
There’s beena lot of rain lately, and with that comes a lot of rainbows! In the first photo, the mine at left is the Kelly Mine. The mine at right is the Original Mine, where the main stage of the Folk Festival will be.
This intricate safe is upstairs in the O’Rourke Building. There are two O’Rourke buildings. This is the one that houses Curley’s Shoes.
Walkers Casino (next to Metals Bank) was missing a black panel and an old window was peaking out. It would look great if the business tore off the paneling and restored the building to its original state, and I know the owners mentioned it before.
I was in Elkhorn on the 4th and stayed the night up at my family’s cabin. There was a mining boom in the late 1800’s and bits of the equipment remain in shambles.
I was shooting a home for Silver Bow Property Management and at the end of the shoot, I came upon this hand mural on the cement. As you can see, it was taken in July of 1974, almost to the date it was 35 years ago. There’s Lance (assumed to be the father), Mom/Patty M, …
I was invited to join the Historic Preservation Committee on a tour of the Mountain Con Mine and surrounding area. I wore flip flops, and didn’t realize we would be hiking all around the area! It was worth it though. I could have spent an entire day inside the hoist house. I could have spent …