Category Archives: abandoned buildings

PECOS NEW MEXICO 2007

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Thomas Bethune

In 2007 I had the opportunity to photograph at the Pecos National Historic Park. This was about the time that I started to take digital photography seriously. I no longer had a darkroom, and had sold off most of my … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S SHOWING AT THE RAA

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Thomas Bethune

Forgotten and lost dreams, Arcata Bottom 2020.

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Bygone Dreams

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Thomas Bethune

Something I am working on these days.

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New Work

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Thomas Bethune

Red and Green wall near Burnt Ranch. I spent yesterday with some friends on a photographic outing east of home on highway 299.  

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ARTS ALIVE THIS SATURDAY

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

Here is a sample of my images that are part of the exhibit at the F Street Foto Gallery (upstairs at Swanlund’s Photography in Eureka). Most of my images are scanned negatives and color slides from the nineteen eighties and … Continue reading →

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KEEPING WITH THE LEGACY TRANSPORTATION THEME

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

 This privately owned P51 Mustang was parked near the abandoned tower at ACV.  It was a common visitor for many months.   c.1995

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HERE IS THE CHURCH, HERE IS THE STEEPLE…

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

FORMER FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, EUREKA, CALIFORNIA This image got an award at the New Year’s show at the Redwood Art Association in Eureka.

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MORE FUN WITH COLOR AND INTERESTING BUILDINGS

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Thomas Bethune

Once a bustling hotel, The Clyde Hotel at Tulelake, CA is now a condemned structure.

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SPANKY’S

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Thomas Bethune

This is another from Williams.

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SHADOWY REMAINS OF A BACK STAIRWAY

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Thomas Bethune

I found this last week in Williams, CA.

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