Preowned Appliances

Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 17 November 2008 in Business & Industry and Portfolio.

Kansas City, Missouri
Rolleiflex
Tmax 100

lisa v from Gawler, Australia

abandoned? looks abandoned. such a quaint little building. the angle you've taken it from shows up the canopy well, which is a major attraction of the building for me. this one really looks like a face.

17 Nov 2008 5:15am

@lisa v: it really does look like a face. i hadn't seen it before, but can't see it any other way now. i'm not sure if it's abandoned. the whole street looked abandoned the day i was there.

cat from Tel Aviv, Israel

Seems full of memories - it does look like a face, one that's dreaming about its past.

Also, I thought the word "pre-owned" was new - it's only recently been taken up the UK as a fancier word to mean "second-hand" - I guess it's not new at all (in fact, it's pre-owned) :)

17 Nov 2008 6:20am

@cat: i remember laughing at that word the first time i saw it. it's a bit too fancy if you ask me.

ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States

looks hi-caliber to me. best...jerry

17 Nov 2008 6:50am

@ordinaryimages: absolutely :-)

Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States

First look, I thought it was an ice cream stand, haha. High caliber AND preowned- that's an awesome name. I like how you 'framed' the store names with darker side of the building and the street.

17 Nov 2008 7:32am

@Howard F.: thanks howard. i don't think an ice cream stand would make it on this street. there may not be much that can make it on this street.

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

An excellent shot Grant, and interesting to see the small size of the premises.

17 Nov 2008 9:22am

kylie from Shanghai, China

Pre-owned, pre-loved, sadly no more. Very interesting, moving image. Nice use of square composition and black and white, it creates a wonderful atmosphere of nostalgia.

17 Nov 2008 10:09am

Alphons from Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands

What sadness. Nice shot in B&W.

17 Nov 2008 2:36pm

Rachael from Heber Springs, United States

This looks like an old gas station & body shop. Fantastic design in the chipping paint.

17 Nov 2008 4:22pm

@Rachael: good eye. i get you're right.

don from spokane, United States

A fine shot of this unusual business. In our throw-away society it is sad that we no longer fix anything, but are required to get new replacements for appliances and such. Nice shot.

17 Nov 2008 4:34pm

Gary from Cochise County, United States

Another piece of history gone. You can feel the sadness in this.

17 Nov 2008 4:54pm

twodot from New York, United States

Nice photo!

17 Nov 2008 5:49pm

Zygene from morlaix, France

une atmosphère bien apocalyptique

17 Nov 2008 5:54pm

Paul from Netherlands

a atmosphere of sadness, but i really like it. Nice Grain Grant!!

17 Nov 2008 6:06pm

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

I agree with Paul

17 Nov 2008 6:31pm

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

What atmosphere! I am beginning to think you must live in a ghost town ;)
I love this, the abandonment, the beautiful decay.

17 Nov 2008 6:44pm

JJ from Jersey City, United States

this I would class as a high class urban decay capture, probably was a busy store in its time but seems to have faded away into obscurity

17 Nov 2008 7:09pm

Mindy from United States

agree with above. not sure if "pre-owned" sounds better than "used." How do you continue to find and capture such gems so masterfully?

17 Nov 2008 7:18pm

@Mindy: aimless wandering, and a gps to get home.

daina from New York, United States

I have the same thoughts as Mindy - how do you do it? Wonderful image as always...

17 Nov 2008 7:46pm

Polydactyle from Montréal, Canada

Nice crappy place. I like the old panting on the building (nice texture) .

17 Nov 2008 8:36pm

Marcie from United States

Nice timeless appeal. Love the peeling paint...the monochrome..how you've seen and captured this.

17 Nov 2008 10:35pm

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States

i love the amount of distance between the building and the 'viewer' close enough to engage and far enough to intrigue!! :) wonderful tones as always -- beautifully composed! i love the beautiful worn textures of the top right edge of the building! wonderfully captured!

18 Nov 2008 3:21am