Phone Box

[Bill Brown]

They took the phone away and left the box, so it's now officially just a box!

You're sticking with it all the way to the end. Whenever that is and whatever that looks like. I hope you can document the final removal. That would complete the circle.


10 shot panoramic shot with Canon F1-n & 35mm T&S on Fuji Velvia 50

I documented the demolition of a local sports arena, Reunion Arena, over a sixteen month time frame back in 2009-2010. I had photographed the arena when it was new in 1981 so I just kept the story going by photographing the demo. As the final ending approached I set a day to go by and take my final images. Something came up and I had to postpone. When I did get there a small crew of four with a Bobcat, a small loader, was picking up the final bits. I hung around documenting the final moments. They loaded the Bobcat in a dumpster and loaded the dumpster on a trailer. They started to pull away and at that moment the dumpster truck blew a hydraulic line. As I stood there waiting in the 100 degree heat to get my final shots the delay gave me the opportunity to chat with and photograph the workers.

An hour and a half later they reloaded the Bobcat in the dumpster and drove away. If I had gone when originally planned none of this would have happened. If you ever have about twenty minutes to spare here is the link to my photo story of that experience: https://emulsive.org/articles/proje...t-thoughts-and-other-musings-by-william-brown

I'm anxious to see what happens.
The last photo with the two arenas is the biggest surprise that came from this project. I didn't know the top image even existed. I had a contact sheet printed back in 1981 and had never looked at the negs in the sleeve. This image was never part of the contact sheet! To think that I would shoot almost the exact same shot 28 years apart. One from ground level and one from the elevated Houston St. Bridge.

 

[Chris Bennett]

You're sticking with it all the way to the end. Whenever that is and whatever that looks like. I hope you can document the final removal. That would complete the circle.

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10 shot panoramic shot with Canon F1-n & 35mm T&S on Fuji Velvia 50

I documented the demolition of a local sports arena, Reunion Arena, over a sixteen month time frame back in 2009-2010. I had photographed the arena when it was new in 1981 so I just kept the story going by photographing the demo. As the final ending approached I set a day to go by and take my final images. Something came up and I had to postpone. When I did get there a small crew of four with a Bobcat, a small loader, was picking up the final bits. I hung around documenting the final moments. They loaded the Bobcat in a dumpster and loaded the dumpster on a trailer. They started to pull away and at that moment the dumpster truck blew a hydraulic line. As I stood there waiting in the 100 degree heat to get my final shots the delay gave me the opportunity to chat with and photograph the workers.

An hour and a half later they reloaded the Bobcat in the dumpster and drove away. If I had gone when originally planned none of this would have happened. If you ever have about twenty minutes to spare here is the link to my photo story of that experience: https://emulsive.org/articles/proje...t-thoughts-and-other-musings-by-william-brown

I'm anxious to see what happens.
View attachment 23103 View attachment 23104 The last photo with the two arenas is the biggest surprise that came from this project. I didn't know the top image even existed. I had a contact sheet printed back in 1981 and had never looked at the negs in the sleeve. This image was never part of the contact sheet! To think that I would shoot almost the exact same shot 28 years apart. One from ground level and one from the elevated Houston St. Bridge.

Thanks Bill. That's a really inspiring read and I have shared it with several friends, because you have captured the words that I have been failing to convey to them about projects! Really interesting and what a great subject!!