Abandoned Building # 2, Central Oregon

Traveling from Bend to Dayville, John Day, down to Haines and Burnes and back over to Bend reveals many abandoned buildings along the stretches of the highways.

same building but later changed to sepia tone.

This one is part of a cattle ranch and is fairly intact with some interesting features.

This house was built in the early 1950’s and was a place to stay for the cowboys who were out herding.   Now “Painted Hills Beef” is considered by some as the best beef produced in the state of Oregon.

photo redone in sepia tone

March 14, 2016March 14, 2016 by northwestbysouthwestphotos Categories: archaeology, oregon, ruined buildingsTags: historic, historical archaeology, oregon, photography, travel Leave a comment

Irish Bend Covered Bridge, Oregon

Irish Bend Covered Bridge (Corvallis campus)

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Irish Bend Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge near Corvallis Oregon, United States. It was constructed in 1954 and originally spanned the Willamette Slough on Irish Bend Road near the town of Monroe. However, in 1975 Irish Bend Road was realigned and the bridge fell into a state of disrepair. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It was eventually dismantled in 1988 and reconstructed on university property.

 

Today, the bridge is part of a path through the research farm between 35th and 53rd Streets on the west side of the OSU campus, spanning Oak Creek. Although the property is owned by the university, maintenance is carried out by the Benton County Parks Department.

 

March 7, 2016 by northwestbysouthwestphotos Categories: covered bridge, oregon, UncategorizedTags: bridge, covered bridge, historic, historical archaeology, oregon, photography, travel Leave a comment

Abandoned Building Hwy 20

The section of Highway 20 in central Oregon runs between Bend and Burns and contains a number of interesting abandoned buildings.  Here one of them is featured.  The above building was shot in regular color, the same building below was changed to Sepia tone, giving the photo an older, turn of the 20th century look.

 

The same building from a different viewpoint, shot initially in color.

Now the same building in sepia tone.

 

I love the look of abandoned buildings, especially in the countryside that evokes better times in the past but currently has a almost haunted look about it.

March 7, 2016March 7, 2016 by northwestbysouthwestphotos Categories: oregon, ruined buildings, UncategorizedTags: central oregon, historic, historical archaeology, oregon, photography, travel 1 Comment