Lost in the Midwest: Calmar, Iowa

City Building of Calmar. (click on image to enlarge)

Lost in the Midwest:West Union Tire

Another local retail business boarded up and closed. Large stores -Sears, WalMart, K Mart- in nearby cities have taken sales from the small independents. (click on image to enlarge)

Lost in the Midwest: West Union, Iowa

Morning along Main Street. West Union is a city with a population of less then 2600. Originally called Knob Prairie, it was founded by William Wells, naming it for his hometown, also called West Union in Ohio. (click on image to enlarge)

Lost in the Midwest: Milledgeville, Illinois

Located in Northern Illinois, Milledgeville is a village with a population of less the 1000. (click on image to enlarge)

Lost in the Midwest: Buda, Illinois

Buda is located along Illinois State Route 40. It's population is around 600. It is considered as a "ghost town" of Illinois. Have a "Bud" in Buda. (click on image to enlarge)

Lost in the Midwest: Delphos Fine Food

The Chateau of Delphos, Ohio with fine food and all you can eat for less then $6. (click on image to enlarge)

Lost in the Midwest: Delphos Church

Storefront Main Street Church in Delphos, Ohio. (click on image to enlarge)

Lost in the Midwest: Delphos, Ohio

Along Main Street in Delphos. (click on image to enlarge)

Lost in the Midwest: Cloverdale, Ohio Ads

Interesting ads along Cloverdale's Main street. There isn't a Mickey D's for miles. (click on image to enlarge)

Lost in the Midwest: Cloverdale, Ohio

Ed's Tavern. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Gas Meter

A final image from New Castle. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: New Castle Park

A small city park in the middle of downtown where once buildings stood. Will be off line until late next week. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: New Castle Chain

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Back Home in Indiana: Downtown New Castle

The East/West highway-Route 38- is a main city street in downtown New Castle. Along the road are a number of empty buildings and vacant storefronts. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: New Castle Today

Two years ago the Open Arms Church was an alive and active storefront church. Times have changed and these are hard times in New Castle.

Today very little remains of that church. (click on images to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: New Castle

Last visited New Castle, Indiana two years ago. Not much has changed for the good. More empty storefronts and a real sense of decay. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Spriceland Country Memories

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Back Home in Indiana: Wilson's Market

Been two years since last photographed in Spiceland, Indiana. Wilson's Market is still going and the library is open again. Not much else has changed. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Hope Detail

Often unusual windows are not available or cost forces another solution. Older bricks can be difficult or impossible to find. Choices are made and the project moves along. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana:Hope Beautification

All cleaned up and ready to be recycled. While many buildings are empty this one is ready for a new life. Seem to be more buildings ready than there are tenants. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Hope Masonic Temple

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