Back Home in Indiana: Burdge

North Manchester (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana : Union Trust Company

North Manchester bank building all dressed up and ready to be used. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: North Manchester

Tranter Paper next door to "Where You Come to Be". (click on image to enlarge)

Back home in Indiana: North Manchester

"Where You Come To Be" in North Manchester. The town - with a population of around 6,000 - was named "Small Town America" by ABC's Good Morning America. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Lodge Sign

Lodge sign and flag-except for basketball, what could be more Indiana? (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Morristown

Morristown is a town in Shelby County with a population of less then 1200. Takes about thirty minutes to drive from Morristown to Indianapolis. (click on image to enlarge)

Lost in the Midwest: Eldorado

It's harvest time in the Midwest and grain elevators are running at full speed. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Arlington

The closed and boarded I.O.O.F. Block 1902 is one of the few buildings in Arlington. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Old Timers

Arlington is an unincorporated town in Rush County. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Storefront

Charlottesville again. The columns of this building are iron. They are decorative rather than supportive. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Push

Locked door in Charlottesville. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Charlottesville

On the right is the post office for the unincorporated town of Charlottesville. The other two storefronts are empty and unused. As the next few postings will show, the storefront on the left turns out to be rather interesting. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Gus's Cafe

Along another street in Carthage is Gus's Cafe. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Carthage

Carthage, IN, with a population of less than 1000, was named for Carthage, NC. Along a main street there is the Tumble Inn on the right and an open/operating bank on the left. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Economy

Economy has a population of about 200. There are only 6 streets in the town. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Gaston American Legion

Gaston is a town in Delaware County. The population is a bit over 1000. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Pepsi

Along a main street in Dunkirk - across the street from the rusty car - is this abandoned gas station. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Plymouth Of Dunkirk

Yes, it's an Plymouth - not made anymore. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Dunkirk

Something a bit different. No streets/buildings/storefronts. Just the hood of an old rusty car. Can you identify the manufacturer? If not, then check tomorrow's post. (click on image to enlarge)

Richmond Wall III

Yes-another wall! Yes-another lens/camera test! This time it's the highlight detail that a lens and camera combination produces. Seems to be under control and the lens/camera remains in the bag. (click on image to enlarge)

Richmond Wall II

Another lens test with brick walls/writing. While sharpness is good, color is a bit unsaturated. This is easy to correct in post processing. (click on image to enlarge)

Richmond Wall

Brick walls mean testing some equipment. Checking out a wide angle lens to see if it is a keeper. It is! (click on image to enlarge)