{"product_id":"south-whitley-indiana-abandoned-gas-station-reverie","title":"South Whitley Abandoned Service Station Black and White Architectural Photography","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTwin Wooden Garage Doors Beside Broken Shopfront Windows\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo pale garage doors occupy the left half of this abandoned service station in South Whitley, Indiana. Beside them, a smaller entrance and broken windows sit beneath a broad faded signboard. I photographed the building in 2007 while passing through the town. Its low frontage and weathered materials made a compelling roadside subject, with a clear arrangement of openings across an otherwise simple wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe garage doors are made from upright boards, their worn surfaces carrying streaks and small dark marks. One has narrow openings across its lower half, adding a different pattern within the larger rectangle. I like how the paired doors give the building a steady rhythm, while the smaller frontage on the right changes the scale of the details. The pale masonry around them is unevenly stained and chipped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBroken panes and loose coverings create darker, irregular shapes in the right windows. Above, the long signboard extends beyond the lower wall, supported near its outer edge by a slender upright. Grass and other growth gather along the base of the building, softening its straight boundary with the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrees frame the station beneath a grey sky, and a strip of roadway crosses the foreground. Black and white ties those different surfaces together while allowing the worn wood and masonry to remain distinct. As a print, the photograph offers an understated view of small town American architecture, suited to an interest in old garages, abandoned businesses and the roadside places of Indiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e© Dan Kosmayer, 2007\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dan Kosmayer Photography","offers":[{"title":"8 × 20 inches (20.3 × 50.8 cm)","offer_id":40739742416975,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 × 24 inches (25.4 × 61.0 cm)","offer_id":40965155258447,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/9685\/2047\/files\/South-Whitley-Abandoned-Service-Station-Black-and-White-Architectural-Photography-1.jpg?v=1792271205","url":"https:\/\/dinkosmayer.com\/products\/south-whitley-indiana-abandoned-gas-station-reverie","provider":"Dan Kosmayer Fine Art Photography","version":"1.0","type":"link"}