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Abandoned Buildings or Barns – CFFC

Dan Antion
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As the title suggests, this week, Cee gave us the following challenge,

“This week our topic is celebrating Abandoned Buildings or Barns. Just make sure your Building or Barn is clearly visible in your photo. Have fun.”

I love old painted ads on the sides of buildings. Even when faded, they tell a story.
Another building in sad shape, but I am imagining an old time hardware store.
I wish it was still a train station, but I’m glad the building remains intact.
This appears to be a tight merger of two buildings. It’s interesting. I wish the plywood wasn’t hiding what I’m guessing is a beautiful corner door.
Faith found this small building while hiking.
The train station is finally being repaired
Sad – Once proud building
This barn has seen better days. I hope someone gives it the attention it deserves.
We’ve been in this barn several times. My favorites have been the times we’ve had hot chocolate and peppermint schnapps here during Christmas by Candlelight, OSV’s holiday event.
The field next to this barn is barren and the barn looks to be packed to the gills.
One of the nearby tobacco farms is tearing down a lot of their barns. They are too expensive to maintain.
Barn near the train tracks that run parallel to the Windsor Locks Canal
This barn is loaded. The ones around our house don’t have the openings on the gable ends.
I love this barn!
What’s wrong with this picture?
This barn seems to be all that remains on this lot. I think it’s nice enough to build a house around.

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76 responses to “Abandoned Buildings or Barns – CFFC”

  1. tracym613 Avatar
    tracym613

    My daughter recently purchased a property which has a couple of barns. One is really old. I would love to share the photos, but don’t see when anyone can send attachments

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      About the only thing you can do is link to them, if they are in your blog’s media library or an online gallery (Flickr, facebook, instagram, etc.) I would love to have a barn, or enough property to have one.

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  2. Lauren Avatar
    Lauren

    It’s sad when they have to tear down the old barns.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I know. I see so many around here that are literally falling apart.

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  3. tehachap Avatar
    tehachap

    That photo of the barn with silo in the background could have been taken in my husband’s home town — Windom, KS.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I like that setting a lot. I have a number of barn photos taken during one of my visits to my brother in Iowa. They are so pretty.

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      1. tehachap Avatar
        tehachap

        We have ‘shirt tail’ relatives in Iowa–Burlington, in fact. My husband’s step-mother came from Burlington and other family came from Ankeny.

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          My brother lives in Ames. We’ve gone to dinner in Ankeny several times.

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  4. hilarymb Avatar
    hilarymb

    Hi Dan – I love the idea of ghost-signs … so much history available through these … and now we have street art. Your barns and old buildings are quite fascinating to see … I hope they can restore many of them, or convert them into buildings. We’re so short of space here … cheers Hilary

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I love finding thos old signs, Hilary. Somehow, I think they are even more interesting when they are faded. I hope the barns around here can be saved. I’ve seen one where the owner restored the barn and then built a bridging structure to make it part of their house. A big job, but it must be a fantastic space.

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  5. Murphy’s Law Avatar
    Murphy’s Law

    Love the sign on the little building Faith discovered! Barns have always been a favorite of mine, but it’s so sad that they seem to be the first building left to disrepair. All these buildings have a history. They had a “life”. They were functional.

    The photo of the barn by the Windsor Locks looks like a postcard picture! Heck, we don’t see postcards anymore either!

    Your photos make it evident that not only are these buildings in disrepair, a big portion of the world is.
    Ginger

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I, too, like that building Faith found.

      The “postcard” building was almost the banner image of my blog. It’s about 1/2 mile from the image at the top, with the stairs going down to the water. Both are alongside the Windsor Locks Canal.

      I miss postcards. I remember the first thing we did when we went on vacation was to buy and send postcards.

      I hope some of these buildings can be saved.

      Happy Monday. I hope you have a good week, Ginger!

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  6. Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread Avatar
    Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

    An old farm down the road had a machine and operator come in and they cut the center out of a row of barns and machine buildings. Now the pieces they left are unstable, look really rough, and just seem sadder even than before. I always like seeing your tobacco barns because they are full of character and history.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      So many of the tobacco barns are gone, Judy. Replaced by vertical slabs of concrete. It is so sad driving down the road that used to divide two huge tobacco fields. I hate seeing barns torn down.

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  7. GP Avatar
    GP

    As much as I’ve always wished I lived in the country, I can’t imagine abandoning this barns!!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I feel the same way, GP. I wish I could save them.

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  8. Rivergirl Avatar
    Rivergirl

    Abandoned barns always seem so sad to me. Yet another family farm gone under….

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Exactly. At least you have a new thriving barn ;-)

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      1. Rivergirl Avatar
        Rivergirl

        And more importantly, a thriving bar.

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          Yes!

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        2. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          After all, you can’t have a barn without ‘bar’

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  9. bikerchick57 Avatar
    bikerchick57

    Nice Dan! I love old barns and buildings with character, but it’s often sad when they’re in disrepair or no longer being used. I hope they do something with the former train station. It’s a cool building.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I think my reply to you landed about three comments below – sorry.

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      1. bikerchick57 Avatar
        bikerchick57

        No worries, Dan. Sometimes that happens!

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  10. Kim Smyth Avatar
    Kim Smyth

    I love old barns.
    I’m loving your new book!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Aww, thank you so much, Kim. That makes my day!

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      1. Kim Smyth Avatar
        Kim Smyth

        You should be very proud!

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          Thank you. Happy, proud, tired, relieved…it’s a group of mixed feeling right now, but mostly good.

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  11. Dan Antion Avatar
    Dan Antion

    The train station here in town (the one under the tarps) is being restored. It has taken years, and the First Selectman (like mayor) who championed that project lost his re election bid last November. I hope the project is far enough along so as to have momentum to carry it forward. It’s so close to being useful again.

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  12. Jan Sikes Avatar
    Jan Sikes

    I LOVE abandoned buildings, farmhouses, and barns. My imagination goes wild with the stories held inside those dilapidated structures. Great photos, Dan!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      And perhaps a few people hiding out in one of those buildings ;-)

      I always like finding odd buildings, like the one Faith found, in the middle of nowhere. It does make your imagination perk up.

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  13. lois Avatar
    lois

    Those barns are beauties. I used to love when you would post photos during tobacco season. I’d never seen anything like that before, so was fascinated. Your second photo–that looks like it might have been a hardware store…all I could imagine was living in the apartment above it. Great photos today, Dan.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I used to love riding between those fields, Lois. It was like smoking a cigar without the ill effects. It smelled so good. All gone :( I did think that building had been a hardware store. Great minds ;-)

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  14. Damyanti Biswas Avatar
    Damyanti Biswas

    There is something about abandoned buildings that really intrigues me. Loved these images :)

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I am happy you liked them Damyanti. I don’t like seeing them once they’ve gone too far, but while they can still be recovered, I have hope.

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  15. sustainabilitea Avatar
    sustainabilitea

    I too love seeing those old advertisements on the sides of barns but old barns make me sad. They’re good for the imagination but like Rivergirl, the possibility of yet another small farm going under is heartbreaking.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      It is hard to see, Janet, So many around here have been torn down. In this case, it’s large tobacco farms going out of business, but still.

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  16. dweezer19 Avatar
    dweezer19

    I knew you’d ace this one Dan.🙂

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I almost always try to stop and snag a photo of cool barns and abandoned buildings.

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  17. circadianreflections Avatar
    circadianreflections

    You have put together a wonderful collection of abandoned and weathered buildings, Dan. I love the old barns, the tobacco barns in that glorious morning light, and the brick factory or mill.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I’m glad you liked them, Deborah, I have so many photos like this, Cee could run this challenge every other week ;-)

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  18. quiall Avatar
    quiall

    I love old buildings. They speak to me of better times and make me hopeful for the future. Especially old churches at old train stations. I have seen some magnificent renovations done to both. Places I could live.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      The train station under the tarps is in our little town. I hope the new administration will complete the job. The previous guy was a champion for the train station. I don’t see much happening since he lost hos seat. I hope the new guy isn’t that petty.

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  19. Patricia Furstenberg Avatar
    Patricia Furstenberg

    Look, the last barn has a bell tower too – or so it looks to me. Been gazing at old churches for too long.
    How interesting, I notice the symbology of you presenting these old barns on the 13th of the month. I’m not a superstitious person, but 13 has been unlucky for many folk throughout history.
    Great shots, Dan. I always wondered how it would be like to take an old barn, recondition it, and live in it.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Patricia. I have seen a few examples of homes where people have built in or incorporated a barn into the house structure, I think it can be an amazing space.

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  20. rugby843 Avatar
    rugby843

    I looked at those tobacco barns and wondered if that scent like pipe tobacco smoke scent is in the air around there? I know, weird question😂

    Sent from my iPhone

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Not weird at all. When I used to drive between the big fields, it smelled like fine cigar smoke.

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      1. rugby843 Avatar
        rugby843

        I don’t mind pipe smoke but cigarettes and cigars no thanks😂

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  21. Cee Neuner Avatar
    Cee Neuner

    Oh what a wonderful photos for this week. There are so many buildings I really liked :D :D

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Cee! This was an easy one for me. I’m always snagging pictures of old buildings and barns.

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  22. Gwen M. Plano Avatar
    Gwen M. Plano

    Beautiful photos, Dan. I can imagine the life that once characterized those sites. Amazing. BTW, I have a special love for old barns — maybe because I grew up on a farm. 😊

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I love barns, Gwen. We vacationed on my mom’s aunt and uncle’s farm every summer.

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  23. John W. Howell Avatar
    John W. Howell

    Looks like you followed the rules.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Cee makes it easy, John.

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      1. John W. Howell Avatar
        John W. Howell

        😊

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  24. petespringerauthor Avatar
    petespringerauthor

    I have to laugh at one of my good buddies who practically drools when he sees broken-down buildings. He will go to the owner and offer to take the structures down in exchange for the wood. Many people say yes.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      A group took two tobacco barns down that were on the property of a Honda distribution center. They restored the land to greenfield condition in exchange for the wood. Barn boards with decades of tobacco scent infused.

      Unfortunately, when Amazon decided to build a warehouse on the former tobacco fields across the highway from Honda, they were in too much of a hurry. They bulldozed 14 barns and carted the material away in dumpsters. They put up a fence and No Trespassing signs around the mounds of shattered boards.

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  25. Ally Bean Avatar
    Ally Bean

    Well this challenge played into your wheelhouse, didn’t it? Lovely photos. I like the barn packed to the gills with the red tractor beside. Very Normal Rockwell.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      This did hit a sweet spot for me.

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  26. marianallen Avatar
    marianallen

    I do love that stationhouse!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Me too!

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  27. Sherry Felix Avatar
    Sherry Felix

    I love old buildings and ruins. Nice post Dan.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Sherry. I hope some of these can be saved.

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  28. Teagan Riordain Geneviene Avatar
    Teagan Riordain Geneviene

    Those are beauties, Dan. It’s sad to think they’re abandoned. Hugs on the wing.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Teagan. I hope that some of these can be saved .

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  29. Paul Avatar
    Paul

    Some really good shots today, Dan. I don’t like to see anything fall apart, of course, even though dilapidated buildings do have a kind of strange appeal. And like you, I like those old, faded ads on buildings, though I suspect it’s because of their vintage; I probably wouldn’t have liked these proto-billboards back in the day.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I know what you mean about the ads, Paul. Still, I always enjoy seeing the Chock Full O’Nuts when I step out of Penn Station in New York.

      I hope some of these places can find new life and get the attention they deserve.

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  30. Yeah, Another Blogger Avatar
    Yeah, Another Blogger

    Abandoned buildings remind me of homeless people, of whom there are way, way too many.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      True – that is very sad. And sadder still how long this problem has been with us.

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  31. robertawrites235681907 Avatar
    robertawrites235681907

    Abandoned buildings always look so desolate and alone, Dan.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      They do. I hope some of these will find new life soon.

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  32. Jennie Avatar
    Jennie

    Well, you know I’m in seventh heaven with these old barns. The small abandoned building that was a train station is wonderful, too.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I know how you feel about trains, Jennie, and barns are always beautiful to me.

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      1. Jennie Avatar
        Jennie

        I call that a win-win. 🙂

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  33. Oddment Avatar
    Oddment

    That photo of the barn in the snow is awesome! Maybe it’s this last week of being broiled by Mother Nature, but that image is one I want to look at for a long time. All of these old buildings really seem to ask us to spend a while looking at them. Barns make a very commanding presence in a field, and these older ones seem almost ancestral to me. I have dim memories of such barns, especially with tobacco, from visits to Mom’s family when I was a kid. This was a great photo challenge!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I have been hooked by Cee’s challenge. For the past few years, I’ve skipped a Monday post, in favor of sharing only photos. Cee makes that easy to organize. I love the barns, but so many have been torn down here in the name of “progress” – yuck.

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