Shade Tree Mechanic
by Steve Raley
Title
Shade Tree Mechanic
Artist
Steve Raley
Medium
Photograph - Digital
Description
U.S. Highway 70 runs right through Organ, New Mexico, which is on a list of "Ghost Towns" in the state. This old, burned-out, rundown, abandoned, dilapidated Garage, as well as a few other buildings of the same ilk will support that classification.
Having said that, there is a Mobile Home Park across the highway, as well as a non-descript Thai restaurant. There are also a number of more modern inhabited homes scattered around the immediate area, and Organ even has a Post Office.
Pat Garrett (yes, THAT Pat Garrett) had a ranch a little bit east and north of Organ and he did some of his trading here. He was even murdered about 6 or 7 miles west of town while on his way to Las Cruces.
"Ghost Town"? Well...it's complicated.
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January 17th, 2022
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Jack Andreasen
Great find Steve...This reminds me of a place from my youth that was a garage and cafe....Stahlnecker's Garage And Cafe in the little town of Colton Oregon.
Paul Quinn
Ha! They don't call them ghost towns for nothin'! What a wonderful monochromatic capture of this building forgotten by time.
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