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Side of the Road - Oklahoma

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hicksimages > Abandoned Small Business in Rural Oklahoma four years later.

hicksimages > Small repair shop that has failed and fallen into such sad disrepair over time that it is in need of repairs that will probably not be forthcoming. One can only imagine the hopes and efforts of someone trying to build their own repair business because they have a knack for such labor. Perhaps the end of someone's dream of independence. Part of an ongoing series of black & white images depicting the struggle to succeed by small town independent businesses. Images of the business place have much to tell of the efforts and sometimes sad failures of the plucky, individualistic risk takers who try to be their own boss.

hicksimages > Quaint hand painted sign on front of an abandoned ice cream parlor in rural Oklahoma town.

hicksimages > Small town self-employed auto repair business with hand lettered sign in front proclaiming "No More Credit to Anyone". Apparently the owner has granted credit in the past to his neighbors only to not be paid. Part of an ongoing series of black & white images depicting the edifices or other traces left by people on the side of the road, inviting the viewer to imagine the stories evoked by those structures or other mute signs of human presence.

hicksimages > Rusting, abandoned farm tractor in front of farmer's co-op in small town in rural Oklahoma.

hicksimages > Sign on side of building outside of senior citizens center in rural Ringling, Oklahoma, USA. "Old Crows Welcome".

hicksimages > Quintessential small town motel, Ringling, Oklahoma, USA.

hicksimages > Gutted diesel pump at an abandoned gas station and restaurant. Emblematic of the effect of high fuel costs on the economy and the economic crisis of 2008 and beyond. Black and white with color enhancements. Part of an ongoing series of black & white images depicting the edifices or other traces left by people on the side of the road, inviting the viewer to imagine the stories evoked by those structures or other mute signs of human presence.

hicksimages > Abandoned small town bar with "No Minors" hand lettered on the decaying front door. Rusting cash register discarded in the grass next to the front door. Part of an ongoing series of black & white images depicting the edifices or other traces left by people on the side of the road, inviting the viewer to imagine the stories evoked by those structures or other mute signs of human presence.

Quintessential small town motel, Ringling, Oklahoma, USA.

hicksimages > Quintessential small town motel, Ringling, Oklahoma, USA.

Quintessential small town motel, Ringling, Oklahoma, USA.

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