Industry

Sciple Mill

Once upon a time in the heart of Kemper County, where time takes a leisurely stroll, lies Sciple Mill, a relic of yesteryear that's as old as the hills it sits next to.

Winona Train

The train station in Winona, Mississippi, has a storied past tied closely to the town’s development. Established due to the construction of the railroad, the station played a crucial role in Winona’s growth and was integral to its business and trade activities.

Unopened Oasis

Nestled along a quiet stretch of highway, the gas station travel center stands eerily silent, a monument to ambitions unfulfilled.

Transformation and Decay

In a small, forgotten town, an old building tells a story of transformation and decay.

Fink's Mill

Many years ago, grist mills played a pivotal role in most communities, serving as essential hubs where local farmers would bring their corn or grains to be ground, either for sale or personal use.

Manchester Mill Ruins

The Manchester Mill Ruins in Lithia Springs, Georgia, are the remnants of a textile mill that dates back to the 19th century.

SilverKing III

You never know what you'll find walking in the woods.

The Mall

In the heart of a town that thrived in the late 20th century stands the skeleton of a once-bustling two-tiered mall, erected with grandeur in 1978.

Monitor Warehouse

Entering the warehouse, I was immediately struck by its dilapidated state. The offices were in ruins, a stark contrast to the massive, mostly empty space of the warehouse itself.

Foil's

The first structure revealed itself to be an old building used for shelling pecans and peas. Its rustic charm hinted at a past filled with the hum of agricultural activity. Adjacent to it stood what appeared to be a frontier-style building, which served as the office for the operation. The fusion of functionality and old-world aesthetics in these buildings was captivating.

Cotton Storage House

Built by the Stein family ca. 1920, this cotton storage house consists of sixteen pie - shaped rooms.

Wild Turkey

In a quiet corner of Louisiana stands the remnants of the Bayou Gas Stop, now swallowed by nature's embrace.

Hwy 63 Convenience

Once a bustling hub of convenience nestled on the outskirts of the community, the abandoned convenience store now stands as a solemn reminder of its former glory.

Retro Gas Station

The abandoned retro gas station in McLain, Mississippi stands as a lonely reminder of a bygone era.

Stop & Shop

The ruins of the Stop & Shop on Highway 53 in Poplarville, Mississippi were once a thriving community hub.

Holcomb

In the quiet outskirts of town, where the road narrows into a path barely trodden, lies the remnants of what was once a bustling monument making business.

Alabama Junkyard

If you're planning on photographing a junkyard, using a drone might be the best way to capture unique and stunning shots, because there may be the presence of junkyard dogs.

Snuffy Smith's

Snuffy's got its name from a previous owner, Arthur Drake Smith, who dipped snuff. Snuffy Smith was a character in the cartoon "Barney Google and Snuffy Smith," and was a hillbilly-type with a floppy hat and a cane pole.

Mississippi Junkyard

An abandoned junkyard in rural Mississippi is a haunting and fascinating sight to behold. It's a place where time has stood still, with rusted-out cars and machinery slowly decaying in the elements.

Peache's

Willora “Peaches” Ephram was born in Utica, Mississippi, in 1924 to sharecropper parents. Unable to work in the fields, Willora stayed inside, learning to cook from her mother and grandmother. By the age of 8, she was preparing whole meals for her family to eat as they retuned each day from the cotton fields. In 1948, she moved to Jackson in search of a better life with only $8 to her name. After working for a while as a cook in the long-closed Blackstone Café on Farish Street, Willora had, by 1961, saved up enough money to open a restaurant of her own. For more than 50 years, Ms. Peaches, as she’s known to just about everyone, cooked breakfast, lunch, and dinner for Jackson’s black community. Everyone from Muhammad Ali to Medgar Evers enjoyed her fried chicken, greens, and candied yams. During the Civil Rights Movement, Peaches’ Restaurant served as a safe haven for activists.

The Cleaners

The cleaners in this rural Louisiana town still has clothing that is ready, but was never picked up.

Cricket's Bait & Treasures

I stopped by Cricket's and chatted awhile with the owner. She says the place has been photographed many times and she said I was free to do so as well.

Pioneer Village

TROY, AL (WSFA) - If you make the drive between Troy and Montgomery I'm sure you've seen it. Maybe you've even wondered, what's over there. Well, one man is hoping the next time you head that way you'll stop in instead of driving by. "We have been open since August 5th," said Randy Griffin, owner of the Branding Iron Grill. Griffin has been in the food industry for close to 25 years. When he decided to open his new restaurant he decided the Pioneer Village off Highway 231 in Troy was the perfect place. "I just like the setting of the village with all the log cabins and I really just like the area because it's rustic. "Griffin is hoping to set a trend. He says more stores are on the way and they're painting some of the buildings and fixing the place up because there's a lot of history.

King's Tavern

The King's Tavern building was built in 1769, making it the oldest structure in the old river port city of Natchez. When the British moved in and established the nearby Fort Panmure, the King's Tavern building was originally built to be a block house for the fort. As there was no saw mill near this frontier town, this building and other structures were constructed using beams taken from scrapped New Orleans sailing ships, which were brought to Natchez via mule. Another source of wood used in the King's Tavern building construction were barge boards from flat river boats, which were dismantled and sold after arriving in Natchez with their goods after traveling down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Boatmen couldn't take their flat boats back up these rivers, so they just added to their profit by selling the boats as wood, which was needed to build Natchez. Besides the wood, sun-dried bricks also were used as building material. The result is a building which has an ambiance and decor of another era from the outside. Though the outside of the Kings Tavern has the rustic 1780s authentic wooden brick architectural style, the inside is a lovely place for cozy, quiet, intimate meal or to host luncheons, dinner parties, receptions meetings. The King's Tavern also provides meals for the large tour buses full of visitors who are traveling along the Natchez Trace Pathway. ~ Wikipedia

Radio Station of Yesteryear - WJDX

Update: We stopped by recently & the new owner was there. He'd just bought it & plans on tearing down the studio that was added on back in the 70's. It's in really bad shape anyway. He said he's thinking about turning the old building into an apartment. We suggested an Air BnB. The original building, the one that looks like an old Philco radio, was the transmission station. The actual studio was at the Lamar Life, now Standard Life, building downtown. This was Mississippi's second radio station, but Jackson's first. It began broadcasting in 1929. The first radio station in Mississippi operated out of Vicksburg, 44 miles due west of Jackson. WQBC was an AM broadcasting station licensed on 1420 kHz on October 24, 1927.