Quonset Hut

[Bruce Gordon]

One of a set I did with the idea of capturing the sense of vast space that comes with open horizons.

[John Thompson]

Wow I have not seen one of these for years.  They littered the landscape around the city of Detroit when I was young.  They had been built for WWII.

[Bruce Gordon]

They still seem to be popular with Colorado farmers. I think for their inexpensive construction and ability to hold up the weight of heavy snow.

[beth]

i start seeing them west of chicago when i’m on my annual roadtrip.  there’s a few east of chicago.

[Graham Hart]

Nice shot Bruce. Certainly shows the wide open spaces and the sun burst kind of emphasises the isolation bearing down on the dwellers.

As a 10 pound Pom (that’s what it costs to migrate to Australia back in the 60’s), our first abode was a Nissan Hut in a hostel where we stayed until my father could find work and a house to live in. Fond memories as a child but it was tough going for my parents with a young family no doubt. This is the place with my sister out the front. Its one of those old slides I discovered recently.

[Bruce Gordon]

That’s so cool Graham! Thanks for sharing a bit of your personal history; I love to hear how people came to be who they are where they are. We are all part of a great story!

[Graham Hart]

I’m with you Bruce. Seeing these old pics again after so long and being into photography now, lets me see them in an entirely different light. I’m not just remembering a time period but being present again in those particular moments in time. Probably playing around with them in PR and PS has something to do with it as well 🙂

[beth]

great photo, love the sun peaking in on the top corner and the freshly tilled farmland.

[Bruce Gordon]

Thanks Beth!

[Tom M]

Very cool Bruce, definitely conveys what you wanted. Thanks Graham, for your photo too. I bet you had a lot of good memories in one of those, but I would imagine they were really hot in summer, and really cold in winter?

[Graham Hart]

Oh yeah. You got that right! Speaking of hot, my strongest memory of the place was when I broke apart a bunch of fire crackers (which were still legal then) to make a mound of gunpowder right there on the pavement in front of my sister. When I lit it up, I lost all the hair on my forehead and both eyebrows 🙁 .

[Bruce Gordon]

I’m sorry, but I laughed out loud when I read that Graham. I would give anything to have seen the look on your face, with no eyebrows and singed hair! Oh my, the things we got up to as kids, eh? ‘Seemed like a good idea at the time!’

Thanks for sharing that; it made my day!

Bruce

[Bruce Gordon]

Thanks Tom!

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