Down by the southern end of Doniphan, there are several old\u00a0industrial,\u00a0mixed use\u00a0lots. A few have buildings and equipment left that are worth checking out:<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><small><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?hl=en&q=3670+doniphan+el+paso&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3670+Doniphan+Dr,+El+Paso,+Texas+79922&gl=us&t=h&z=14&ll=31.809488,-106.549652&source=embed\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p>I have been next door in the past and shot some pics of graffiti covering a large grey wall. (Flickr set here:<a title=\"Graffiti 2008\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/sets\/72157626839838375\/\" target=\"_blank\">Graffiti<\/a>) For those shots I used my Holga and now that I have my Rebel T3i I wanted to go back and take them again. \u00a0They have since been painted over so I focused my attention on the empty terminal lot:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<dl id=\"\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 170px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/5909658505\/in\/photostream\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"Terminal Entrance\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5312\/5909658505_26370ed627_m.jpg\" alt=\"Terminal Entrance\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Terminal Entrance<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p>The BNSF train line that runs along Doniphan splits off and travels up to this site so there must have been some loading and unloading going on here in the past. \u00a0If a train happened to travel up the tracks now he would meet an old Olds:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<dl id=\"\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/5910154752\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"End of the Tracks\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6010\/5910154752_ba7654f942.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">End of the Tracks<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p>The last resident looks to have been a construction company, and they liked Dr Pepper:<\/p>\n<table width=\"546\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<dl id=\"\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/5910180274\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"Building\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6033\/5910180274_5d54e8f2ef.jpg\" alt=\"Building\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Building Front<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<dl id=\"\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 170px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/5910123568\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Dr Pepper\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5071\/5910123568_501209ee68_m.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Pepper\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">35\u00a2? I’ll take 3!<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>For 35\u00a2 who wouldn’t? I wished it was full and running, the 100 degree heat was pretty\u00a0unbearable, every surface radiated the high temps right back at you.\u00a0The Pepper machine has been dragged out into the\u00a0elements\u00a0and cracked open but it looks to be intact. Other objects have been exposed for far longer as evident in this electrical panel:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<dl id=\"\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 510px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/5910187806\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"Lights out!\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5234\/5910187806_4d84217c95.jpg\" alt=\"Lights out!\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Lights out!<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p>There are other industrial artifacts scattered around the site in the same states of disrepair. \u00a0I was short on time to begin with so I exited and headed back to the cool confines of my office. Full Flicker set here: <a title=\"Abandoned Terminal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/sets\/72157627008734393\/with\/5910187806\/\" target=\"_blank\">Abandoned Terminal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Down by the southern end of Doniphan, there are several old\u00a0industrial,\u00a0mixed use\u00a0lots. A few have buildings and equipment left that are worth checking out: View Larger Map I have been next door in the past and shot some pics of graffiti covering a large grey wall. 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