tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post7837485335836803423..comments2024-02-04T22:48:07.662-08:00Comments on FOLKWAYS NOTEBOOK: DEFUNCT GAS STATION AND A MASSEY FERGUSON TRACTORFolkways Note Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-17433297508827764082013-03-18T17:17:12.365-07:002013-03-18T17:17:12.365-07:00The date on the tractor is right on. It's old ...The date on the tractor is right on. It's old - maybe 60 and more even.One Flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03772881642197609507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-73659349601110377902013-03-15T12:33:44.093-07:002013-03-15T12:33:44.093-07:00Vicki -- We capture so many of the famous in our b...Vicki -- We capture so many of the famous in our building history but seem in so many cases to forget the foundations on which we live -- our farms, small towns, small businesses etc. thanks for stopping -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-32013353993374857812013-03-14T18:00:12.251-07:002013-03-14T18:00:12.251-07:00Lovely photos. So glad you are capturing these dis...Lovely photos. So glad you are capturing these disappearing icons of American life.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-4582074331952766082013-03-14T17:35:49.874-07:002013-03-14T17:35:49.874-07:00Lydia -- I agree that the American landscape is ev...Lydia -- I agree that the American landscape is evolving full speed ahead. To many it is sad and to others it is what it is. So many of the buildings I see as I travel this area have disappeared. Photography can provide documentation of our landscapes -- it is great that so many are doing so. Thanks for the very kind words, I do appreciate it -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-11237766869445917302013-03-13T21:47:05.721-07:002013-03-13T21:47:05.721-07:00Not only was this a most enjoyable post, but I thi...Not only was this a most enjoyable post, but I think an important one also. It is vital that photographer's help to preserve glimpses into an America that is either quickly disappearing in some areas or most likely will everywhere in the future. Great work. Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-80824740188384085022013-03-13T13:56:27.429-07:002013-03-13T13:56:27.429-07:00Raining Iguanas -- too bad you couldn't take a...Raining Iguanas -- too bad you couldn't take a camera on some of those drives. I do imagine that you see some great shots while out in the boonies. I'll say one thing if you saw this place you drove past all your stops -- right into KY for sure. -- thanks -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-41521974740852133682013-03-12T19:29:44.181-07:002013-03-12T19:29:44.181-07:00I spent the day out in the country picking up milk...I spent the day out in the country picking up milk at farms. It's nice because I get to ride with the driver. That allows me to sit and stare out the window absorbing scenes like yours all day. I am like the lab with his head out the window soaking up the air. I swear I saw this same place! Raining Iguanashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461327421951949725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-67282072878458245442013-03-11T10:07:17.318-07:002013-03-11T10:07:17.318-07:00Ken Mac -- Ouch! Nice that you survived so we coul...Ken Mac -- Ouch! Nice that you survived so we could all enjoy your photography on your blog! -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-64662531019524512162013-03-11T08:02:56.968-07:002013-03-11T08:02:56.968-07:00i once turned over a tractor like that, and I was ...i once turned over a tractor like that, and I was still onboard!Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-29485056121753799412013-03-10T21:06:59.148-07:002013-03-10T21:06:59.148-07:00Michelle -- thanks -- I like all that old farm mac...Michelle -- thanks -- I like all that old farm machinery -- such integrity they had -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-9806234218563953012013-03-10T21:05:07.676-07:002013-03-10T21:05:07.676-07:00NCmountainwoman -- When I was young just about eve...NCmountainwoman -- When I was young just about every commercial establishment in my small town was closed on Sunday. Never thought about the gas station. I suppose it might have remained open on Sunday? thanks for the comment -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-75355797438277344972013-03-10T20:57:08.889-07:002013-03-10T20:57:08.889-07:00troutbirder -- It appears to me that what I see ar...troutbirder -- It appears to me that what I see around my area is, sad to say, the taking over of corporate America. The declining farms, main streets, gas stations, and independent business places -- we now seem to work for "the man." There are many times I sit and gaze out my window and wonder if we will ever be independent from large corporations. How can we re-employ the masses laid off when many of our jobs are now being filled by other countries. thanks for the comment -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-34497238116915196402013-03-10T17:18:42.238-07:002013-03-10T17:18:42.238-07:00What a sweet, old tractor. What a sweet, old tractor. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-90991298480556764012013-03-10T16:40:59.369-07:002013-03-10T16:40:59.369-07:00That little gas station looks exactly like the one...That little gas station looks exactly like the one near my childhood church. It was open on Sunday and many a week we sneaked down between Sunday school and preaching and spent our collection plate dimes on candy.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-7027470119529724732013-03-10T16:09:06.542-07:002013-03-10T16:09:06.542-07:00Interesting bit of nostalgia. Unfortunately our ru...Interesting bit of nostalgia. Unfortunately our rural areas and small town see to many abandoned farms and service stations. A way of life has changed into corporate American. And not always for the better...troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-25948062384785780002013-03-10T11:17:05.072-07:002013-03-10T11:17:05.072-07:00Birdman -- the past is who we are. Trips back can ...Birdman -- the past is who we are. Trips back can sure be illuminating. -- barbara Folkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-33801105548600558942013-03-10T11:15:20.986-07:002013-03-10T11:15:20.986-07:00Laloofah -- Yes quite a spring project for sure. T...Laloofah -- Yes quite a spring project for sure. Thought it very interesting about the tire configuration and the possibility of tipping on inclines. Never gave that much thought but will be more observant of tractor's design. So BW was an ag major. He would be the expert, for sure, in identifying the age of this tractor. Amazing that this tractor is still alive after 60+ years or so. <br /><br />Oh the back land belonged to a home set far back from the road. Apparently they are the ones that keep the property mowed up to the roadway? Although this whole area could be a park as it is treed with a lovely creek running through the area. Sparsely populated. thanks for the comment -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-39722482121541335502013-03-10T11:06:38.911-07:002013-03-10T11:06:38.911-07:00Rita -- I am always playing detective when it come...Rita -- I am always playing detective when it comes to folk ways. It is in my blood -- always has been since I was a young girl. <br />Many photographers would take the trashy elements out of an image while I like leaving in the reality of the situation. It reflects its true essence. I think the ghost of the gas station would make a good story for this place. thanks for stopping -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-7029255932922114722013-03-10T10:59:29.665-07:002013-03-10T10:59:29.665-07:00June --I think you hit the age of the tractor on t...June --I think you hit the age of the tractor on the nose. If you read the comment by Laloofah below you will understand why I say this. Yes, I saw online where the Massey Ferguson tractors were all a bright red. I was not feeling in harms way about someone watching me. What I do feel sometimes is that folks might think I am up to no good and might contact the sheriff. Or they can be laughing at this older lady taking all these pictures. I really don't want to explain myself to a sheriff. So I move on as quickly as possible unless someone is friendly at the site. Like the idea or ghost story though -- thank -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-45403201547362568582013-03-10T10:50:27.710-07:002013-03-10T10:50:27.710-07:00Birdie -- I didn't mean to creep you out. Real...Birdie -- I didn't mean to creep you out. Really I felt quite comfortable even if someone was watching. But I thought I might spook someone out by taking so many shots of the tractor -- didn't want to scare them so I moved on. thanks -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-31816612542531824812013-03-10T10:46:10.964-07:002013-03-10T10:46:10.964-07:00Hattie -- you put it nicely -- places that seem de...Hattie -- you put it nicely -- places that seem deserted but maybe they really aren't. That is the feeling that I got when taking these photos. If they were watching me they probably got a laugh out of this older woman walking back and forth trying to get the best angle. thanks -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-22269887535354340782013-03-10T08:52:45.409-07:002013-03-10T08:52:45.409-07:00Nice trip back in time. It was a time.Nice trip back in time. It was a time.Birdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634185585147630883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-24780895547110822852013-03-10T08:17:17.289-07:002013-03-10T08:17:17.289-07:00Wow, looks like someone's got themselves a spr...Wow, looks like someone's got themselves a spring project going on! We used to have an old Allis Chalmers tractor that we used for plowing snow and grading our dirt driveway and such. Sold it when we moved to the mountainside, as its tricycle style (with the two little front tires right beside each other in front) was much too prone to making it tip over on our sloped land. I showed your photo of this Massey Ferguson to BW, who was a mechanized ag major at Texas A&M (every now and then that comes in handy! LOL), and he estimates that "your" tractor is from the late 40's to mid-50s. Maybe you can swing by it in a few months and see if our invisible handyman (or handywoman) has made any progress! :-)<br /><br />My eye was drawn as if by an eyeball magnet to the beautiful treed green space beyond the old gas station in the first photo. It looks like a park or a cemetery. Or is it just vacant land? It's very inviting!Laloofahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256023593175821427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-73542781488280894082013-03-10T07:36:18.631-07:002013-03-10T07:36:18.631-07:00I see you as a folklorist/anthropologist detective...I see you as a folklorist/anthropologist detective here! The Ghost of Gas Station Past might have been watching, yes?Sketchbook Wanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850319000824866265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-12592533238810461122013-03-10T04:57:08.956-07:002013-03-10T04:57:08.956-07:00I'll bet the tractor is 50 or 60 years old; bu...I'll bet the tractor is 50 or 60 years old; but things were made to last back then, maybe someone's trying to make it usable again. Once it was a nice bright red! <br /><br />Your feeling of being watched is interesting - the feeling itself suggests a set of conjectures. A short story may be there, not necessarily a ghost story, it could go a few directions. Hmmmm. Anyway it's an interesting place.June Calenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00265808476144632255noreply@blogger.com