vagabond shoots a ghost town
I seem to find the strangest places to photograph, but this daunting little ghost town was talking to me. My brother and I were out in search of family history. We drove to this little town of Luray Missouri (that still has a post office) and found our grandmothers old house where she grew up, our great grandfathers first location of his car company “Harris Motor Company”, Ayres Oil Company’s first gas station, and a lonely main street that is now only a memory to a remaining few.
The pictures may not mean much now, yet I cant help but wonder what stories could be told of these old buildings that once were thriving with life and activity. I wish my grandma was here to tell me about them.
what once was a thriving main street
when a coke was a nickel
the first location of Harris Motor Company
January 19th, 2009 at 7:42 am
Where I grew up part of my life. I can remember when some of those business’s were still alive.
You’re right, lots of memories in that town.
March 13th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
my mother was born in Luray.
My sister and I lived there for a few months in 1970. We lived off the main street.