Camera Talk

The village of Nace stands alongside the NS Shenandoah division mainline in Botetourt County, VA. There’s not much to the place, with only about half a dozen structures in the immediate area. An abandoned general store is the most interesting of these.


Chimney In The Woods by br1078phot, on Flickr
Just outside of Nace, VA


Approach by br1078phot, on Flickr
Slow down, and prepare to stop at the next signal.


Nace General Store In Camera B&W by br1078phot, on Flickr
The monochrome setting looks better than converting a color shot in PSE10.


Nace General Store by br1078phot, on Flickr
Front shot. The locals say the floors are collapsing, so no one has been in the place in years.


Nace General Store by br1078phot, on Flickr
A housing unit was added at one time in back, likely for the owners to stay in.


Nace, VA Post Office by br1078phot, on Flickr
Anything bigger than a catalog, you’ll have to drive in to Troutville to fetch.

PF

Interesting place, especially that store. Why that lone chimney was built there?

The post office looks like a permanent census of residents.

Julio1fer wrote:Interesting place, especially that store. Why that lone chimney was built there?

The post office looks like a permanent census of residents.

Whenever I find one of these chimneys, Julio, I document it, and put it in my "Burnt Chimney" album (https://www.flickr.com/photos/7699588@N ... 777877738/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) on Flickr. They are the sad remains of a structure fire, and the namesake of a small town in Virginia on Rt-122.

PF

Really like these PF, especially the general store. A shame the place is being let to degrade, but the economy of an area like that doesn't leave a lot of money left over for maintenance of non-productive property I guess.

Robert