JJ_MacCrimmon ([info]jj_maccrimmon) wrote in [info]abandonedplaces,
@ 2007-10-11 23:09:00
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Current location:Los Angeles Country
Current mood: crushed
Current music:The Myriad Form - Renew
Entry tags:abandoned places, commercial, pacific coast us, route 66

Abandoned Places - Another one bites the dust
I got word today that Potapov's Service Station on National Trails Highway (Old Route 66) near Helendale, was demolished recently. The entire site was completely leveled and cleared according to the source.

Here's my recent photo set -
http://community.livejournal.com/socal_abandoned/1735.html

News Post -
http://rwarn17588.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/old-potapov-service-station-buildings-are-razed/


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[info]madush69
2007-10-12 03:02 pm UTC (link)
Damn. I hate when this stuff happens. When I went to England, there were buildings hundreds of years old. They were fixed up and still in use, or they were saved for their historical significance. You are wonderful for capturing it with your pictures. I remember seeing the post initially and thinking, I'd like to see it myself someday.

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[info]eightwednesday
2007-10-12 04:09 pm UTC (link)
That's a damn shame. I'm glad that it's one place that I did get a chance to see several times before it was razed and I bet whenever I drive past it with someone else in the car I'll still say, "there was something awesome here" and go on to describe it.

Obviously this is the nature of our game, but it's really terrible to see this go.

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