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AMARC... the Boneyard : The Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) contains nearly 5,000 aircraft from all branches of the military. The boneyard is next to Davis Monthan Air Force Base near Tucson, AZ. These are just a few my images from a recent visit... more to come.

AMARC... the Boneyard

Scrapyard : Images from one of the many scrapyards surrounding AMARC (the boneyard) in Tucson, AZ.

Paris Mill, CO :

Housing demolition : At Randolph AFB, hundreds of old housing units are being demolished thanks partially to asbestos and black mold.

Housing demolition

Cold War missile sites : Vandenberg Air Force Base is full of relics from the Cold War and the space race. Located on California's Central Coast, Vandenberg's 99,000 acres offer a surreal balance of pristine nature and remnants of war. These photos were taken between 2000 and 2002.

Cold War missile sites

C-49 crash site, Blodgett Peak, Colorado :

C-49 crash site, Blodgett Peak, Colorado

Mount Sherman Mines :

Mount Sherman Mines

1604 Ranches :

Northern Arizona : Prescott, Jerome and Mayer Arizona

Northern Arizona

Longhorn Quarry : The Longhorn Quarry, on the northeast side of San Antonio, has been shut down for years. The one rumor I've heard is that it was closed in the 80's for not correcting serious safety violations.

Longhorn Quarry

Kelly USA : In 2001, the Air Force closed Kelly AFB and the city of San Antonio gained control of the base.

Starlite Drive-In : This reminder of a by-gone era is on Highway 78, in Schertz, TX. The screen is now covered by trees, and the projection room was last used as an auto garage. There is now a trailer parked in the middle of the parking lot. True Americana!

Starlite Drive-In

Alamo movie set : This 50-acre movie set on Reimer's Ranch, near Dripping Springs, TX (outside of Austin), was built for the 2004 version of the Alamo. John Lee Hancock directed the film which starred Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, and Emilio Echevarria. The set was considered to be the largest film set in the U.S. outside of Hollywood. It is now abandoned and falling apart. The future is uncertain for this amazing place. It may soon be demolished due to land tax problems.

Update -- Portions of the 2008 film Apaloosa, starring Ed Harris, were filmed at this location.

Alamo movie set

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