Tumblr (3.0; @lostoregon2012)http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/<a href="http://insomniacgarage.blogspot.com/">New automotive lifestyle blog</a>: <p>By me (Chris Garza) and two other automotive writers </p>http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/40090092712http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/40090092712Wed, 09 Jan 2013 04:41:48 -0800<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xR1jqZsdTOU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Places Gone By (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR1jqZsdTOU&feature=share">gothiccarsurban</a>)</p> <p>New video featuring abandoned places</p>http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/27324668896http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/27324668896Mon, 16 Jul 2012 03:25:51 -0700<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nT1PL17eqDs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Game Over (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT1PL17eqDs&feature=share">gothiccarsurban</a>)</p> <p>Video of my 6/30/2012 Eugene Civic Stadium walk-through, created on iMovie with my pictures.</p>http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/27304261175http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/27304261175Sun, 15 Jul 2012 19:56:22 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6glodDJeA1rsal9eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 10px auto 0 auto;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phoenixflight2012/7475014912/in/set-72157630362847262/" title="DSCN7087"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7265/7475014912_68bc2f0daf_m.jpg" alt="DSCN7087" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phoenixflight2012/7475026754/in/set-72157630362847262/" title="DSCN7089"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8166/7475026754_fbdd3d7ba2_m.jpg" alt="DSCN7089" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phoenixflight2012/7475049304/in/set-72157630362847262/" title="DSCN7090"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8005/7475049304_2264e77a49_m.jpg" alt="DSCN7090" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phoenixflight2012/7475066360/in/set-72157630362847262/" title="DSCN7092"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7124/7475066360_353ea9e2bc_m.jpg" alt="DSCN7092" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;margin-right:0;"/></a></div><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phoenixflight2012/sets/72157630362847262/">6/30/2012 Civic Stadium</a>, a set on Flickr.</p>New photos of a local icon.http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/26247285120http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/26247285120Sat, 30 Jun 2012 19:02:36 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6ffmrYdwt1rsal9eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bullpen at Civic Stadium in December 2011, unused since 2009 and entering a state of decay not often seen at pro sports venues.</p> <p>I intend to go back very soon, maybe even today, to take pictures of Civic as it is now…</p>http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/26204380863http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/26204380863Sat, 30 Jun 2012 03:54:26 -0700civiccivic stadiumEugeneEmeraldsEMSbaseballstadiumarenasportsminor-league baseballbullpenfencelife after peopleapocalypsedecayneglectabandonedworks progress administration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6d6bpgCOp1rsal9eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Abandoned garage & tow truck in Alvadore, Oregon.</p>http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/26125926782http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/26125926782Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:38:12 -0700oregonabandonedgaragegas stationdecayneglectalvadoreruralrural explorationtow truckwreckerchevroletorange<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6akpuXx9h1rsal9eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Abandoned house near Springfield, Oregon</p>http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/26018660657http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/26018660657Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:56:17 -0700oregonabandonedrural explorationMount Pisgahspringfieldlane countyhousefarmcountryovergrownneglectdecay<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2baoj2Xqp1rsal9eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Even in one of Eugene-Springfield’s most well-loved natural areas, there is something abandoned- a bridge over a lily pond that was decommissioned several years ago, the trail that once went over it rerouted and the decking pulled off.</p> <p>Mount Pisgah Arboretum, near Springfield, Oregon.</p>http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/20898458857http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/20898458857Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:02:41 -0700mount pisgaheugenespringfieldarboretumforestabandonedbridgeparknaturewetlands<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ufbrJQMc1rsal9eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Partially demolished, overgrown house in Eugene, Oregon’s Trainsong Neighborhood, part of an abandoned trailer park/apartment/rental house complex that was built in the 1930s, fell into severe neglect and high crime rates in the 1990s and was largely taken out in 2005.</p> <p>Two trailers, the mailboxes, one Dumpster, this house, a foundation and random other things remain, I’d love to explore this place in greater depth if it wasn’t full of No Trespassing signs.</p>http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/20341128862http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/20341128862Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:23:50 -0700trainsong neighborhoodeugeneoregonurbanurban explorationdecayneglectabandonedovergrowncasualty<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1qsdlhxhL1rsal9eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Faded 1960s sign at a pool, spa and patio shop in Eugene. I’ve always wanted to photograph this, and finally have.</p> <p>As usual, edits in iPhoto.</p>http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/20217577603http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/20217577603Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:15:20 -0700master poolsemeraldswimming poolsmid-centuryneglectdecayantique editurbanEugenesignshighway 99 northpacific highwayroute 99trainsong neighborhoodmaster pools<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1mclu4PHR1rsal9eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>An early 1950s Cadillac sedan rusting away and giving up its last few usable parts at Springfield Auto Recycling in Springfield, Oregon.</p> <p>Shot with vivid-color mode on a Nikon L120 camera, all edits in iPhoto</p>http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/20087214293http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/20087214293Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:44:17 -0700cadillac1950sclassic carsfinsgreenrustdecayjunkyardsurbanurban explorationspringfield<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l28x5w2d1rsal9eo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l28x5w2d1rsal9eo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l28x5w2d1rsal9eo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l28x5w2d1rsal9eo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l28x5w2d1rsal9eo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l28x5w2d1rsal9eo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l28x5w2d1rsal9eo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l28x5w2d1rsal9eo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l28x5w2d1rsal9eo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l28x5w2d1rsal9eo11_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Civic Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.</p> <p>Former home of the Eugene Emeralds minor-league baseball team, and possibly the most endangered historic building in Oregon. </p>http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/20054280009http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/20054280009Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:02:47 -0700civiccivic stadiumworks progress administrationbaseballminor-league baseballabandonedurban explorationeugeneemeraldsemsneglectdecaygrandstandsscoreboard<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1l065KAX81rsal9eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Splintered, faded sign just inside the park gate at the abandoned Hileman Landing County Park near Eugene, Oregon.</p> <p>This park was known for rowdy, often illegal activity until it was decommissioned in the 1990s and is now used mainly for grazing livestock and as an equestrian trail.</p> <p>I was chased out of this park by teenage delinquents in 2006, and was nearly run over (intentionally) by a truck driven by two of the same people in 2010.</p>http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/20053239775http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/20053239775Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:18:04 -0700signhileman landinghileman'scounty parkeugeneoregonlane countyrural explorationneglectdecayinfrastructureabandoned<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1jl8kfYfX1rsal9eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Behind the scenes at Eugene Civic Stadium. These buildings, constructed in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration, will probably never be used again.</p>http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/20005431185http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/20005431185Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:57:55 -0700baseballeugeneoregonemeraldsemscivicstadiumcivic stadiumabandonedurban exploration1930sneglectdecayminor-league baseball<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1jidvDwYj1rsal9eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Entering a dead-end street in Santa Clara, Oregon that reeks of white trash and cat hoarder, and is full of 1960s tract houses ranging from dilapidated to pristine. 45 years ago, this was a promising area bustling with young families, now it’s all white trash.</p> <p>It was foggy with a greenish cast to the sky as-is, but has been enhanced.</p>http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/20004312063http://lostoregon2012.tumblr.com/post/20004312063Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:56:18 -0700