The Lost, Forgotten and Abandoned History of Kansas
Kansas is a palimpsest, where the pivotal role the state played in the history of the US and the broader world is revealed only by the decaying remains of structures that lie lost, forgotten, and abandoned.
Built in 1915 this Grain Elevator now Stands Abandoned in a Kansas Farm Field.
Open Hatch Leading to an Abandoned Atlas F ICBM Silo.
Abandoned Home For Sale- Winfield, KS.
Log Jam and Abandoned Bridge over the Walnut River.
Closed Road-Side Diner- Udall, KS.
Abandoned Building on a Lost and Forgotten Kansas Farm.
Remnants of an ICBM Silo- Central KS.
The "Little Hooker Cafe and Bait shop." Closed in 2011.
Checks, Financial Records and Adding Machine Tapes inside of The "Little Hooker Cafe and Bait shop." Closed in 2011.
Hatch form a Titan II ICBM Site that was Excavated in 2024.
Stairwell Leading to the Command Center of an Abandoned Atlas F ICBM Launch Site.
Stairwell leading to the Command Center of an Atlas F ICBM launch site.
Inside the Command Center of an Atlas F ICBM Silo.
Decaying Workshop on an Abandoned Farm.
Brick Workbench in an Abandoned Workshop.
Brick Workbench in an Abandoned Workshop.
The Remains of a Titan II ICBM Launch Site, shot only with the light of November's Full Moon- Known as the "Beaver Moon."
Abandoned Farming Machine- Western KS.
Remains of a Homestead- Flint Hills, KS.
An Abandoned Barn the has Almost Been Swallowed by Wichita as the City Grows Around It.
Decaying and Abandoned Home off a Small Country Road.
Abandoned Hotel on the Wrong Side of the Tracks- Kiowa, KS.
Railroad Bridge from the 1880s Still Stands, but no Trains Cross it Now- Oxford, KS.
Ticket Booth on an Abandoned Drive-in Theater- Western, KS.
Locked, Abandoned and For Sale.
The Triangular Water Well. Built in 1919.
Abandoned and Decaying Oil Pump on a Kansas Farm.
For Sale Buy Owner- Two Yellow Buildings Painted with Lead Based Paint.
Stairwell Leading to the Command Center of an Abandoned Atlas F ICBM Launch Site.
Flooded Entrance to an Atlas F ICBM Launch Site- Central, KS.