U.S. Route 66, Landergin, Texas, November 1999
It's hard to believe that it has been more than twelve years ago that I began the series I now call Concrete Cathedrals. I was on my way up out of Texas to photograph the Anasazi ruins at Mesa Verde. I never got there, because I was captivated by the cement grain elevators which dot the landscape in the Texas Panhandle. These particular silos are found outside the tiny ghost town of Landergin, about 10 miles west of Vega.
Since I photographed this image, I've visited hundreds of grain elevators in the United States and Canada. It's the longest series I've worked on, and it will be my last book. I don't ever plan on stopping work on Concrete Cathedrals.
