ASARCO

It’s, obviously, a Sky Fridaykind of image, but it’s also a lot more, again, the location should be obvious, from a speeding truck, on Interstate 10, through El Paso, TX. The ASARCO site. The dead and soon-to-be-dismantled site.

I know very little of the local history, other than it’s now toxic wasteland of sorts. Still, it’s been a visual reference point for me for years, like a dog-eared page in a book, or a scar of some kind, a rent in the flesh to remind me of where I’ve been.

asarco
Won’t be there much longer.

Hardware: iPhone
Software: CameraBag.app
Location: El Paso, TX, eastbound I-10

About the author: Born and raised in a small town in East Texas, Kramer Wetzel spent years honing his craft in a trailer park in South Austin. He hates writing about himself in third person. More at KramerWetzel.com.

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  • Ralph Oct 21, 2010 @ 19:00

    It seems so strange that a derided landmark still stands – but even stranger after it falls, and we search for the unattractive tower on our drive on I-10. The reward will be its absence…

  • Anna Oct 21, 2010 @ 20:50

    I hope you don’t feel too lost without your visual reference. It will seem odd not to have something that’s always been there, and then you’ll be happy for the photos.

  • Liz Oct 21, 2010 @ 23:31

    It’s nice to have a photo you can look back on. Happy sky watching!

    Liz @ A Simple Life

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