The Facade of the USA.

My first visit to Rosamond, CA, was back in 2008 on route to Death Valley. After filling up at a gas station and a bite to eat at the Wayside Cafe, I thought this quirky little town might be a place to revisit at a later date.

Now, sadly, Rosamond is a town that has fallen into complete depravity with only an abundance of Cannabis Dispensaries (a total of six all close to one another), and a donut shop (next to a dispensary of course). It was a very sad state of affairs and unfortunately all too common these days. The biggest disappointment was the closure of the Wayside Cafe which had closed after 50 years. I’m sure the locals would have blamed covid or the economy, but the sparkle of the new Starbucks across the street made me think otherwise. Pats Liquor was still open, but oddly closed on Saturday night which was a shame as I could have done with a drink. Despite the fact that most of what I remembered was now gone, or closed, the RV pictured above was still remained, so all was not lost..

Photographing what ‘Once Was’ can be interesting, but the decline can be a bittersweet.