My entry for the #monomad challenge.
I love old river town alleys. We don't have a lot of Western history in this part of the world, but the little we do seems to be hidden in old areas of the city. This alley is pretty old and nestled between a couple of buildings built in the late 1800's. It's not much, but I'm highly certain this small area of the world has seen it all.
Gangsters, bootleggers, bank robbers, cowboys, the James gang...you name it, and this river town has seen it. I'm sure this alley has been graced with the likes of all of the above over time...as well as the occasional drunk, lovers, or even me, on a random photowalk. The area below here has an old tunnel; maybe I'll have the good fortune to access to something like that one day, too.
Old and new...always fun to find mixed together.
And just like that, I've passed through like thousands before me...if not tens of thousands. It makes me want to find the next old alleyway to spend time in.
Thanks for checking out my set of #monomad photos. With a bit of luck, more of these type of fun areas to share soon!
Those are great black and whites. Absolutely full of character.
I'd love to see pictures of the tunnels if you ever make it down there. That sounds like it could be a lot of fun.
There are tons of tunnels beneath La Crosse...as usual, so difficult to get access or find the right folks to get one access.
if ever a back alley was made for monomad it was this one. Excellent collection of shots. Mind you I bet back in the day there were totally different 'shots' being fired!
This was one rough town, for sure! The history between the brothels, lumber guys, steamboats, Civil War veterans, and the native American population native to the area...if only I had a time machine.
Yup I bet there were a ton of interesting tales to tell.