A documentary by Vincent D.Johnson on the abandoning of rural America. Currently in production book, then feature length film. Share your story #LostAmericana

The American Heartland
Joined June 2015
What's the most #Illinois route in the state? Like if you took a highway(s) from top to bottom and called it "The Illinois Route," where would it go? The state has part of Route 66, Lincoln Highway, & the National Road, but not their own. Lets make one!
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Just adding #Havana, #Illinois' #waterTower to the pile.
The Lena watertower photographed by me just a few days ago is one of only about a dozen water towers on the national register of historic places. @UnrealBluegrass you are welcome to like this post as you are known to appreciate a good water tower
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Yesterday @The_Cure5 suggested I do an #illustriousGyms version of #baseballFields. Not sure if that book is in the cards, but I wouldn't rule out shots like this making the #LostAmericana book. 1 Ohio, 2 Indiana, 3 Iowa, 4 Kentucky
.@VincentDJohnson created a book covering historic and awesome gym in Illinois (Illustrious). I would love to see a similar book covering baseball fields, both in-use and retired.
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Share this with a friend who get excited when they come upon a bridge like this in the wild. Nothing like crossing an old-metal truss bridge on a back country road. #LostAmericana #bridges #trussbridges #rural #bridgehunters
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They don't make playgrounds like this anymore. That's why you gotta stop and let your kids take a whirl. Hope this one in Owosso, Michigan is still standing. Throwback to 2015. #LostAmericana #Michigan #playground
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This.
Next time you travel, take the back roads and see the world that was lost so that we could save an hour of driving and pass a McDonalds every fifteen miles.
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1892. ~We did this to ourselves. We saved a dollar on the can of soup at the big box chain. Now #MainStreet is shell. #LostAmericana
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Small town double feature, #PostOffice & #CityHall combo. Kingston Mines, #Illinois 61539. #LostAmericana
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Y'all talking about gravel roads & dirt roads, but how about them grass roads. Spring time in the Midwest. #Illinois. #LostAmericana
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Budweiser lives here. #GhostSign in the alley of the side of an old bar. #Momence, #Illinois. #LostAmericana
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One of the few times I wasn't upset I couldn't get closer. This was in suburban New Lenox outside of Chicago. Urban sprawl already has this placed pegged as the next subdivision and the background was nothing but power lines and new townhomes. #LostAmericana #Illinois
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I would say, every time I see a @ruralkingsupply I stop and end up spending a lot of money. But that's pretty damn hard to do. Jeans are $12!
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Central Illinois was a little foggy yesterday.
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This is some small town stuff. When you just leave your bike on the sidewalk on Main Street. – at Dwight, IL
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Go Indiana! I honestly believe the Midwest, or more accurately the middle of the country, is what is going to save us from the partisan nightmare we've been living in. Also, I wish your football team well.
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I'm biased, but Illinois is pretty cool sometimes. – at Chicago, IL
As far as we know, this is the only octagonal toll house in America with an onion dome. Near Lewistown, once stood near Canton.
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