Railroad Iron

Down by the tracks, there’s lots of leftover iron.Tons and tons of leftover iron.I guess with scrap prices as low as they are, it makes sense to let it rust.I knew a scrapper, who went by the name Iron Byron. Back then the railroad was owned by Southern Pacific, or SP. This stuff is known […]

Silicon Valley Economic Indicator

This wonderful frame of a building stands at the corner of Central and San Tomas expressways in Santa Clara.No highly-paid union guys working, no ‘for lease’ signs- just a graceful, rusting skeleton.It has a sweet arc to it.Across the street is this sign. Evidently this is one of three buildings, totaling 516,00 square feet. ‘Available […]