Tom Woll Photography

Click for a larger view These historic brick buildings along Central Avenue in Le Mars Iowa on a rainy day caught my eye. If you are ever on this street, keep driving and you will be at an old fashioned ice cream parlor in just a few minutes. 

This is not technically a lamp post, rather a lamp mounted on a brick structure.  Yet another black and white shot taken on a winter day.  This one is at the entrance of the Municipal Park in Le Mars Iowa. Click for a larger view

Bob's Drive Inn on the corner of highway 75 & highway 3 in Le Mars Iowa is an icon. The best hot dog I have ever had is found here. The taverns  (loose meats, charlie boy or what ever you call them) are simply amazing. When I was growing up there was no indoor seating, you parked your car and walked up to the window to place your order. What was your go to local fast food place? Click for a larger view

Click for a larger view The local bowling alley. Many afternoons and weekend nights were spent in bowling alleys shooting pool, eating cheeseburgers and fries, playing video games and even some bowling took place. What was your favorite hang hangout?

These steps just seemed to lead into someplace very dark. Click For A Larger View Here we go again into the night You took my love and you found a way Can I make it just one more day ~~Drivin' N' Cryin' "Around The Block Again"

Sometimes it is possible to end up working on a project without realizing it.  As odd as that sounds I have been working on what has become a sort of project without knowing it. This began as a very simple request, I was asked to take a photo of an old school building before it was torn down. Click for a larger view.  You may purchase a print of this photo here. This particular building was home to St. Joseph school (and later renamed Gehlen Catholic) in my hometown of LeMars, Ia.  As the area, town and school grew additional buildings were built and eventually the original structure was no longer used or even safe to use.  On the right side of the photo you can see the original church and pastor's house.  Just a few weeks after I took this shot the building was gone.  Talk about lucky timing.  The pastors house is no longer there either.  The block looked very different to say the least. At the same time it was becoming...