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Pulaski County, Indiana Project by Christopher Crawford

Near the end of April, 2005 I met on the internet a woman who lives in Winamac in Pulaski County in northwest Indiana. She was short and plump with a beautiful round face. That's as close to a dream come true as is possible for a little skinny guy like me. We fell for each other but a little over a month later I got sick from the flu then a kidney stone, spending most of June in and out of doctor's offices and hospitals in Fort Wayne. During that time the girl I had come to love dissapeared from my life. These 43 images are the result of my explorations of this rural area when she was working. I will likely never see her or these places again.

 

Abandoned farmhouse built of concrete blocks in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. The house is located on State Road 14 east of the town of Winamac.

A huge cross on the roof of an abandoned house that served as a church in rural Fulton County, Indiana.

Interior of the Lawton Christian Church in rural Pulaski County, Indiana showing the old wooden pulpit and piano. The ceiling is buckled and rotted from water leaks and the pews seem too big for the tiny congregation. An American flag stands next to the pulpit and a school clock hangs on the wall.

Interior of an abandoned farmhouse in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. A dining room table in the middle of the kitchen. Broken plaster and wood litters the floor and all the cabinets and drawers in the kitchen look ransacked.

An old green recliner chair sits in the upstairs bedroom of an abandoned farmhouse on State Road 14 in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. The walls have graffiti on them and the floor is covered in broken plaster.

Computer store window in Knox, Indiana. The sign says it is your duty to find yourself. Another sign says Play Pool Here.

Old abandoned cement block barn with wood and metal roof in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. The deep blue sky is filled with dramatic fluffy white clouds. The barn sits in an overgrown lawn next to a freshly plowed cornfield.

A big old fashioned light fixture hanging on the side of the abandoned train depot at Monterey, Indiana.

Garage behind an abandoned farmhouse in rural Pulaski County, Indiana with rutted drive leading into the doors and storm clouds in the sky.

Four pine trees huddle together in an empty field on a stormy day in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. Dark clouds fill the sky.

Outhouse behind the Lawton Christian Church in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. The little wooden outhouse faces toward a cornfield and a wire fence.

An old white wooden church building in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. The Lawton Christian Church is a wood-frame building with an old bell visible in the steeple.

The attendance register sign in a tiny church in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. The Lawton Christian Church had an attendance that sunday of five people out of a total enrollment of seventeen. A basket of flowers sits on a small wooden table under the sign.

Storefront window in Knox, Indiana with God Bless America painted on the glass.

A small weathered wood birdhouse hangs on the side of an abandoned farmhouse in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. The house has asphalt shingles for siding.

A huge cross on the roof of an abandoned house that served as a church in rural Fulton County, Indiana.

The old pulpit of the Lawton Christian Church, a small church in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. A tiny model of a church sits on a table in front of the pulpit and an upright piano is visible in the background..

An old torn up recliner chair in the living room of an abandoned farmhouse in Pulaski County, Indiana. There is broken plaster all over the floor and holes in the ceiling. The paneling on the walls is buckled from water damage. A large doorway opens to a blue room behind the living room. Interior of an abandoned house.

Old broken dishwasher in the kitchen of an abandoned farmhouse in rural Pulaski County, Indiana.

Aabandoned Marathon gas station with old pumps and lights near Logansport, Indiana. Photographed at sunset.

Interior of the little post office in the small town of Ora, Indiana in rural Pulaski County. The postmaster looks at me from behind the counter. Old post office boxes line the walls next to the service window.

Grain elevators and an abandoned rail depot in the town of Monterey, Indiana. The wooden train depot is overgrown with weeds and the windows are boarded up. The grain elevator has the Check-Mix logo on the top and a checkered pattern painted on the tower.

Red one-room schoolhouse in rural Pulaski County, Indiana with a bell on a pole by the door. The sign above the door says LaFontaine. The roof is green metal and the deep blue sky is full of fluffy white clouds.

A basketball hoop hanging over the door of an old weathered barn in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. Flowers grow by the barn door. The barn has a metal roof.

Interior of an abandoned farmhouse showing an upstairs bedroom. The floor was collapsing and there were birds in the room. An old desk sits in the middle of the room and it is falling through a hole in the floor. Light streams through the broken roof of the house in rural Pulaski County, Indiana.

Upstairs bedroom in an abandoned farmhouse in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. The wallpaper is peeling from the walls and ceiling, and the floor is covered in broken plaster. Lath and plaster is visible in the broken ceiling.

A tiny beauty shop or hair salon in the small town of Knox, Indiana. The sign says: Small Town Clippers & Curls, Stylist Angela Fisher.

 

 

 

Christopher Crawford
Fort Wayne, IN

chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com

 

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Abandoned white farmhouse with brick chimney in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. Storm clouds loom in the sky above the boarded up house.

An old console television in the kitchen of an abandoned farmhouse on state road 14 in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. Trash litters the floor of the room and the cabinet doors hang open. The floor is covered in pink tiles.

An old upright piano in the Lawton Christian Church. Located in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. A hymn book sits on the piano and a picture of the last supper hangs on the wall above.

The living room in an abandoned farmhouse along State Road 14 in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. An overstuffed chair sits by the window and the floor is covered in empty pesticide bottles and fertilizer jugs and broken farm equipment.

Old red International Harvester fladbed farm truck sitting in front of the cornfields in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. Rain clouds hover overhead and a lone tree in the field blows in the wind.

Old brick church in the small town of Ora, Indiana. Ora Gospel Chapel in rural Pulaski County

The post office in the small town of Ora, Indiana in rural Pulaski County. A POW-MIA flag flies next to the American flag on the little cinderblock building. A blue mailbox sits on the sidewalk.

Abandoned train depot in the small town of Monterey, Indiana. The town's tall concrete grain elevator stands behind the depot. The grain elevator has the logo of Check-Mix on it.

Red one-room schoolhouse in rural Pulaski County, Indiana with a bell on a pole by the door. The sign above the door says LaFontaine. The roof is green metal and the deep blue sky is full of fluffy white clouds.

A basketball hoop hanging on the side of an old weathered barn in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. The barn has a concrete silo and a metal roof.

Donkeys in a field in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. One of the donkeys is very close to my showing off his long ears.

The weathered wood dutch doors on the ruins of an old cement block barn in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. The barn's roof is gone and the cement block walls are stained and weathered.

Small wooden shed next to a field in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. The little white building has two doors and was photographed as a storm approached. Dark clouds fill the sky.

 

An abandoned farmhouse overgrown with trees and weeds on State Road 14 in Pulaski County, Indiana just east of Winamac. An old rusty fuel tank stands next to the house.