foto by kat livengood
when does a ghost town
become a ghost town?
when does a haunted hotel
become haunted?
Mask 2012
thay say a ghost is someone
whos dead but doesnt know it yet
and thay just keep clanging around
doing the same things thay did
when they were alive
even though thay were buried
a long time ago
foto by kat livengood
route 66 going thru Tucumcari New Mexico
feels alot like the dreams
that died along side this highway
and now mostly what you see
are the bones left behind
from a time not so long ago
foto by kat livengood
once interstate 40 came thru
traffic become all about moving from
point A to point B
and the locals hotels and restaurants
on route 66 gave way
to chain restaurants that served chickn teryaki
and corporate hotels with free lotions and shampoos
for folks who were driving a fast highway
to the next exit ramp with an Applebys
foto by kat livengood
but if you slow down
and veer off the beaten path
to these small dying towns
the ghosts are there
waiting for something
or maybe nothing to change
Tucumcari is a ghost town in the making
and of course the more those folks deny it
the more likely thay really are
ghosts already
foto by kat livengood
after a day at Tucumcari
it was time to head off towards Cimarron
a place where a bit of the old west still exists
along route 66
which was also a stop on the santa fe trail
where many of the ghosts of the wild west
supposedly still haunt the
famous St James Hotel
foto by kat livengood
clik hear to see
the haunted hotel at cimarron new mexico