Rest stop landscape in North America

分类：公共环境

内容：实景照片

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休息站是北美一道正在消失的风景。随着高速

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逐渐变得紧张，以及越来越多快餐点和加气站的拆除，这些建在路边的“绿洲”或许不久就将消失灭绝。摄影家Ryann Ford希望在它们消失之前将它们记录下来。她的项目“最后一站”是一系列照片，这些照片是关于全美各种特色鲜明的休息站的。一项名为“Kickstarter”的活动为Ford提供了所需资金。

休息站已成为驾车者了解他们所经过的地区的文化、地理以及历史的少数几个平台之一。不幸的是，许多的州政府却因为他们的预算不足而选择拆除这些休息站。例如在路易斯安那州，原来的34个休息站到现在只剩下了10个。在弗吉尼亚州，42个休息站也只剩下了24个。而全美许多州的情况也是如此。休息站或许即将成为历史。“最后一站”项目旨在保留住它们，至少将它们保留在记忆里面。有了Kickstarter的经济支持，Ford希望能游遍全美拍摄下这些建筑珍宝的照片并将它们编制在书里以供子孙后代翻阅。

译者: 柒柒

Rest stops are a disappearing sight in North America. Brought by tight highway budgets, and the increasing number of off-exit fast food outlets and gas stations, these roadside oases may soon become extinct. Photographer Ryann Ford wants to make sure they’re documented before this happens. Her project, “The Last Stop” is a series of photographs taken of unique rest stops across the nation. A Kickstarter campaign has been started to fund Ford’s work, and the ensuing publication of her photographs. Learn more, after the break!

Rest stops become one of the few places where motorists are informed of the culture, geography, and history of the region through which they’re traveling. Unfortunately, many state governments have made them an expendable part of their budgets. Louisiana, for instance, is operating only 10 of its original 34 rest stops. With a total of 42 rest stops, Virginia has reduced its operating number to 24. This trend has taken hold nationwide. It’s not hard to imagine that rest stops may become a thing of the past. “The Last Stop” aims to preserve them, at least in memory.With the money raised from Kickstarter, Ford hopes to be able to travel across the country, produce photos of these architectural gems, and compile them into a book that catalogs them for posterity.

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