Music Hall; Hackberry, Arizona

Music Hall.  Hackberry General Store, Hackberry, Arizona (click to enlarge)
OM-3; 12-100mm f/4 PRO lens @ 12mm; 1/800th sec. @ f/4.5; ISO 200; Exp. Comp. -0.3

The Hackberry General Store in Hackberry, Arizona is a worthwhile stop along Historic Route 66.  Hackberry is located between Kingman to the west and Seligman to the east.  The town of Hackberry consists of about 334 residents, a few streets, homes and maybe another business or two.  The general store is actually located across the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad mainline from the rest of the town. 

I spotted this old music hall at the rear of the general store property.  What caught my attention was that I thought it being open air and having an old piano sitting on the stage was adherent.  Also, no seats, no electricity and no water.  Just a place to play a piano and possibly sing as well.  Unique.

If you are a photographer and like Americana, old rusted cars & trucks, old signs, old gas pumps and other old stuff, the Hackberry General Store and its grounds present a multitude of photographic opportunities.  I have made dozens of images here on this trip and well as past trips.  Each time, I see changes and new compositions.  Also, there is a myriad of Route 66 memorabilia available for purchase if that is your thing.

In case you are wondering, here is a photo of the Hackberry General Store that I made on my last visit a few years ago.

The Hackberry General Store.  Quite a place! (click to enlarge)

By the way, the sky was real in The Music Hall photo.  I may have enhanced it a bit, but it was a rare, thunderstormy (I don’t think ‘thunderstormy’ is really a word) and rainy day in the desert.

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Dennis A. Mook  

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