X-Mess 2013 - The Road To Fan Fair - Part 1
Five years ago today, it was X-Mess 2013. Laura was in Minnesota for the Holidays, just as she is today. That day, just like today, I'd made plans to drive around to a different part of town for photographs. In late 2013, I'd really begun to get into taking pictures of Denver area urban decay. Spurred on by not only the gathering research for what would become WQ70: Abandoned Englewood, but the recent start of demolition of the massive Gates Rubber Company in Denver and the closure of the Columbine Shopping Center in Littleton. The planned photography route for X-Mess morning 2013 had a specific theme; parts of town I frequented back in 1997-1999, when I was going to school in Aurora. Places I worked at, retail areas of significance, landmarks I specifically remembered and anything else that would illustrate the story I wanted to tell, with X-Mess as it's backdrop. Plans for this specific voyage developed when a friend was visiting Denver in late November, 2013....