Shredded Camper

I won't judge you for looking, if you don't judge me for taking the pictures. I guess for a moment I thought it might be strange to find this interesting, yet here we both are.

Months and months ago, I saw a smashed up semi truck trailer parked next to this shredded camper. Route 142 runs along this odd, triangle shaped, city-block in the small town of Dahlgren, Illinois. I can just imagine that the semi drove around this block for some reason, clipping the camper and dragging it down the street. The semi and trailer were hauled away promptly, but the remains of the camper got pushed out of the way and are still sitting there at least six months later.

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I've drove past this thing many times and I finally grabbed some pictures of it. I was walking around town, taking pictures for the Dahlgren: Main Street and Western Auto post I made previously. The post showed off some aged buildings and talked a little about their history, trying to capture some of the small town character. As you can see, this camper wreckage is part of Main Street's charm for the time being.

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• Photographed on March 10, 2018 by @soill
• Dahlgren, Illinois
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