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Happiness, Arizona (#1086)

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Monday, December 11th, 2006

Happiness, Arizona

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As far as I know, there's really no such place as Happiness, Arizona.

Eleven Comments

micki said:
708 days ago

These old signs are great, especially with a missing letter now and then and maybe a misspelling. I was looking through your archives, can't believe I've not been here before. Love your work and your way of seeing the world around you.

Sara said:
708 days ago

I was looking through your pictures and I like your style. You have a splendid way of capturing things.

Turfdigger said:
708 days ago

Great how the overall dark quality of the image doesn't detract from the range of detail, even in the shadows. I keep playing mental scrabble with the sign letters on top - 'No Mopey Ever'. Maybe I just need some sleep :-)

Brandon Stone said:
708 days ago

"Convene weepy mole wooer!"

ndiginiz said:
708 days ago

Tena koe ehoa
Makes for an interesting statement or lack of statement with particular letters missing. The b&w a great equaliser that produes an overall atmosphere and perception. Happiness, Arizona...sounds like a good movie title to me!
I know for sure there's no such place as "happiness!"

Régis said:
708 days ago

This is great. It looks so wrecked and deserted !

dawn said:
708 days ago

No Happiness (although there was a Happiness, Arizona in a Twilight Zone episode) but we do have Why, Arizona. Or is that Why Arizona? :-)

Brandon Stone said:
708 days ago

Dawn wins the prize! The title of this photo came from that Twilight Zone episode. I couldn't actually remember where I took this photo... maybe in the deserted expanses of Texas or New Mexico, so I just decided to give it a name. Even though I wasn't in Happiness, Arizona I was continually reminded of that particular TV episode while I was in this town.

The initial premise of the show was that the townsfolk decided to rename their run-down, battered town in order to get it back on the right track and make it sound more inviting to visitors. I couldn't help but imagine this sign existing in that place.

Mike Dougan said:
707 days ago

Just short of one "N"
Fantastic B&W, really feels like something out of the twilight zone!

Andy said:
702 days ago

Very nice.

Manu said:
653 days ago

I liked the atmosphere right away. Then, I enjoyed the process of guessing what the sign originally said. And once that was done, the image had an even greater impact. Really good work on this Brandon!

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