David Litschel

Americana: American places

Views of Americana from road trips and every day observances.

The car wash attendant hoses off the soap with a high pressure nozzle at a car wash on upper State Street in Santa Barbara, California. This car wash, like most others today, must recycle the water it uses due to drought conditions in California over recent years and issues with water shortages in general in the Western United States.
   
A picturesque view, across an inlet, of the Pemaquid Point Light House and the keepers house in Bristol, Maine, USA. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
   
A scarecrow graces the garden of a farm in the Santa Ynez Valley of California. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
     
  
Two adult horses and one colt rest in the tall dry grass beside the Pacific Ocean on Santa Cruz Island, one of the Channel Islands, off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
   
Colorful mailboxes line up in a row displaying their flags in Santa Barbara, California. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
   
Rural mailboxes are lined up in a row in Central California. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
     
  
A shack in Summerland, California displays a collection of random items that combine to become a folk art display. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
   
The town market in the tiny, rural settlement of Spicer City, California. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
   
An extreme wide angle view of a desserted recreational vehicle that has lost its siding sits in a California desert. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
     
  
Abandoned farm buildings sit against dry golden hills in the Central Valley of California. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
   
An old time windmill located on a farm in the Santa Ynez Valley of California. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
   
A traditional spoked wagon wheel from a western wagon is suspended between two poles above a ranch in the Santa Ynez Valleyof California. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
     
  
Several pairs of sneakers dangle from power lines in Santa Barbara, California. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
   
A Victorian picket fence in Summerland, California supports a planter box. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
   
A Christmas tree made from driftwood is on display in the small beachside community of La Conchita between Santa Barbara and Ventura California on highway 101. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
     
  
A detail view of the city hall sign on the building in Fillmore, California. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
   
Barber shop pole, Carpinteria California. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
   
Decorative picket fence, Cambria, California. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
     
  
Graphic detail of boat bow moored at harbor, Santa Barbara, California. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.
   
Nine padlocks overly secure one gate entrance to private land owned by the Santa Barbara California school district. To purchase this image, please go to my stock agency click here.