I bought a drone- specifically, a DJI  Mini SE- four or five years ago when I worked at an old factory. I desperately wanted to explore the ancient tunnel that connected both halves of the historic campus, but the ladder down was rusty and untrustworthy. Unfortunately, an aging air compressor next to the hatch fired off regular, rhythmic blasts that made it impossible to keep the hovering Mini SE centered over the opening. Nevertheless, I still managed to put the drone to good use, and here are ten cool photos I’ve taken with it. 

I love it when old buildings find new purposes, and churches seem especially good at making that happen. I’ve written about congregations taking over old Walmarts here and here, a Marsh Supermarket here, and even an Elder-Beerman in this post. Still, I’ve never seen one embrace a building’s past quite as cleverly -or cynically- as this. Look above the entrance: that used to be a Chevrolet bowtie! Add one little downstroke and- presto! It’s a cross. Why should a perfectly good Chevy logo go to waste?

I came across the hamlet of Boundary City when I was hunting for old schoolhouses in Jay County. Situated at the crux of Boundary Pike and Treaty Line Road, not much of the community exists today. Little more than an old schoolhouse and church hint at the place’s story.