Toy Run

Toy Run
Hundreds of motorcyclists ride East on Franklin Blvd. during the 25th Annual Gaston County Toy for Tots motorcycle ride on Sunday November 27, 2011.

Downtown

Downtown Dino's

A few recent Hipstamatic photos of downtown Gastonia.

Lawyers Building

The votes are in

Out with the old and in with the new
Gastonia Mayor Jennie Stultz congratulates Mayor-elect John Bridgeman at Nick's Steak and Taphouse as election results begin to show a clear victory for Bridgeman on Tuesday November 8, 2011.
Election results
Jim Jones, from left, Mitchell Sanders, Titus Greene, Gastonia Mayor-elect John Bridgeman, Lisa Mobley and her brother Greg Mobley watch election results come in on a laptop at Nick's Steak and Taphouse.

Red

Red

Just a little fall color I found the other day.

The ruins of Alba Mill

Alba Mill ruins

I recently explored the ruins of Alba Mill in rural Gaston County north of Stanley, thanks to the tip of my colleague Leo Hohmann who makes it a hobby to find old abandoned historical treasure like this.

As best as I've been able to find out, this is an old paper mill, but the internet didn't offer much information.

In any event, it's been long abandoned and barely any of it is still standing. I thought it was a pretty cool place to explore and I'll probably return to take more pictures in the future.

Alba Mill ruins

Alba Mill ruins