Hill-Bennett Cafetorium Windows
by Walker Pickering

I’ll post a close-up of one of these windows on Wednesday. But for now, this is the beginning of a series of images I shot in Orange, Texas. Though this doesn’t show it, the majority of the shots were portraits. But I’m getting these shots out of the way first. I still have 9 sheets of film to develop tomorrow, and I’ll be picking up two sheets of E-6 tomorrow as well.
As for the background on this shot… this is where I ate lunch every day for three years in junior high. For those of you not hip enough to be in the know, a “cafetorium” is a cafeteria with a stage. At least it was in this case. The condensation is from the ridiculously high level of humidity, as is usually the case in Orange. I’d say that’s the single biggest factor for why I wouldn’t want to live there anymore. As is probably the case in most small towns, there wasn’t a whole lot to do very late in the evening, but the trip was good because I was in during the week and people were actually out and about. I also got to catch up with quite a few folks.

Funny…the tables looked like robots!
“Cafetoriums” must be standard issue in Texas. All three of my sons have them here in Houston.