05/13/2026
second and grant— 2020, lafayette, La. 35mm film
this is the abandoned coburn’s supply building, documented on 35mm film in 2020. it collapsed yesterday after days of intense rain.
a little bit of history: the coburn’s supply building stood at the corner of second and grant since 1946—a family-owned plumbing supplier, brick and mortar that witnessed decades of downtown lafayette. the state bought it in 2009 for highway plans that eventually changed. there was hope it could be saved, a bill moving through the legislature, people were trying.
but we ran out of time before it crumbled.
grateful to capture this photo back then. this image was my phone’s wallpaper for years and loved the warmth of the bricks against the sky. I hope its rubble has a better future ahead