On Friday March 14th I headed down to the town of Acme, Alberta. Margarit was going to join me, but she came down with a bad headache in the morning, and elected to stay home. I met up with Chris, and later Connie, for another episode of the Beer Parlour Project.
The Hotel dates to 1912, replacing one that was built a couple years prior, but lost in a fire. There was a good turnout and we had fun visiting and photographing everyone. Interest in our project continues to build and everywhere we go we get nothing but compliments and encouragement.
The word Acme means "highest point". The town got it's name because it is the highest point on the rail line that passes through. It has nothing to do with the Anvil and Industrial Supply company of Coyote and Roadrunner fame. But that cartoon is of course what everyone thinks of when they hear about the town.
I think I shot about a dozen sheets of film with my big view camera, plus some small format roll film, and a few digital snapshots. It was a lot of fun....
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