Dear Readers, I plan to review some of my older negatives from Mississippi as I have time. The Delta offered a wealth of photographic subject matter. In the future, you will see occasional articles based on early 2000s road trips around the state.
Crenshaw is a small town (population 210?) in Panola and Quitman counties. It is typical of many Delta agricultural towns that once had a thriving commercial strip but has fallen on hard (very hard) times. It looks depopulated, and most of the stores are empty or collapsing. These photographs are from April, 2018. The town probably does not look too different today (2025).
MS Hwy 3 comes right through town. This is the main road along which the commerce was once concentrated
The commercial strip is rather sad. Most (all?) of the stores are closed. The soul food restaurant looked like it did not operate.
There was once a public drinking fountain on the sidewalk in front of one of the stores. I wonder if it was once restricted for white or black users?
The police station was in a modest modern building. They were well-equipped with the big old Crown Victoria police cruisers.
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| William Stokes Street |
This ends our quick pass on Hwy 3 through Crenshaw. It was a glarey day with harsh light. I wish I had made more time to explore the Delta, a unique cultural and architectural part of the USA. To see more towns, please type "Mississippi Delta" in the search box.
I took these photographs on Kodak TMax 100 film with a Pentax Spotmatic camera and various lenses. The TMax is very fine grain, but I think I prefer traditional cubic grain films.
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