The Youngville Cafe and gas station once served families and traveling salesmen on the Lincoln Highway. Now the cafe is open occasionally as a labor of love, staffed by volunteers who serve food to people curious about the history of the place. The gas pumps still stand, but haven’t filled anyone’s tank in a long stretch of decades. For this picture I envisioned showing the old tanks with a vehicle speeding by, and after a lot of waiting along the lonely road, eventually was rewarded by this truck passing at high speed.

Location: Watkins, Iowa, USA

LIMITED EDITION: This photographic print is part of a limited edition produced by photographer Lee Rentz. The edition consists of 250 prints, which includes all sizes and methods of printing.