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The trees reveal the passage of time in rephotography projects. A seedling in the 1950s is an overgrown tree turned stump half century later. The Hi-Way 8 in Ladysmith has survived severe storms for decades and the the influx of chain hotels and restaurants. The rates are cash-only cheap (less than $45 with taxes for two). The room we last stayed in had a vintage pink tile bathroom and a microwave and a coffee maker. Since the 1990s, we stayed there each time we traveled to Ladysmith to see dance performances at ChaliceStream.

The abandoned Tinker Tot Drive-In survived the Ladysmith tornado of 2002.

Many places in the town did not. We always admired its "ruins" standing
along Highway 8 across from the Hi-Way 8 Motel.