trash porn, pt 6

gotten rid of a car lately or, well, ever?  according to the u.s. dot, cars last an average of 13 years.  that sounds high to me, but given my family's fleet of three averages 24, maybe it shouldn't.  if the car you got rid of was not sold, but scrapped, it probably goes through a process of separation so all the stuff that can be re-used or recycled does.  some of the higher value parts, however, go to a place like this.

this is a junkyard.  mechanics (maybe even one you've used when you last needed body work done) and enterprising diy'ers visit places like these in hopes of finding that replacement part that's either no longer made or much more expensive to buy new.  i'm not sure exactly how lucrative a business auto wrecking is.  but if this were boston, you can bet housing and retail would have taken over a spot less than a block from a station such as this (though maybe not, it's been awhile since i've been back to boston).  interestingly enough, here's another one right across the street.

or maybe it's the same shop.  it looks like this side has the parts under the hood and the top photo has the body parts.