Green Acre

 

The place to be.
So far, we have escaped the infill, but this has come at a cost.
Sprawl.
No mixed use.
Ideally, this land would remain green, if only to provide a heat sink for the concrete jungle.
But, wait for the rebound. Progress will not be denied.
Unless, it has to.

It's not alright

Mystery Retailer
Of course it's Trader Joe's. You see the Porsche in the parking lot? It's going to be a nice little drive for our Meridian UpMobiles. Whiz down to the WF, whiz by the TJ, go back to the McMansion. Done. (Thanks to George Prentice for doing the footwork on this story. I'm not reporting, I'm lamenting.)

We Are Marching To Suburbia

Crummy screen capture. You're welcome.
Parking. The removal of parking spaces strikes a chill amongst the few onlookers who are paying attention. No word on who the prospective tenants are, but one of them is asking for a drive through. Here's hoping that we get that Arbys we have all been clamoring for, although a Wendys or Burger King would be solid as well. This is on our "gateway boulevard," as they like to trumpet. It's very revealing of the poverty of their world view. They want to drop a suburban style 4 pad development in a prominent place, and all people can talk about is the loss of parking for their god given right to drive.
I know this is reality for people, but, reality sucks.

It's old news, but kind of not really...

"Irish Pub"

Usually when there is a sign out front that says "Irish Pub", you get a helpless bullshit approximation. This time it was real and nice. You should see what a piece of shit the boardwalk has become however. -Atlantic City

Foggy O

 

Gate

A Thoughtless Place To Relax

 

Just because you can do it doesn't mean you will.

The Circle

See, you can do it. 

Nowhere

 

American Railroading, circa 2012

Dukowski Was Right

 

I've seen my place in American waste/Faced with choices I can't take/American Waste/American Waste/On my own I see my fate- Chuck Dukowski

Garden City

 

Problem Solved

 

Dump no waste? Drains to River? Problem solved.

Fixed Or Repaired Daily

 

Where the Beasties Play

 

A Lot On The Lot

 

Netson reporting from somewhere near Redding

"Out on the road, taking in all the beautiful turn of the century architecture. God bless America."

Concrete

 

Underfoot

FIVE THOUSAND THREE

It looks homey. I love the blank wall look.

from the corner

 

I can't get over this box. I walk by it every day. It seem to be the symbol of everything that is wrong with industrial society. They are in the process of remodeling the inside right now. The people who work here tell me it's nice. Nice. Good for them.

Dog Town

 

 

It's almost 5 PM, and this place is deserted. This is wrong. There has to be someone, going someplace, doing something, you know? This is how they separate us. They keep us from smelling each other. I think if people smell each other, they can come to terms with their humanity.