I was nearly arrested taking this image. A Port of Seattle cop saw me with my camera pointed at this highly sensitive device and wanted to know what I was doing and why. I tried to explain the artistic merits of the look of the call box and how that might translate into something interesting to view. He looked at me like I was from the Planet Zeon and asked me to move along. I don’t think he was interested in debating those ‘artistic merits’.
Category: Urban Decay
Rusty Building
Rusty, deserted building in Portland, Or. This image was taken from quite a distance with a 70-200mm lens, which is why the quality is not what I would have liked. Having said that, I still thought the colors of the building, as it is in this state of decay, were interesting.
South Park Past
Part of the history of South Park. It might be time to demo what is left of this house and move forward. There is a view of the Duwamish River from this lot, but most of the land on this side of the street are commercial. Very odd neighborhood. I lived here with my family prior to starting school. I must have been @ 4 years old when we lived in South Park. I remember, in the mid-1950’s, walking to the banks of the river with a stick with a piece of string attached on the end thinking I would go fishing. Somewhere there is even a photo of myself and my long deceased cousin Bob standing on a log on the bank of the river with our homemade fishing poles. It seems unmanageable today to imagine a parent allowing a 4 year old to walk a couple of blocks to play in/near a very polluted river. Those were very different times.
Water Towers
A view from Gowanus Canal area of Brooklyn looking north towards a dense, urban area.
Progress

The place where the back hoe is parked used to be a white house where a lawyer’s offices were located for many years. The image of the wreckage of a commercial building is what used to be Bank of America, on Broadway. From what I understand they had a lot of trouble destroying the vault, which is comforting. I think many people will think this is a fitting end to a Bank of America facility.


























