04-28-2008This is the inside of Alta Plating located at 18th & S streets. The business has moved, the property has been sold and the demolition has begun. Located along the R Street corridor, this property will be rebuilt as a mixed-use project in downtown, consisting of retail and residential units. - + -
Category: Street shots
Last One Standing
03-08-2008More and more people are removing their rooftop television antennas. With the access to cable and dish-type services, the old antenna will become another piece of historical technology, similar to the drive-in movie.In just a little more than a year, analog television will be a thing of the past. On April 7, 2009 TV broadcasters … Continue reading Last One Standing
AMGEN 2008 Tour of California
02-19-2008AMGEN's 2008 Tour of California came through Sacramento today. The rain arrived just before the cyclists reached the edge of town. They rode three two-mile laps on city streets before sprinting to the finish line for Stage 2 of the race. This shot was taken with my camera clamped to the end of an extended … Continue reading AMGEN 2008 Tour of California
AMGEN Tour of California
02-19-2008AMGEN's 2008 Tour of California came through Sacramento today. The rain arrived just before the cyclists reached the edge of town. They rode three two-mile laps on city streets before sprinting to the finish line for Stage 2 of the race. This shot was taken along L Street after the last turn. The finish line … Continue reading AMGEN Tour of California
Redistributing Dust
02-12-2008"Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean." - Johann Wolfgang von GoetheI don't think Goethe had leafblowers in mind when he penned that quote above. There are few things in this world that are louder and messier than leafblowers, except, perhaps, my neighbor's cat. Granted - … Continue reading Redistributing Dust
Moon and Half Dome
01-30-2008With apologies to Ansel Adams, this is my interpretation of the famous image, "Moon and Half Dome". - + -
Made to Fly
01-04-2008Sacramento was hit with some serious stormy weather today. The winds were reaching velocities of 60-75 miles per hour. It was no Katrina, but still did lots of damage. One of the airplanes at the local airport was not tethered very well, so it taxi-ed and took off on its own. It pretty much cleared … Continue reading Made to Fly
When it rains…
01-03-2008...the drains back up and make driving really interesting. We are supposed to get hammered with wind and rain the next couple of days. This is just the beginning.- + -
Rusty slide
10-28-2007An elementary school in New Orleans is boarded shut, with no indication of ever re-opening. Very few of the original neighborhood residents have returned to the area, so schools and stores are still closed, too.◄ ♦ ►
Ghost town
10-27-2007 Many of the low-income neighborhoods in New Orleans are still in bad shape. About 90% of the houses are abandoned and there are still a lot of trash piles all over. ◄ ♦ ►
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