This was Kristy’s Smoke Shop up until about two years ago when it closed its doors. The scavengers have stripped all of the copper, air conditioning and other things of value and now the “jaws of death” will start to devour the remains. Image was taken with an iPhone 15 Pro Max while stopped at a traffic light.
Sad to see these old buildings go… excellent documentation, Joe.
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Thanks Jane 😊
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This is so sad. That business was at one stage somebody’s whole life and raison d’être!
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100% agree Ian. Kristy’s has been on this corner for as long as I remember.
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Do you think it has something to do with losing reference points that have been there since our childhood?
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Actually the original owner maintained the building and it looked nice with white vinyl siding and newer windows but unfortunately people had a habit of running the red lights at that intersection and on two occasions the building had to be closed for weeks when cars crashed through the front of the store. The original owner sold and the new owner got fed up when another car crashed into the store front so he just walked away from the business. Since then the white vinyl siding, the windows, air conditioning, copper plumbing and copper wiring has been stripped over time.
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Great commentary to go with your shot, Joe.
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Thanks Alys 😊
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