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Here was a stretch of the Virginia Beach oceanfront, as viewed from on high in 2023. by Tim Kiser

© Tim Kiser, all rights reserved.

Here was a stretch of the Virginia Beach oceanfront, as viewed from on high in 2023.

"Virginia Beach, my beautiful city!" I shouted from the top level of a multistory parking garage. Below me an excavator sat idle.

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In Virginia Beach, Virginia, on October 10th, 2023, was a view toward Atlantic Avenue from a parking garage at the northeast corner of Pacific Avenue and 27th Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Atlantic Ocean (7014206)
• Virginia Beach (7022218)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• autumn (300133093)
• beach architecture (300444409)
• coastal landscapes (300435107)
• commercial strips (300000506)
• construction sites (300312090)
• excavating equipment (300022294)
• high-rise buildings (300004810)
• hotels (public accommodations) (300007166)
• oceans (marine bodies of water) (300008687)
• seashores (300138972)
• streets (300008247)
• streetscapes (300249570)
• tourist towns (300122715)
• townscapes (built environment) (300008923)
• urban landscapes (300132447)

Wikidata items:
• 10 October 2023 (Q69306948)
• Hampton Roads (Q1011895)
• Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain (Q123865588)
• October 10 (Q2921)
• October 2023 (Q61313015)
• Tidewater (Q7800894)
• Tsenacommacah (Q7849523)
• Virginian Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes (Q123865646)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Hotels—Virginia (sh2016000360)
• Seaside architecture (sh85119371)
• Streets—Virginia (sh90006257)

Down here at Coyote Claw World's Greatest Bargains at 2209 Mount Rushmore Road. by Tim Kiser

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Down here at Coyote Claw World's Greatest Bargains at 2209 Mount Rushmore Road.

I think the clearance sale is permanent? Also we get Discount Sturgis 79th Anniversary, Lazy "U" Motel, Carpet One, Simply Sleep Better, Sonic, Arby's, and Perkins.

I'll eat at Perkins because I like their apricot-flavored pancake syrup, but I do not want any of the rest of this shit.

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In Rapid City, South Dakota, on September 7th, 2019, on the west side of Mount Rushmore Road (U.S. Route 16), south of Flormann Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Pennington (county) (2001821)
• Rapid City (7014311)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• capital letters (300055061)
• commercial strips (300000506)
• deterioration (300054106)
• discount houses (300120447)
• motels (300170888)
• roadsides (300003889)
• sale prices (300417246)
• shop signs (300211862)
• souvenirs (300028886)
• street addresses (300386983)
• streetscapes (300249570)

Wikidata items:
• 7 September 2019 (Q57350507)
• 2209 (Q19241947)
• all caps (Q3960579)
• Black Hills War, 1876-1877 (Q430053)
• gift shop (Q865693)
• Rapid City metropolitan area (Q7294146)
• September 7 (Q2852)
• September 2019 (Q47087604)
• U.S. Route 16 (Q407823)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Business names (sh85018315)
• Small business (sh85123568)

Sunoco-Taco Bell townscape with traffic island of chicory weed. by Tim Kiser

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Sunoco-Taco Bell townscape with traffic island of chicory weed.

"I do not like this area and I would never want to live here," visitors to Cumberland, Maryland, say when they see this. "Beer prices everywhere!"

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In Cumberland, Maryland, on June 26th, 2019, at the intersection fo Queen City Drive and South Centre Street. The elevated road at the left is Interstate 68 and U.S. routes 40 and 220.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Allegany (county) (2000934)
• Cumberland (2046811)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• Asteraceae (family) (300375557)
• banners (300195679)
• brand names (300417219)
• commercial strips (300000506)
• fast food restaurants (300005191)
• intersections (300003871)
• outdoor advertising (300213181)
• price (300055694)
• service stations (300007815)
• shop signs (300211862)
• streetscapes (300249570)
• traffic islands (300003912)
• urban landscapes (300132447)

Wikidata items:
• 26 June 2019 (Q57350246)
• Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (Q5193813)
• Interstate 68 (Q94613)
• June 26 (Q2661)
• June 2019 (Q47087599)
• Sunoco (Q1423218)
• Taco Bell (Q752941)
• U.S. Route 40 (Q409496)
• U.S. Route 220 (Q935367)
• Western Maryland (Q1835523)
• yield sign (Q2722354)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Advertising—Beer (sh85001096)
• Chicory (sh85023316)
• Streets—Maryland (sh96002278)
• Urban plants (sh85141312)
• Weeds (sh85145920)

Downtown Nogales U.S. streetscape 2015. by Tim Kiser

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Downtown Nogales U.S. streetscape 2015.

Approx 100 feet north of the border of Mexico!, welcome to the U.S.

"Inspire me!" I demanded.

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In downtown Nogales, Arizona, on October 5th, 2015, a view from the east side of North Nelson Avenue, north of East International Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Nogales (2007072)
• Santa Cruz (county) (2000102)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• central business districts (300000868)
• commercial buildings (300005147)
• streets (300008247)
• streetscapes (300249570)

Wikidata items:
• 5 October 2015 (Q21064702)
• Gadsden Purchase (Q827212)
• October 5 (Q2930)
• October 2015 (Q16726267)
• Southern Arizona (Q7569630)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Streets—Arizona (sh98002306)

View of downtown streetscape of Nogales Arizona with my back against the border wall. by Tim Kiser

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View of downtown streetscape of Nogales Arizona with my back against the border wall.

This crosswalk over here is overdue for repainting!!

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In downtown Nogales, Arizona, on October 5th, 2015, North Morley Avenue as viewed from West International Street, at the Morley Gate Border Station.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Nogales (2007072)
• Santa Cruz (county) (2000102)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• border inspection stations (300193871)
• borders (boundaries) (300387343)
• central business districts (300000868)
• flagpoles (300082991)
• flags (300195678)
• signs (declatory or advertising artifacts) (300123013)
• streets (300008247)
• streetscapes (300249570)

Wikidata items:
• 5 October 2015 (Q21064702)
• flag of the United States of America (Q42537)
• Gadsden Purchase (Q827212)
• Mexico-United States border (Q1057263)
• Nogales-Morley Gate Port of Entry (Q7047433)
• October 5 (Q2930)
• October 2015 (Q16726267)
• Southern Arizona (Q7569630)
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Q368804)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Streets—Arizona (sh98002306)

Shows one of the most famous streetscapes in the world: Main Street in downtown Buffalo, with the tracks of the aboveground portion of the Buffalo Subway. by Tim Kiser

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Shows one of the most famous streetscapes in the world: Main Street in downtown Buffalo, with the tracks of the aboveground portion of the Buffalo Subway.

I feel that the "Hilton Garden Inn" sign harms the streetscape and I have been clamoring to have it removed.

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In downtown Buffalo, New York, on June 6th, 2021, Main Street as viewed to the south from Huron Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Buffalo (7013463)
• Erie (county) (1002356)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• central business districts (300000868)
• commercial buildings (300005147)
• light rail transit (300155876)
• streets (300008247)
• streetscapes (300249570)

Wikidata items:
• 6 June 2021 (Q69306074)
• Buffalo Metro Rail (Q3333824)
• Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area (Q199196)
• Downtown Buffalo (Q14913603)
• June 6 (Q2620)
• June 2021 (Q61312778)
• Main Street (Q1006835)
• Western New York (Q7988104)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Street-railroad tracks (sh85128615)
• Streets—New York (State) (sh85128652)

I'm out here in the heat giving you Latrobe Pennsylvania smalltown downtown streetscape. by Tim Kiser

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I'm out here in the heat giving you Latrobe Pennsylvania smalltown downtown streetscape.

Thank me for that sometime maybe.

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In downtown Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on June 30th, 2019, Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 981) as viewed from its intersection with South Alexandria Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Latrobe (7013872)
• Westmoreland (county) (1003017)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• central business districts (300000868)
• commercial buildings (300005147)
• commercial strips (300000506)
• one-way streets (300008266)
• streetscapes (300249570)

Wikidata items:
• 30 June 2019 (Q57350258)
• June 30 (Q2657)
• June 2019 (Q47087599)
• Main Street (Q1006835)
• Pennsylvania Route 981 (Q1645323)
• Pittsburgh metropolitan area (Q7199458)
• Treaty of Fort Stanwix (Q246501)
• Western Pennsylvania (Q7988152)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Buildings—Pennsylvania (sh85017803)
• Streets—Pennsylvania (sh85128654)

Here was a strip of commercial buildings with a beautiful Subaru Forester from the 2010s parked outside. by Tim Kiser

© Tim Kiser, all rights reserved.

Here was a strip of commercial buildings with a beautiful Subaru Forester from the 2010s parked outside.

This was in a smalltown Appalachian downtown, so the buildings are probably just going to keep deteriorating and deteriorating and deteriorating and deteriorating. Unfortunately!

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In downtown Ford City, Pennsylvania, on July 9th, 2020, on 9th Street between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Armstrong (county) (1002153)
• Ford City (2088508)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• automobiles (300178739)
• brick (clay material) (300010463)
• central business districts (300000868)
• commercial strips (300000506)
• silver (color) (300311368)
• streetscapes (300249570)

Wikidata items:
• 9 July 2020 (Q57396809)
• 2010s in transport (Q97500663)
• July 9 (Q2690)
• July 2020 (Q55281154)
• Pittsburgh metropolitan area (Q7199458)
• sport utility vehicle (Q192152)
• Subaru Forester (Q1324599)
• Treaty of Fort Stanwix (Q246501)
• Western Pennsylvania (Q7988152)

Transportation Research Thesaurus terms:
• On street parking (Brddn)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Buildings—Pennsylvania (sh85017803)
• Streets—Pennsylvania (sh85128654)

Another of the streetscapes the people of Kalamazoo have put together for our entertainment. by Tim Kiser

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Another of the streetscapes the people of Kalamazoo have put together for our entertainment.

I was disappointed to discover that none of the local businesses were selling anything I wanted to buy!

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In downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, on March 7th, 2020, West Michigan Avenue (Michigan Highway M-43 and Interstate 94 Business Spur) as viewed from the southwest corner of its intersection with South Church Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Kalamazoo (7013819)
• Kalamazoo (county) (1002529)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• central business districts (300000868)
• commercial buildings (300005147)
• commercial strips (300000506)
• storefronts (300002533)
• streets (300008247)
• streetscapes (300249570)

Wikidata items:
• 7 March 2020 (Q57396657)
• Business Spur Interstate 94 (Kalamazoo, Michigan) (Q23724837)
• M-43 (Q2353068)
• March 7 (Q2394)
• March 2020 (Q55018431)
• Southern Michigan (Q7570136)
• Treaty of Chicago (Q928799)
• West Michigan (Q3358100)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Streets—Michigan (sh2001006444)

One way to force yourself to try to learn about a particular city is to look at pictures of its streetscapes online. by Tim Kiser

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One way to force yourself to try to learn about a particular city is to look at pictures of its streetscapes online.

In Salford, Greater Manchester, England, on August 10th, 2017, Chapel Street (A6041 road) as viewed from Blackfriars Street (A6 road).

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Greater Manchester (7026570)
• Salford (7010478)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• intersections (300003871)
• pedestrians (300025851)
• streets (300008247)
• streetscapes (300249570)
• townscapes (built environment) (300008923)
• urban landscapes (300132447)

Wikidata items:
• 10 August 2017 (Q34379127)
• A6 road (Q4649590)
• August 10 (Q2779)
• August 2017 (Q23994854
• B&Q (Q707602)
• Premier Inn (Q2108626)
• signalized intersection (Q2940218)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Streets—England (sh85128641)

I arrived on foot at sunrise! by Tim Kiser

© Tim Kiser, all rights reserved.

I arrived on foot at sunrise!

It was a very weird walk but it got me to where I was going: Grand Rapids.

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On the boundary of the city of Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Charter Township on October 1st, 2017, on the west side of Plainfield Avenue Northeast (Connector Highway M-44), between 4 Mile Road Northeast and Salerno Drive Northeast.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Grand Rapids (7014126)
• Kent (county) (1002540)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• boundaries (300055590)
• commercial strips (300000506)
• sidewalks (300003893)
• streetscapes (300249570)
• sunrise (300343634)
• urban landscapes (300132447)

Wikidata items:
• 1 October 2017 (Q37787986)
• Arby's (Q630866)
• city limits (Q3308569)
• curb cut (Q2891126)
• Grand Rapids Charter Township (Q5595006)
• Harbor Freight Tools (Q5654601)
• mulch (Q549563)
• October 1 (Q2913)
• October 2017 (Q21706737)
• town sign (Q266488)
• U-Haul (Q7862902)

FAVOURITE STREETSCAPE AWARD. by Tim Kiser

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FAVOURITE STREETSCAPE AWARD.

More specifically, JANUARY 2018 MACON GEORGIA FAVOURITE STREETSCAPE AWARD.

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In downtown Macon, Georgia, on January 5th, 2018, at the intersection of 2nd Street and Plum Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Bibb (county) (2000302)
• Macon (7013980)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• central business districts (300000868)
• intersections (300003871)
• streets (300008247)
• streetscapes (300249570)
• traffic signals (300003915)

Wikidata items:
• 5 January 2018 (Q45919525)
• January 5 (Q2202)
• January 2018 (Q23994856)
• Downtown Macon (Q5303494)
• signalized intersection (Q2940218)

Streets and buildings and hillsides arranged such that rewarding views of commercial streetscapes can readily be had. by Tim Kiser

© Tim Kiser, all rights reserved.

Streets and buildings and hillsides arranged such that rewarding views of commercial streetscapes can readily be had.

"Well isn't this just adjusting and expanding our expectations and understandings of what a scenic overlook might look out over," we felt we ought to say.

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In Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, on August 11th, 2017, the street Great Underbank as viewed from a bridge carrying a driveway to the parking garage (carpark) of the Merseyway Shopping Centre from the street High Bank Side.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Greater Manchester (7026570)
• Stockport (7010560)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• central business districts (300000868)
• hillside architecture (300008033)
• streets (300008247)
• streetscapes (300249570)
• townscapes (built environment) (300008923)
• urban landscapes (300132447)

Wikidata items:
• 11 August 2017 (Q37787873)
• August 11 (Q2778)
• August 2017 (Q23994854)
• Merseyway Shopping Centre (Q15253160)

Severity of prune. by Tim Kiser

© Tim Kiser, all rights reserved.

Severity of prune.

In downtown Marion, Indiana, on November 8th, 2015, on the west side of South Washington Street, north of West 6th Street.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
SB125 Pruning—Pictorial works.
SB435.5 Ornamental trees—United States—Pictorial works.
NA9053.S7 Streetscapes (Urban design)—United States—Pictorial works.
NA9074 Sidewalks—United States—Pictorial works.
NA6215 Central business districts—United States—Pictorial works.
F534.M34 Marion (Ind.)—Pictorial works.

I found a Budget Host Inn. The Budget Host brand was established in Fort Worth in 1975. by Tim Kiser

© Tim Kiser, all rights reserved.

I found a Budget Host Inn. The Budget Host brand was established in Fort Worth in 1975.

The people at Budget Host are interested in hearing about your impressions of Budget Host, what words you mentally associate with the Budget Host brand, do you trust the brand, etc. Naw I'm just kiddin they don't care.

Personally I feel that the brown & yellow of Budget Host are ideal colors for the idea of "Historic Tombstone Arizona." Orange & white are good also.

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In Tombstone, Arizona, on October 9th, 2015, at the northwest corner of East Fremont Street (Arizona State Route 80, formerly U.S. Route 80) and North 5th Street.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
NA7840 Motels—United States—Pictorial works.
HE336.R63 Road work zones—United States—Pictorial works.
TE220 Streets—Maintenance and repair—Equipment and supplies—Pictorial works.
GT3911.A2 Painted signs and signboards—United States—Pictorial works.
NA6215 Commercial strips—United States—Pictorial works.
NA9053.S7 Streetscapes (Urban design)—United States—Pictorial works.
HE356.U58 United States Highway 80—Pictorial works.
F819.T6 Tombstone (Ariz.)—Pictorial works.

Rosemary_Beach-307 by www.sitephocus.com

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Rosemary_Beach-307

Town Planner: Duany Plater Zyberk

Harvard_Square-017 by www.sitephocus.com

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Harvard_Square-017

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Regent_Mainstreet-020

The_Avenue-039 by www.sitephocus.com

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The_Avenue-039

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Market_Street-005

View down Market Street in the East Village of San Diego, California highlighting the scale of mid-rise residential development.

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