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Train 48 east through Berea. After rounding the curve at Berea Tower they are making the run into town and the stop at Cleveland.===February 9, 2025.

In downtown Lansing, Michigan, on February 5th, 2022, South Chestnut Street as viewed from its intersection with West Lenawee Street.

There is the Eckert Power Plant, closed by the Lansing Board of Water and Light in December 2020.

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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
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For how many people has this backalley been the setting for a personal crisis! I bet the number is disturbingly high, and I worry that I might join them someday.

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In downtown Denver, Colorado, on February 11th, 2018, on Court Place near the 16th Street Mall.

There is the office tower "Republic Plaza," built 1982-1984.

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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Streets—Colorado (sh85128640)

I love these kinds of areas.

"Brrrr," haha. "Brrrr!"

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In Hamtramck, Michigan, on December 30th, 2018, the parking lot of the "White Star" nightclub on the west side of Conant Street, south of Yemans Street.

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In downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, on March 7th, 2020, on the west side of East South Street, south of South Edwards Street.

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Transportation Research Thesaurus terms:
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These slippery conditions have worsened our trudge through the cold. We mutter curses at local property owners.

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In downtown Steubenville, Ohio, on December 23rd, 2009, on the west side of South 3rd Street, north of South Street.

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We love our city for its distinctive appearance. We package its scenery into tidy rectangular bundles to carry around with us.

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In downtown Lansing, Michigan, on December 1st, 2018, on West Washtenaw Street, west of South Butler Boulevard.

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As the snow melts away so shall our fond memories, and the evidences thereof huh. These were the vrooms of Oldsmobiles without mufflers.

Was this the "motorin'" the singers Night Ranger had in mind.

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In downtown Lansing, Michigan, on December 1st, 2018, in a vacant lot on the north side of West Washtenaw Street, west of South Butler Boulevard.

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In downtown Lansing, Michigan, on December 1st, 2018, on West Washtenaw Street, west of South Butler Boulevard.

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I felt like I was the only person looking closely and carefully at this stuff.

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In Ann Arbor, Michigan, on February 21st, 2014, on the south side of Lawrence Street between North State Street and North Division Street.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
TE220 Potholes—Pictorial works.
TD868 Slush on pavements, runways, etc.—Pictorial works.
TE279.3 Driveways—Pictorial works.
GB2615 Snow—United States—Pictorial works.
GT205 Dwellings—United States—Pictorial works.
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F574.A6 Ann Arbor (Mich.)—Pictorial works.

Oh sure the words are cute to say in juxtaposition, and it's funny to think about country people.

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In New Straitsville, Ohio, on December 22nd, 2010, a concession trailer parked on the south side of Main Street (Ohio Route 93), west of Clark Street.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
TX943 Food trucks—Pictorial works.
TL297 Trailers—Pictorial works.
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This land area was cleared and reshaped and the road was built to accommodate new businesses that never arrived. So there is no need to plow the snow from the new road!

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On the outskirts of Parkersburg, West Virginia, on December 26th, 2010, the "Emerson Commons" development on the south side of Emerson Avenue (West Virginia Route 68) opposite Jesterville Road.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
HD255 Commercial real estate—United States—Pictorial works.
GB2615 Snow—United States—Pictorial works.
TE279.3 Driveways—Pictorial works.
F247.W8 Wood County (W. Va.)—Pictorial works.
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Havin a nice time out here! Imagine if this were the kind of image that popped into your head whenever you heard somebody say the word "street."

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In downtown Hudson, Wisconsin, on January 18th, 2009, Wisconsin Street as viewed from 1st Street.

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TE23 Streets—United States—Pictorial works.
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Columbus, OH

Even back here in these rotten and vice-ridden backalleys, 'esquire' is everywhere understood as a meaningless honorific, indicating a putting on of airs, a self-proclamation of social superiority.

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In downtown Charleston, West Virginia, on December 29th, 2010, the backside of a building facing the east side of Capitol Street, between Kanawha Boulevard East and Virginia Street East.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
ND2605 Mural painting and decoration, American.
NA9053.S7 Alleys—United States—Pictorial works.
GB2615 Snow—United States—Pictorial works.
F249.C4 Charleston (W. Va.)—Pictorial works.

Everybody would understand it to be an accident if another vehicle were to careen into it and smash it all to hell, what with conditions being so slippery.

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In downtown Greenup, Kentucky, on December 23rd, 2010, a circa-1994 Lincoln Town Car limousine along the Ohio River, at the northwest corner of Washington Street and Elizabeth Street.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
TL232.7 Limousines—Pictorial works.
GB2615 Snow—United States—Pictorial works.
F516 Ohio River—Pictorial works.
F459.G74 Greenup (Ky.)—Pictorial works.

This one's the cover pic for my series Trying to Understand the Urbanity of Minneapolis. I tried to show the city's wetly cold & dirty appearance.

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In south Minneapolis on January 24th, 2010, an alley between 2nd Avenue South and Stevens Avenue South, as viewed from the south side of East Franklin Avenue.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
NA9053.S7 Alleys—United States—Pictorial works.
GB2615 Snow—United States—Pictorial works.
F614.M56W45 Whittier Neighborhood (Minneapolis, Minn.)—Pictorial works.
F614.M543 Minneapolis (Minn.)—Pictorial works.

The little socks illustration is almost the exact picture I get in my head when I think about my feet.

Do you like the way it feels to Pad Around in Winter Slush in Sock Feet.

"Cushion Crew" might be a good name for a group of friends to call themselves, like a club just for friends only. Don't anybody steal my idea.

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In south Minneapolis on February 13th, 2010, in an alley between 1st Avenue South and Nicollet Avenue South, north of East 26th Street.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
TT825 Socks—Pictorial works.
TT560 Socks—Packaging—Pictorial works.
N8243.S68 Socks in art.
TS198.3.P5 Plastics in packaging—Pictorial works.
TS198.B3 Plastic bags—Pictorial works.
TD817 Litter (Trash)—United States—Pictorial works.
GB2615 Snow—United States—Pictorial works.
F614.M56W45 Whittier Neighborhood (Minneapolis, Minn.)—Pictorial works.
F614.M543 Minneapolis (Minn.)—Pictorial works.