The Flickr Us58Businessspur Image Generatr

I was grateful for the break in auto traffic but I wished the road were shorter.

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In Virginia Beach, Virginia, on October 10th, 2023, was a view to the east from the north side of Virginia Beach Boulevard (U.S. 58 Business Spur), east of Arctic Avenue.

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

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• autumn (300133093)
• shrubs (300132407)
• sidewalks (300003893)
• streets (300008247)
• streetscapes (300249570)
• urban landscapes (300132447)

Wikidata items:
• 10 October 2023 (Q69306948)
• Hampton Roads (Q1011895)
• Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain (Q123865588)
• October 10 (Q2921)
• October 2023 (Q61313015)
• ornamental shrub (Q41705489)
• stroad (Q108607444)
• Tidewater (Q7800894)
• Tsenacommacah (Q7849523)
• U.S. Route 58 (Q409923)
• Virginian Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes (Q123865646)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Streets—Virginia (sh90006257)

This was an exemplar of "what it looks like to have a large vacant lot in the 'old part' of Virginia Beach."

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In Virginia Beach, Virginia, on October 10th, 2023, was a view toward Dominion Energy's Atlantic Substation from the north side of Virginia Beach Boulevard (U.S. 58 Business Spur), east of Arctic Avenue.

Per Google Streetview, the foreground expanse was formerly occupied by an Exxon station. Per my review of Google Earth historical satellite imagery, it was demolished sometime between November 2021 and April 2023.

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

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• autumn (300133093)
• electric substations (300006443)
• industrial landscapes (300253299)
• service stations (300007815)
• urban landscapes (300132447)
• vacant lots (300122264)

Wikidata items:
• 10 October 2023 (Q69306948)
• Dominion Energy (Q677464)
• Exxon (Q4781944)
• Hampton Roads (Q1011895)
• Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain (Q123865588)
• October 10 (Q2921)
• October 2023 (Q61313015)
• Tidewater (Q7800894)
• Tsenacommacah (Q7849523)
• U.S. Route 58 (Q409923)
• Virginian Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes (Q123865646)