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Good lord, the place looks bleakly awful. But at the same time, there is a struggling and often joyful humanity behind the scenes. An energy exists that is not present in soulless "nice" retail areas.

Reminds me of many parts of Miami, actually. My Cuban immigrant father-in-law owned and operated multiple cafeterias over the years in these types of raw zones of international entrepreneurship. Thanks for the interesting and offbeat tour.