What’s up SSP? Remember me? No? Well, I used to post photos pretty regularly, and then I just kind of quit. My last photo thread was almost 10 years ago.
Things in Portland have been… interesting recently. Maybe similar to what you’ve seen in whatever city you’re reading this from. A lot of downtown is still in pretty rough shape (businesses boarded up, graffiti, homeless camps, etc.) after a year of Covid and protests. I’ve heard foot traffic may be starting to pick up again, but I can’t really say for sure. My company’s office is downtown, but I’ve been working from home for over a year, so I don’t really know what it’s like on a typical weekday. Most neighborhoods in the city haven’t been impacted to the same degree that downtown has, but there is a noticeable increase in graffiti and homelessness in many areas. I have always found “gritty” scenes interesting to photograph, but this is something else.
Anyway, you probably didn’t come to the My City Photos page to read a novel, so I’ll shut up and get to the photos. Most of these were taken early on Sunday mornings – that just happens to be when I usually go out photo’ing – so the emptiness / lack of life is exaggerated.
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