glendale stripmall

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glendale stripmall, originally uploaded by mannydiller.

I can't get over how good this guy is. Manny Diller, the king of bleak suburban despair.

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[e-compass-rosa.livejournal.com]

I'm a big fan of bleak suburban despair, so will have to check him out.

[substitute.livejournal.com]

You might enjoy these two sets of mine, then:

http://flickr.com/photos/ch/sets/72157594198511496/

http://flickr.com/photos/ch/sets/827523/

[jakeinhartsel.livejournal.com]

I for one rather like Quonset Huts.

[jakeinhartsel.livejournal.com]

However I don't much like Urban areas at all, particularly to have to live in.

[tuliphead.livejournal.com]

i've seen this guy's work before and it is SO eerie to me, having grown up in phoenix. it's like he took photos from inside my head circa 1984. his pictures are frequently just exactly the way i remember a place - the light, the age, the bleakness. arizona is a beautiful state but phoenix is not much of a jewel.

Speaking of bleak suburban despair...

[mr-flippant.livejournal.com]

60 of 66 homes on a single block in Detroit vacant or abandoned:

http://www.sweet-juniper.com/2009/04/singularity.html

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