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Near The Alley 1994

The-Alley-1994

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This is the other side of the street from my previous post: 900 Block of Belmont Looking West. On this side of the street, is where all the action on Saturday night was. The kids coming to and from Meduas’s would congregate along here back in the late 80’s. There were always interesting characters hanging around here.

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Patio Theater 2011

Patio

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For the longest time, I feared that the Patio would be torn down. It had been closed for years until someone bought and rehabbed it in 2011. It now regularly plays recent films and has a loyal neighborhood following. I’m glad that it’s been resurrected because I hate when they tear down these beautiful, old movie palaces.

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Monument Valley #I 2005

Monument-Valley-2005

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Monument Valley is awe inspiring to say the least! This is one of a few. This is not your typical photograph of Monument– it has many faces. Like many of the places around Utah and Arizona, I had red mud on my hiking shoes for months!

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Clearing Storm, Canyonlands 2005

Canyonlands-Storm

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I almost thought this day was lost. It was raining for most of the day. The temperature hovered near 60 degrees and conditions were not great. My fellow photographer/friend and I decided to stick it out. Eventually, as the rain stopped, I grabbed my gear and told my buddy he should get out of the truck with his gear and explore as well. As we were walking, I noticed that fog was rising up from the canyon floor. This was an unbelievable sight. I quick set up my camera and tripod and took some light readings. I shot several rolls of black and white and color film. This was one of the better ones. I shot this with my old Yashica D.