Seen while strolling...walking and wandering outside

[LtDave]

A pity. What happened?

crime (a little) economy during the plandemic (a little) gentrification (a little) a casino (a little)....

hard to point to just one thing but i think the casino probably was the impetus for the decline. there used to be an alleyway between some rather expansive buildings, known as Trapper's Alley. going back to the 1800s (or earlier) early trappers and indigenous people brought pelts there to sell and trade. it eventually was transformed to a closed 'mall' type area with lots of little shops with souvenirs and local ephemera for sale. when the casino came to town (THIS casino) they bought up all those buildings, closed the shops, and now its just an enclosed walkway past a couple of restaurants. one a Greek restaurant, another a chain burger joint.

 

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Rotterdam

 

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Briesbach, Germany.

 

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Richmond, Virginia.

 

[MMP]

I was walking around killing time while my kids were at soccer practice. This old drive-in is adjacent to the sports complex. This was the first drive-in movie theater I went to as a kid. I was probably about 6 or 7yrs old and still remember the 2 movies they were playing: Back to the Future and Rocky IV (the one with Drago)....Still 2 of my favorite movies of all time.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

I was walking around killing time while my kids were at soccer practice. This old drive-in is adjacent to the sports complex. This was the first drive-in movie theater I went to as a kid. I was probably about 6 or 7yrs old and still remember the 2 movies they were playing: Back to the Future and Rocky IV (the one with Drago)....Still 2 of my favorite movies of all time.

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Seeing the screen is still up, is it still in use?

 

[MMP]

Seeing the screen is still up, is it still in use?

It is actually. This pic is from about 2 yrs ago and they have since rebuilt the screens and concession stand, and now run movies weekly throughout the Summer. I do need to get some new pics but for nostalgia purposes I'm glad I was able to grab a few while it was in it's original state.

 

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Tower of London

 

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Washington, D.C.

 

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