A fragmented city-scape
The Flaneur sets out walking
the world belongs to him because he is poor
This is Oakland Chinatown
The crosswalks in Chinatown are distinctive
The lights change and everybody
walks at once.in all directions
Like Chinese checkers
The real old Oakland
Discernible among the remains
Old properties fallen into
louche condition
Not a bad prospect here
I could really rock this firehouse
Siamese Victorians
The second story of the world
Wigs out
Up against the barricados
A massage speakeasy
Go over to the curtains
Whisper where you'd like to be rubbed
OAKLAND AUTO BODY
I dig deep black color fields
Gates of Zoophilia
Where the lion bites
A protected species lives here
Signage survival
A gone world cafe
Here lies the former Fitzgerald cafe
A cup of coffee was a nickel
Lunch was fifteen cents
Now it's MAD OAK
Prices gone up a wee bit
At least they preserved the sign painting
There must have been a board with "ALD CA"
Over the entrance now lost
Crenelated castlean arches
trees of late Winter
The Courthouse lords over the land
What a pile this one is
No skating, baby,
No skating at the courthouse,
Skaters bang here constantly
Guardian of property rights
Evictions done dirt cheap
Protector of social inequality
Lake Merrit
It's placid charm
Back through Chinatown
Where children are taught to value
Precious things
Everyday life
A sensory overload
a lot of the time
Nice to suppose something is still sacred
Or at least venerable and valuable,
The mild afternoon, Saturday sun
27 February 2016
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