Sunday, March 11, 2007

then and now

Recently spied on the Avenue in Hampden:



I don't know whether this stripped down facade was a recent unveiling by way of renovation, or whether I just hadn't ever noticed it before.

And then less than two minutes of sauntering later...



A glance into an antique shop's display window reveals the Ideal Theatre's former splendor circa nineteen-forty-something.

Every once in a while I'm reminded that this brokedown city has a lot of beauty to it, if you're open to seeing it.

2 comments:

Jasika said...

ok....fucking weird.

I JUST clicked publish on my blog titled "then and now".

It has absolutely nothing to do with Baltimore. (i think its about Baltimore, I didnt even read it yet, just thought I would comment first at my amusement)

Jasika said...

ok now I read it....

It's funny....because it was my first visit to the Avenue of all places that I finally realized why they call it "Charm City".