Month Twelve: August
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| Feel Free to Feel Better |
New York has settled in for the long haul. The largest billboard in Chinatown promotes Project Liberty, a post-September 11th mental-health hotline.
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Red, White, Blue
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| I Love NY, redundantly |
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| Cooper Square |
Near Astor Place, a flowered WTC mural is lit by spotlights from a neighboring restaurant.
Midtown, the Empire State Building still bears only three colors, though Downtown the “I Love NY” bags have gained two extra “Loves.”
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Our Mother of Sorrows
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Love my monkey
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A mural of faces
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Pakistani fast food
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In Little Italy, the tiny Chapel of Saint Gandolfo has a new icon—Our Mother of Sorrows, pictured with two planes and two towers.
A few blocks south, the Paul Smith boutique has new icons, too.
Near Ground Zero, the dome of the World Financial Center remains under scaffold.
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| Stadium seating |
The glass facade serves as a backdrop for a concert on the Hudson.
To the west, the memorials remain. Some are taken down and carried away; others fill the gaps.
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| All times |
Underground, subways still point to a lost station.
And all over the city, stores keep up their flags.
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| Moundville, Alabama |
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I Heart AJMCC
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Confederate flag, heart of Dixie
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Moundville gift shop
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| If I only had a tow hitch |
I spend a weekend in Tuscaloosa, Alabama: more hearts and more flags, though many have a Southern spin.
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Roll Tide
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| Woodrow’s Pit BBQ |
They also have a few things you just can’t find in New York.
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The view from Angel’s Landing, Zion National Park
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| Back down |
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| Angel’s Landing |
After Alabama, Utah ...
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| Calico Hills |
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| Looking over the Las Vegas valley |
Nevada ...
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| Rosarito Beach |
... and Rosarito, Mexico. The colors are incredible.
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Blue, Green, Pink, Blue
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War on drugs
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NY Yankees
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LAX
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I hate those ads
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| Waiting in line, Tijuana |
Coming back, the US border is grayish brown.
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| Walking would be faster |
A man selling a Last Supper platter wears a New York Yankees hat, but once across the border, it’s all about LA.
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| Lighters, pencils, cups, bells, shakers |
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The Bronx, Manhattan, New Jersey
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The construction site
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| Battery Park, the Financial District |
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| Above the East River |
Back to New York, just in time to catch the end of another 95°F heat wave.
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Midtown
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| Manhattan under a morning haze |
We’ll see what next month brings.
