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#22 Fillmore Bus - Seating Beating
October 2002 San Francisco Ok chilrens, lets get back on our favorite bus line, the rolling home of all that is unsavory about public transit, the #22 Fillmore. Today the theme is Beat-Downs. I r… more →
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Campaign Signs: Long Day's Journey Into Blight
nonsequiteuse wrote 1 month ago: Until about a year ago, a house several blocks down from us displayed a Kathy Whitmire for Mayor sig … more →
Philadelphia, I Love You
thedith wrote 2 months ago: If you know anything about Philadelphia, then you know that outside of touristy/commercial Center … more →
Why We Need Micro Loans Instead Of Slum Tourism
endangerededen wrote 2 months ago: Recent articles by the BBC, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, The Smithsonian Magazine, and others h … more →
#22 Fillmore Bus - Seating Beating
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. wrote 2 months ago: October 2002 San Francisco Ok chilrens, lets get back on our favorite bus line, the rolling home … more →
Rio's Favela Tourism ~ a first-person look
endangerededen wrote 3 months ago: By Dian Hasan | September18, 2009 Encroaching favela in Rio, ascending to the hill top. Photo: www.m … more →
The Favela Tour: Changing Perspectives on the Slums of Rio
endangerededen wrote 3 months ago: A look inside one of the most misunderstood places in the world, and how one group has been working … more →
Poverty-stricken townships in South Africa drawing large number of tourists
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endangerededen wrote 3 months ago: Poverty Tourism in South Africa proving popular. South Africa is drawing large number of tourists th … more →
New Kitintale Skate Park empowers Kampala teenagers to stay active and out of trouble
endangerededen wrote 3 months ago: By Dian Hasan | September 5, 2009 Research says that children who are physically active, or get into … more →
9:00 AM--Do you know where your bed is?
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Frank Simpson wrote 3 months ago: Over the years I have witnessed and photographed many an interesting scene in P-Town. …Just w … more →
Petaluma's Vacant Homes--Holding Back The Blight
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Frank Simpson wrote 4 months ago: It is not “news” to report that the national recession has taken its toll on homeowners … more →
Petaluma Budget Woes
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Frank Simpson wrote 4 months ago: Petaluma Budget–More Hits Coming? The short answer to the question—more than likely. ___ … more →
God is Finished with Detroit
Andrew wrote 4 months ago: At last! Another installment of the evangelical art and kitch series! Today I came across the photo … more →
Landscape Painting in Detroit
Tony Grob wrote 5 months ago: A couple of artists decided to try and do something to reduce the blight of Detroit’s urban la … more →
Thinking About Shrinkage
Tom Young wrote 6 months ago: Much ado has been made about Flint, Michigan’s long steady decline as a manufacturing centre, … more →
Coralling & Hobbling Shopping Carts Part II
Frank Simpson wrote 6 months ago: In April, Safeway implemented the Carttronics cart control system. Basically, it is an electronic co … more →
On this one, ol' Hospitality Hank has a point
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sop81_1 wrote 6 months ago: Some old highschool classmates, under employed in the heart of the GO Zone, travel Highway 90 highli … more →
Coralling & Hobbling Shopping Carts Part I
Frank Simpson wrote 6 months ago: Foreword This article was originally published on November 27, 2007 on Petaluma 360 as PETALUMA A LA … more →
As China Goes Up, Detroit Goes Down
pdurham000 wrote 7 months ago: Urban Blight in Detroit With all the concern being manifested over the decline of the domestic autom … more →
Marabel Chanin: A Symbol of a City
Phillip Nones wrote 7 months ago: Marabel Chanin, speaking to reporters outside her home in Detroit's North End in summer 2008.One of … more →
