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Painted Sign
Image by My Point and Shoot
This is a sign on the wall of a building in downtown Atlanta, GA. The building is located at the corner of Mitchell and Forsyth. The sign was used for two different businesses. One of the businesses was called Bell Loans and the other one was called Star Hotel.
Currently, this building is used by three stores and a laundry service.
No, you probably are not going to find any hotels rooms at this rate in downtown Atlanta.
016/365 | Springfield IL - The Decline of MacArthur Boulevard | Project 365/2010
Image by myoldpostcards
When we arrived in Springfield a little more than 33 years ago, MacArthur Boulevard was one the main commercial drags in the city. That was before the opening of White Oaks Mall and the commercial boom that followed on the city's southwest side. Today, MacArthur Boulevard is not so much a destination as place one drives through while going somewhere else. Sizable sections of MacArthur have become eyesores due to large, commercial buildings, such as the old K-Mart and Spillway Bowling Lanes, being abandoned and allowed to gradually disintegrate.
In recent years, there has been a lot of discussion on how to revitalize the area but, so far at least, the boulevard is struggling just to keep the businesses that have remained. To be clear, some new businesses have popped up along MacArthur Boulevard, but they are not the type of business local residents and economic development groups seem to want. Today, MacArthur Boulevard is dotted on both sides with Pay Day and Title Loan businesses that most feel are not good for the long-term redevelopment of the area.
This photo attempts to capture the situation. On the left is the deteriorating sign for the old Spillway Bowling Lanes, and on the right is a title loan business. Sadly, this is the type of scene one sees repeated the length of MacArthur between South Grand and Wabash Avenues.
