Pretty Things (Even in Yonkers)

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DELLWOOD--I have no idea what this company does.

I have a pretty brutish, traffic-snarled commute through urban and sub-urban wastelands… But you know how, in otherwise bleak daily routines, you sometimes see strokes of grace? Well, I have a thing for scale. That’s part of what I enjoy about the aesthetic of New York City so much. And this corridor in Yonkers has its moments, with its storage warehouse and the factories looming in the stark light. And see the lettering on that “Dellwood” sign in the distance above? Isn’t it that just a dollop of sans-serif loveliness? …I don’t do it justice. The many of the buildings close up look really art deco and huge and bold. And, no, I wasn’t REALLY driving while taking these. I was behind that stopped truck and then just held up the camera quickly for most of the pictures I took. Anyway, Someone who is a better photographer should shoot these things properly

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The yellow building is my favorite one.

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The cemetery on the right makes for interesting contrast.