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in-person retail fades away (goodbye, sears)
The Sears store in my local mall has been torn down. It’s been vacant for four years.
In the last few weeks the store was open I went up there almost every day to photograph the way a former retail giant looked as it died. At first I was worried that employees might challenge me and/or ask me to leave. But as it turns out, employees who only have that job for another paycheck or two don’t really care all that much.
And so, here are a couple of versions about what the death of Sears looked like.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 12.26.2018 and 1.3.2019
why, yes – we WERE there at Christmas
How To Tell It’s Christmas (Arizona edition): look on top of road signs.
Phoenix, Arizona
photographed 12.27.2023
covering all the (merchandising) bases
What a place! It’s like the WalMart of Chimayó, practically, with the availability of santos, woodcarvings, popsicles, t-shirts, art, books. I mean, what else could you possibly need?
Also, don’t those commas on the stucco wall look like they were added by some kind of ad hoc sign-corrector person?*
Chimayó, New Mexico
photographed 3.16.2019
*It wasn’t me. It was that way when I got there. I promise.
tulsa’s best
Well, obviously that sign wouldn’t say the burgers and malts here are Tulsa’s best unless that was a verifiable fact.
I have not had a malt here, but the burger I had for lunch the other day was the best burger I had that day. I can’t decide if that really helps bolster the sign’s claim, but I stand by my assessment.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
photographed 4.9.2023
indian joe
The name of the place seems a little cringey.
But look at the way the sunlight reflects off the broken windshield.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
photographed 4.9.2023
One Day | One Image 