Re: Photographing strip malls

[Jeff Spirer <jeff@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with Achal.  I much prefer strip malls to the bigger ones.  The 
stores are more interesting and you are allowed to photograph around 
them.  I use strip mall walls for portrait backgrounds.

And where else can I find an adult bookstore, Japanese market, and car 
parts store in one place?

At 01:40 PM 3/17/2004, Achal Pashine wrote:
> Rich,
> I must tell you that some of the strip malls do have a character of their
> own. The one in Palo Alto (El Camino+Embarcadero for locals) at least has
> very distinctive signature. All the names of businesses in one uniform
> color/background etc.
> I actually despise the large (traditional) malls because, one can blindly
> expect which store is where + they do lack character. Even the public one
> sees in traditional mall seems to be different than the ones who frequent
> strip malls?
> achal
>
>
> I
> > I despise strip malls--could you tell?
> >
> > Rich

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