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Quiet Lockdown

Title (Dublin Core)

Quiet Lockdown

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Description (Dublin Core)

In the part of Maryland I live in, there is a lot of noise pollution caused by cars and planes. On one side there is a large international airport, a busy road on the other and a large highway on the third side. Almost every day, the sound of cars, planes and the occasional helicopter can be heard. However when the COVID19 pandemic began to pick up pace, lockdowns were set up in an attempt to slow its advance. While the affect of this was seen in large empty parking lots at the airport, it could also be heard. The roads were quiet, as less people went out to shop, see family or go out to eat. In addition with very few people traveling, the daily noise of airplanes declined significantly. Everything became far quieter and a reminder of the lockdown, a constant reminder that we were going through a major event in world history. However while the quiet brought about by the lockdowns was a reminder of the pandemic, the return of noise was just as much a reminder. When planes and particularly cars started to create more noise pollution, it showed that even with a global pandemic and lockdowns, it wasn't going to stop people from going out.

Date (Dublin Core)

May 3, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Robert Ford

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Robert Ford

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST643

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

text story

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Environment & Landscape
English Transportation

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

empty
noise pollution
quiet
Maryland
traffic
airport
Arizona State University
HST 643
sensory

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

Arizona State University
HST 643
Sensory History

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Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

10/17/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

10/20/2021
06/27/023

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This item was submitted on October 17, 2021 by Robert Ford using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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