Collected Item: “Empty Parking Lots that Were Once Filled”
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Empty Parking Lots that Were Once Filled
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Photographs
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
These parking lots were empty for months during the COVID pandemic. Businesses were ordered to close unless it was deemed a "essential business." Those businesses included grocery stores, home improvement centers, real estate agents, pharmacies, ranching, farming, food production, health care, motels/hotels.
As a result, retail, restaurants, small businesses, salons, gyms, and so many others suffered incredible financial losses. Many will not recover.
As a result, retail, restaurants, small businesses, salons, gyms, and so many others suffered incredible financial losses. Many will not recover.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
economy, parkinglots, empty, deserted, lockdown, quarantine, retail, money
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Lyn Ribisi
Give this story a date.
2020-05-20