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Toxic Ooze

I saw this at the checkout at a drugstore. i had to buy it..............TOXIC OOZE

These are SPACE FOOD STICKS! in the late 60's they were advertised as "what the astronauts eat" The market was the kids watching Saturday morning cartoons. I was one of those space crazed youngsters and I couldn't wait to get some. They didn't taste that great but they were SPACE, ASTRONAUT,NASA,LIFTOFF,CAPE KENNEDY,HOUSTON.MISSION CONTROL! who wouldn't want that? On a recent visit to the Kennedy space center in Florida I saw a lot of cool stuff that brought back a lot of good memories and feelings of awe and excitement. In the gift shop I saw these, They really were developed by NASA as the first protein bars. These things were ridiculously expensive ( over 5 bucks a piece) but I couldn't resist. I didn't eat any but these will stay on my curiosity shelf.

goodbye GM hello casino

This is the decline and fall of the delphi (GM) plant 43204. use the red fire hydrant in the foreground as a reference point. At one tome this was one of the largest employers in 43204 and it supplied many people with a comfortable middle class lifestyle. Ohio is the second biggest auto maunfacturing stae after Michigan and it is disappearing quick. these were good paying jobs everyone wanted to have.

In its place a new casino is being built that everyone hopes will revitalize 43204 which is now a depressed area in a good location near the highway. (see previous post). The good thing about the demo besides the picture ops ids that most of what was toen down will be recycled. In a few years it is hoped there will be several jobs at the new casino and the employees will also be able to spend their checks their trying to hit it big so they don't have to go to work......

43204

This is the neighborhood where I grew up. It was always an inner city working class place nothing great but not someplace dangerous. I work there now and I can see that it is now a dangerous place with a lot of crime. It seems strange. part of me feels like it's familiar, most of me thinks 'I need to get away from this place and these people. I know that is arrogant and not everyone is a dangerous lowlife, I am not better than anyone else and should be grateful for my situation and the fact I don't have to live here. Ultimately my self preservation kicks in and I want to get out ASAP.

These pictures are of a shrine at the site of a shooting that happened in the street at 4 in the afternoon, It was said it was a reprisal killing. A few people were injured and one kid was killed.

While I was taking the pictures a lady walking down the street said to me."good looking boy to get killed so young ain't that right?"

This is a shot from long ago. It was something I saw on a porch at night and wanted to capture it.
Strictly for design reasons. This is an example of the type of shot I am drawn to,especially with the high contrast of the night
There are lots of views like this hiding out there waiting to be seen. I am out there looking for them

THIS IS A FILM STILL FROM THE MOVIE "METROPOLIS'

CIRCA 1920. iT IS ABOUT THE FUTURE. THIS PERSON IS TRYING TO STOP THE CLOCK ON A MACHINE. THE PEOPLE ARE CONTROLLED BY THE MACHINES IT IS A SILENT MOVIE, VERY VISUALLY STRIKING AS THIS PICTURE SHOWS. VERY ART DECO. RECOMMENDED BY SCOTT WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?

FLASHBACK!

I used to see these in comics along with other cool stuff for sale. here they are again.

Civil Defense

this is another interesting thing I found. I have never found anyone who was around at that time who could tell me much about all of the civil defense, fallout shelter hype.

I don't know if people didn't really pay that close of attention to it or else they try to put it out of their minds or don't remember. I Wonder if this was just PR to make the public feel safe. All that was known about nuclear fallout was from Japan and those were tiny bombs by comparison to what was soon available. If people weren't blown up immediately, the half life of the plutonium being used in the 1950's is 24000 years. this means it would never be safe to come out of hiding because of the long lasting effects of the radiation which would kill you. this makes me wonder whether this was an idea just to give people an idea of security or if it was a legitimate try to do something rather than nothing and hope for the best. If anybody knows more about this let me know.

When the bomb falls!

I found this online, It is a record telling you what to do when the bomb falls!
This kind of stuff is funny to me and represents a bygone age that I think is weird. People weren't laughing then and were obviously scared though.
This might have given people some kind of sense of security (even if it was false security). I would love to hear it. Especially knowing what I do about radiation exposure which is what my previous job was based on.
(In a medical sense, nothing too diabolical)