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In normal times, America’s biggest cities beckon us to engage, to crowd, to be part of the thrum.

What is a metropolis without people? These images provide some understanding. wapo.st/2UFhNPz
New York City remains lit but shuttered.

But nothing, not even a pandemic, can drive a Times Square Cookie Monster and Iron Man indoors. wapo.st/3dzR53x
In Washington, D.C., cherry blossoms go without the seasonal stampede of awe-smacked gawkers wapo.st/3bu7mVN
Miami gets a full break from spring break.

Revelers finally left the celebrated beaches, abandoning prime chaise real estate. wapo.st/3ajSk4t
In Los Angeles, tourist buses, garages and malls appear dead.

Cars, which ordinarily choke the metropolis, remain parked at home. wapo.st/2JhwhzL
In San Francisco, one of the nation’s most beautiful cities, the parks are empty, and the myriad magnificent hills are abandoned.

The Golden Gate Bridge goes largely untraveled. wapo.st/2WKKaOO
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