So begins my 15 mile + walk from Binghamton to Endicott: Amongst the brutally ugly renewal architecture of downtown. A little bit of Brasilia in Appalachian NY 
Come on man. Do better!
This feels like a Gothic cathedral by comparison
Ok. This is rocks. More of this. Less of that cement brutal stuff
Imaging the architect thinking, “Just how can I suck the soul out of anyone entering this building”
Ok. No city smells so consistently of weed as Binghamton. Every corner. Like being in a factory town, but instead of smell of Cheerios or smelting iron, you smell dank weed
Anyone looking to buy one slight used Masonic Temple?
Juxtaposition
Wouldn’t be complete without a Kennedy Fried Chicken
Seen a lot of these around this area. Must be some Scottish immigrant legacy thing
Old blockbuster?
Stuck in abandoned strip mall because of rain, and like Tom hanks & that volleyball movie, turning this into my friend Cardboard-y
I wonder what they sell here.
Like to imagine the orphaned Kmart carts endured a long lonely journey to finally be welcomed into the Walmart flock as honorary members after displaying feats of strength, honor, & courage
Chock full Walmart on one side of bridge, abandoned factory on other
Come on Binghamton, can you make your symbolism a little less obvious
Come on Binghamton, can you make your symbolism a little less obvious
Lots of immigrants in the area (like a lot of upstate NY). Including Thai & Laotian
You have beautiful neighborhoods, then bang, a bunch of abandoned stuff. Overtime, living around all that decay wears at you. No matter how hard you try to fight it
Me and Pole 4823 just chillin in the rain
That was some pedestrian fierce brutal few miles. When google maps says pedestrians can’t walk it, probably best to listen. But I didn’t. Anyways. Hello new town
Just a reminder NY state is big into auto racing. Well, upstate that is
Ok. Phone is dying. Gonna finda bar to have a drink in. Enjoy rest of day. Leave you with this 50s throw back
Ps: Read about my last long walk, this one in Western Mass
intellectualinting.substack.com/p/walking-amer…
intellectualinting.substack.com/p/walking-amer…
Pss: $3 draft. Every game on. Take that Urban elites!
Psss: salvation comes on a Nutty Buddy wrapper
The lamp post rant game is A+ in this part of town
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