Abandoned gas station, January 15, 2021
Abandoned Fine Petro gas station on US 30 westbound between Atlantic City and Absecon, New Jersey. The station had previously operated operated as a Gulf station at least through 2015, and by 2017, it was operating under the Delta brand. By 2018, it had rebranded to Fine Petro, and had closed for good by October 2019. I don’t know exactly when the canopy fell over, nor do I know the sequence of events that led to its failure, but based on a visual examination of the supports, it was clear that the canopy gave up without much of a fight, as two of the three support columns had given way in a brittle manner at their base. Only the northernmost column showed any evidence of buckling.
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Penthouse at Hotel 24 South, March 9, 2021
Exploring the penthouse at Hotel 24 South, formerly the Stonewall Jackson Hotel, in downtown Staunton, Virginia. The penthouse space was originally intended for use as living quarters for the owner of the Stonewall Jackson Hotel. When the building was expanded and renovated to its current form in 2005, the penthouse was not included in the renovation work due to a lack of elevator access. Therefore, the space retains many vintage architectural and decorative elements. The current hotel management uses this space primarily for storage. Photographed March 9, 2021.
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Former Walmart in Leesburg, Virginia, March 15, 2021
Former Walmart store in the Shenandoah Square shopping center in Leesburg, Virginia. This store closed in May 2019 when Walmart moved to a new Supercenter store elsewhere in the Leesburg area. Due to longstanding plans to relocate this store, this store never received the new Walmart logo, and the final interior was the mid-2000s decor package with brown walls and large wall signs. The store looked like this prior to its closing.
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Staunton Mall, July 7, 2021
Photographs of the former Staunton Mall in Augusta County, Virginia, taken on July 7, 2021, about six months after the mall closed permanently in preparation for redevelopment.
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Woomy on the bed [05]
![Woomy on the bed [05]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719155442-724da34c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Woomy on the bed [05] (713 visits) Woomy the octopus sits on top of my bed.
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Woomy after a trip to IKEA [02]
![Woomy after a trip to IKEA [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719153431-60df516d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Woomy after a trip to IKEA [02] (39628 visits) Woomy the octopus holds his little blue IKEA bag following a trip to the furniture chain's South Phi...")
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Woomy after a trip to IKEA [01]
![Woomy after a trip to IKEA [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719153414-a192aef8-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Woomy after a trip to IKEA [01] (39734 visits) Woomy the octopus holds his little blue IKEA bag following a trip to the furniture chain's South Phi...")
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Woomy and GFuel
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Woomy wears a hat
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Woomy sits on a bed at Hotel 24 South [01]
![Woomy sits on a bed at Hotel 24 South [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719163926-843646ab-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Woomy sits on a bed at Hotel 24 South [01] (1133 visits) Woomy the octopus sits on a bed in room 532 at Hotel 24 South in downtown Staunton, Virginia. Knowi...")
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Woomy holds a can of deodorant
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Elyse holds Woomy by the arm
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Woomy plays Space Invaders
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Woomy tries to drive a Jeep
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Woomy looks at the MTO screen at Sheetz
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Woomy looks at styrofoam cups at Sheetz
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Woomy, stuffed into a styrofoam cup
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Critter massage [02]
![Critter massage [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719200229-4f494e49-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Critter massage [02] (972 visits) Hugh the lobster gives a tummy rub to Louie the shrimp at the Hampton Inn in Goldsboro, North Caroli...")
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Woomy joins me for breakfast [02]
![Woomy joins me for breakfast [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719201049-61678eec-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Woomy joins me for breakfast [02] (1152 visits) Woomy the octopus joins me in the breakfast room at the Hampton Inn in Goldsboro, North Carolina.
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Woomy looks at a fire alarm
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Woomy joins me for breakfast [01]
![Woomy joins me for breakfast [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719201235-64d3b067-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Woomy joins me for breakfast [01] (1644 visits) Woomy the octopus joins me for breakfast at the Hampton Inn in Goldsboro, North Carolina.
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Woomy on top of a siren
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Critters in the HR-V
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Woomy and Melvin
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Woomy takes a granola bar
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Woomy sits on a porch swing
