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Ben Schumin is a professional photographer who captures the intricacies of daily life.

A person leaves legal advice about reckless driving charges on the community chalkboard on Charlottesville's Downtown Mall.

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Standard bell at Maury Hall

Maury Hall Room G2

Maury Hall Room G1

Panels of the Berlin Wall [02]

Panels of the Berlin Wall [01]

Water fountain at McIntire Park

Artist painting a mural

Wheelock fire alarm speaker/strobe in Ballston pedestrian bridge

Tires on a roof [01]

Tires on a roof [02]

Remodel of Walmart Supercenter in Lexington, Virginia [01]

Fire alarm at Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel

Legal advice on the community chalkboard

Kilroy Was Here

Borf graffiti on Bobby Fisher Memorial Building

Face wearing sunglasses

Anti-war graffiti at Brookland

Facade removal at 1815 North Fort Myer Drive [01]

Facade removal at 1815 North Fort Myer Drive [02]

Facade removal at 1815 North Fort Myer Drive [03]

Fire alarm hanging by conduit

March on Crystal City [20]

March on Crystal City [19]

Graffiti on wall speaker

Anonymous Ideal Org raid [08]

Protest at opening of new Church of Scientology facility in Washington, DC [02]

Protest at opening of new Church of Scientology facility in Washington, DC [01]

Security camera at Quincy Adams station

Wheelock MT at Quincy Adams station

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [34]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [33]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [32]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [31]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [30]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [29]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [28]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [27]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [26]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [25]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [24]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [23]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [22]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [21]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [20]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [19]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [18]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [17]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [16]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [15]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [14]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [13]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [12]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [11]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [10]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [09]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [08]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [07]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [06]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [05]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [04]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [03]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [02]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial [01]

Closing sale at Up Against The Wall in Wheaton, Maryland

Fallen drywall on abandoned motel guest building

North Avenue Beach

Silver Spring Zombie Walk 2011 [23]

Silver Spring Zombie Walk 2011 [18]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [09]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [15]

Charging phones at Westfield Wheaton

"Be barefoot, color barefoot, live barefoot"

Wall signage at Fort Totten station, lower level

Spraying water on Webster House

Richmond floodwall opening for Canal [03]

East end of the Canal Walk

Richmond floodwall opening for Canal [02]

Richmond floodwall opening for Canal [01]

Abandoned shopping cart

Pro-marijuana graffiti

Anarchy sign painted on a wall

Lights on building

Wheelock fire alarm bell

Wheelock MT horn/strobe

Ellenco fire alarm bell at Hewitt Gardens [01]

158 North Loudoun Street

Private property sign on gate

Renovations to Taylor Hotel

Fire alarm at Union Station

Former Borders Books in Evanston, Illinois

324 Davis Street

Fire alarm speaker/strobe at Navy Pier

Fire alarm at Delaware House [01]

Wheelock AS at MVA Gaithersburg

SpectrAlert Advance strobe [01]

SpectrAlert Advance strobe [02]

Wheelock Exceder horn/strobe at District Taco

"TOWEL DISPENSER HERE"

Forum at Stuarts Draft Middle School [01]

Forum at Stuarts Draft Middle School [02]

Walmart in Owings Mills

"POOP SPLASHS CAUSE AIDS"

"I'm Hungry For You"

"You are loved"

Message on the Community Chalkboard

Community Chalkboard

"VOTE AGAINST PROHIBITION"

Building with hole in stucco

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [04]

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [05]

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [06]

Simplex (Couch) fire alarm pull station [01]

Simplex (Couch) fire alarm pull station [02]

Simplex (Couch) fire alarm pull station [03]

Light switch at Lorton Reformatory

Broken windows at Lorton Reformatory [02]

Abandoned electrical device

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [08]

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [07]

"George Bush is a reptile"

"TATER WAS HERE"

Trump sticker at Harrisburg train station

Simplex (SigCom) pull station

SpectrAlert Advance horn/strobe [01]

SpectrAlert Advance horn/strobe [02]

Gamewell Century pull station [01]

Gamewell Century pull station [02]

Gamewell Century pull station [03]

Piney Point Bar [02]

Piney Point Bar [03]

Piney Point Bar [04]

Piney Point Bar [01]

Ellenco 5C at Sterling Building

Pro-Trump graffiti [01]

Pro-Trump graffiti [02]

Mircom fire alarm at 495 King Street West

Wheelock AS at Lord & Taylor [02]

Wheelock AS at Lord & Taylor [01]

Wheelock Exceder at 1615 L Street NW

Chalkboard wall at IKEA

Ice wings painted on wall

Abandoned Days Inn near Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania [09]

Restroom sign at West Falls Church [01]

Restroom sign at West Falls Church [02]

Fire alarm strobe at the Hilton in Springfield, Virginia

Lightning storm over Fredericksburg [02]

Lightning storm over Fredericksburg [01]

Notes on a sign in a locker room

Empty section of the IKEA showroom

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [06]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [25]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [15]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [17]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [04]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [08]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [22]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [05]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [26]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [01]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [13]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [31]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [02]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [19]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [24]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [10]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [12]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [29]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [07]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [20]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [23]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [27]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [11]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [14]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [03]

"Flowers" sign on 418 East Main Street

Coca-Cola ghost sign

"Ootzide Robotsleep"

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [09]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [18]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [21]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [16]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [28]

Charlottesville Community Chalkboard, October 15, 2020 [30]

Ballroom at Hotel 24 South [01]

Fire alarm bell at 1 East Beverley Street [01]

Fire alarm bell at 1 East Beverley Street [03]

Fire alarm bell at 1 East Beverley Street [04]

Fire alarm bell at 1 East Beverley Street [02]

Fire alarm bell at 1 East Beverley Street [05]

Ballroom at Hotel 24 South [02]

Fire alarm pull station at former Park Inn [03]

Men's restroom at Mason Dixon Welcome Center [01]

Fire alarm pull station at former Park Inn [04]

Fire alarm pull station at former Park Inn [07]

Fire alarm pull station at former Park Inn [02]

Fire alarm pull station at former Park Inn [05]

Fire alarm pull station at former Park Inn [06]

Fire alarm pull station at former Park Inn [01]

Men's restroom at Mason Dixon Welcome Center [02]

Exit sign at South Mountain rest area [01]

Exit sign at South Mountain rest area [03]

Exit sign at South Mountain rest area [02]

Empty space at IKEA

Part of a former Brookstone at Fair Oaks Mall

Remodel of Walmart Supercenter in Martinsburg, West Virginia [20]

Lobby of Ingleside Resort main guest building

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [10]

Ellenco fire alarm bell at Hewitt Gardens [02]

Ellenco 5C at Hewitt Gardens [09]

Fire alarm pull station at 12321 Middlebrook Road [01]

Fire alarm pull station at 12321 Middlebrook Road [02]

Fire alarm at Delaware House [02]

Fire alarm at Philadelphia Habitat ReStore [01]

Fire alarm at Philadelphia Habitat ReStore [02]

Phone number for "Buzz"

Fire alarm pull station at Acme in Newark, Delaware

IKEA Bergshult shelves

Fire alarm at Swedesboro Hampton Inn

Plaque at Breezewood fire department

Lowe's company cheer

Anti-sitting device on a retaining wall

Zurn urinal at The Fields at RFK Campus

Ghost sign on 11 South Augusta Street

Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden [01]

Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden [02]

Cigarette butts in an ashtray

Fire alarm pull station at Mission BBQ in Hagerstown

Wheelock AS at Lowe's in Front Royal, Virginia [01]

Wheelock AS at Lowe's in Front Royal, Virginia [03]

Wheelock AS at Lowe's in Front Royal, Virginia [02]

Toilet at Qdoba in Charlottesville

Toilet at HomeGoods in Charlottesville

Sign in the restroom at Qdoba in Charlottesville

"Oarf" graffiti tag

Neon sign at McGlinchey's Bar [02]

Neon sign at McGlinchey's Bar [01]

Sign for Misconduct Tavern [02]

Sign for Graffiti Bar [01]

Sign for El Vez

Sign for Graffiti Bar [02]

Sign for Misconduct Tavern [01]

Sign for Graffiti Bar [03]

Fire alarm pull station at Hampton Inn Goldsboro [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Hampton Inn Goldsboro [02]

Fire alarm pull station at Hampton Inn Goldsboro [03]

Fire alarm pull station at Hampton Inn Goldsboro [05]

Fire alarm pull station at Hampton Inn Goldsboro [06]

Fire alarm pull station at Hampton Inn Goldsboro [04]

Interior of Goldsboro Flea Market

Woomy looks at a fire alarm

Fire alarm at the Bridgepointe

Room 333 at the Hampton Inn in Goldsboro, North Carolina [01]

Room 333 at the Hampton Inn in Goldsboro, North Carolina [02]

Fire alarm pull station at Hampton Inn Goldsboro [07]

Upper level exhibit space at Nauticus

Urinal on the USS Wisconsin

Simplex break-glass pull station at the DoubleTree in Virginia Beach [04]

Simplex break-glass pull station at the DoubleTree in Virginia Beach [01]

Simplex break-glass pull station at the DoubleTree in Virginia Beach [02]

Simplex break-glass pull station at the DoubleTree in Virginia Beach [07]

Simplex break-glass pull station at the DoubleTree in Virginia Beach [05]

Simplex break-glass pull station at the DoubleTree in Virginia Beach [03]

Simplex break-glass pull station at the DoubleTree in Virginia Beach [06]

Room 506 at the Hampton Inn in Newport News [02]

Room 506 at the Hampton Inn in Newport News [01]

Room 506 at the Hampton Inn in Newport News [03]

Radionics pull station at Martin's

Table and chair in mother's room at Walmart [01]

Table and chair in mother's room at Walmart [02]

Urinal at Battlefield Harley-Davidson

View from room 797 at Caesars

Exit sign at 25 Penncraft Avenue [01]

Exit sign at 25 Penncraft Avenue [02]

Edwards pull station at 25 Penncraft Avenue [01]

Edwards pull station at 25 Penncraft Avenue [02]

Edwards pull station at 25 Penncraft Avenue [03]

Edwards pull station at 25 Penncraft Avenue [04]

Wheelock Powerpath at Franconia Center

Fire alarm bell and strobe at Franconia Center

Fire alarm bell at Franconia Center

Fire alarm strobe at Franconia Center [01]

Fire alarm strobe at Franconia Center [02]

Fire alarm strobe at Franconia Center [03]

Hochiki pull station at Hilton Garden Inn [02]

Hochiki pull station at Hilton Garden Inn [01]

Simplex fire alarm speaker/strobe at D-Hall [01]

Simplex fire alarm speaker/strobe at D-Hall [02]

Simplex fire alarm speaker/strobe at D-Hall [03]

Gabbin Hall, Room G1 [01]

Gabbin Hall, Room G1 [02]

Former fire alarm at Gabbin Hall

Bell at Gabbin Hall [01]

Bell at Gabbin Hall [02]

Bell at Gabbin Hall [03]

Standard wall clock at Gabbin Hall

Walmart in Covington, Virginia [02]

Ballroom at Hotel 24 South [03]

Holes drilled into a tile

Pyrotronics pull station at Crossroads Professional Center

Synthetic Federal Credit Union plaque

Door release pull station at Frederick Health [02]

Door release pull station at Frederick Health [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Whole Foods in Glover Park [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Whole Foods in Glover Park [02]

Wheelock strobe at the National Aquarium

Storm at New Carrollton station [01]

Storm at New Carrollton station [02]

Storm at New Carrollton station [03]

Potter sprinkler alarm

Wheelock Eluxa horn/strobe at Crumbl Cookies [01]

Wheelock Eluxa horn/strobe at Crumbl Cookies [02]

Wheelock Eluxa horn/strobe at Crumbl Cookies [03]

Confederate Breastworks sign

Graffiti at Fort Edward Johnson wayside

Restroom at Fort Edward Johnson wayside

Staunton Mall demolition progress [38]

Staunton Mall demolition progress [39]

Signage at Suitland station

Storm clouds over the Anacostia River

Edwards pull station at Clarion Hotel & Suites in Shippensburg

Sign for Pat's King of Steaks [01]

Elyse photographs an Edwards Integrity at Delaware House

Edwards Integrity at Delaware House [02]

Edwards Integrity at Delaware House [01]

Josephine's of Ranson

Hair in the shower

Fire alarm strobe at Ballston Metro Center [01]

Fire alarm strobe at Ballston Metro Center [02]

Vintage exit sign at Kroger [03]

Vintage exit sign at Kroger [02]

Vintage exit sign at Kroger [01]

Buc-ee's in Crossville, Tennessee [08]

Buc-ee's in Crossville, Tennessee [09]

Fire alarm at Knoxville Station Transit Center [01]

"Every day is a bonus"

Fire alarm at Knoxville Station Transit Center [02]

Fire alarm at Knoxville Station Transit Center [03]

Fire alarm at the Sunsphere [02]

Fire alarm at the Sunsphere [01]

Elevator at the Progress Building

"Dungarees" sign on L.C. King

Political graffiti at the Pilot truck stop in Greenville, Virginia

Damaged fire alarm at Pentagon City Mall [01]

Damaged fire alarm at Pentagon City Mall [02]

Edwards fire alarm pull station in the basement of a building [01]

Edwards fire alarm pull station in the basement of a building [02]

Edwards fire alarm pull station in the basement of a building [03]

Fire alarm strobe at Home Depot in Harrisonburg

Northeastern end of Tanglewood Mall, December 2022

Staunton Mall demolition progress, December 2022 [22]

Staunton Mall demolition progress, December 2022 [23]

Staunton Mall demolition progress, December 2022 [24]

Staunton Mall demolition progress, December 2022 [25]

Religious restroom stall graffiti

Graffiti on South Street pedestrian walkway [01]

Graffiti on South Street pedestrian walkway [02]

Running man exit sign at Christiana Mall

Ghost sign at 159 West 26th Street

Tile mosaic at Cathedral Parkway-110th Street station

Train departing WTC Cortlandt station

Curved fire alarm speaker at Westfield World Trade Center

Double railing at Westfield World Trade Center

Sign for Ferdi Italian Cuisine

Fire alarm at Barbers and Brew [02]

Fire alarm at Barbers and Brew [01]

Wilkes Street Tunnel [11]

Wilkes Street Tunnel [15]

Wilkes Street Tunnel [13]

Wilkes Street Tunnel [14]

Wilkes Street Tunnel [12]

Wilkes Street Tunnel [10]

Wilkes Street Tunnel [08]

Wilkes Street Tunnel [09]

Spartan foamyiQ Cranberry Ice foaming handwash dispenser

Blue Ridge Tunnel [10]

Canal beneath former Reynolds Wrap building

Whole Foods on West Broad Street [01]

Graffiti at former power plant in Richmond [02]

Graffiti at former power plant in Richmond [01]

Mud around the side of the canal

Whole Foods on West Broad Street [02]

Archway and gate at former Reynolds Wrap building [01]

Archway and gate at former Reynolds Wrap building [02]

Red happy face on a wall

Archway and gate at former Reynolds Wrap building [03]

"We need more affordable housing, Stoney!"

"Stop evictions!"

Shop towels in a dispenser

Fire alarm pull station at Chelsea Wine Vault [03]

Fire alarm pull station at Chelsea Wine Vault [02]

Fire alarm pull station at Chelsea Wine Vault [01]

Fire alarm strobe at Fulton Street station

Vintage New York Subway signage [01]

Entrance to the Ink Master studio [04]

Entrance to the Ink Master studio [02]

Entrance to the Ink Master studio [07]

Entrance to the Ink Master studio [05]

Selfie at the Ink Master studio

Entrance to the Ink Master studio [08]

Entrance to the Ink Master studio [06]

Entrance to the Ink Master studio [01]

Entrance to the Ink Master studio [03]

Entrance to the Ink Master studio [09]

Entrance to the Ink Master studio [10]

Fire alarm pull station at the Aloft New York Brooklyn [01]

Fire alarm pull station at the Aloft New York Brooklyn [02]

Fire alarm pull station at the Aloft New York Brooklyn [03]

Face drawn on a wall

Fire alarm pull station at Ottawa Marriott Hotel [01]

Cord secured behind wall plate

Fire alarm pull station at Ottawa Marriott Hotel [02]

Pyrotronics pull station at Destiny USA

Fire alarm pull station at Ottawa Marriott Hotel [03]

Canada Post mailbox at the Canadian Museum of History [01]

Canada Post mailbox at the Canadian Museum of History [02]

Fire alarm pull station at Hudson's Bay in Gatineau [03]

Fire alarm pull station at Hudson's Bay in Gatineau [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Hudson's Bay in Gatineau [02]

Fire alarm pull station at Toys "R" Us in Gatineau, Quebec [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Toys "R" Us in Gatineau, Quebec [02]

Fire alarm pull station at Toys "R" Us in Gatineau, Quebec [04]

Fire alarm pull station at Toys "R" Us in Gatineau, Quebec [05]

Fire alarm pull station at Toys "R" Us in Gatineau, Quebec [03]

Fire alarm pull station at Ottawa Marriott Hotel [04]

Fire alarm pull station at Gatineau Sports Center [03]

Fire alarm pull station at Gatineau Sports Center [02]

Fire alarm pull station at Gatineau Sports Center [01]

Graffiti on Loblaws building

French-language exit sign at Gatineau Sports Center [02]

French-language exit sign at Gatineau Sports Center [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Station de la Cité

Neon sign for Nate's Deli

Centre Block [01]

Centre Block [02]

Centre Block [03]

Peace Tower [01]

Peace Tower [02]

Peace Tower [03]

Peace Tower [04]

Canadian flag on Centre Block [01]

Canadian flag on Centre Block [02]

Bilingual fire alarm pull station at Thousand Islands duty free store, Canadian side

Shower in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning [01]

Shower in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning [02]

Shower in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning [03]

Shower in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning [04]

Shower in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning [05]

Fire alarm strobe in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning [01]

Fire alarm strobe in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning [02]

Fire alarm strobe in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning [03]

Fire alarm speaker/strobe at Cathedral of Learning [01]

Fire alarm speaker/strobe at Cathedral of Learning [02]

Fire alarm pull station at 9400 Livingston Road [01]

Fire alarm pull station at 9400 Livingston Road [02]

Fire alarm pull station at 9400 Livingston Road [03]

Fire alarm pull station at 9400 Livingston Road [04]

Fire alarm pull station at 9400 Livingston Road [05]

Wall-mounted soap bottles at the Chelsea

Renovations at the Chelsea Hotel [01]

Renovations at the Chelsea Hotel [02]

Renovations at the Chelsea Hotel [03]

Backroom space at Little Canada

Fire alarm pull station at 4405 East-West Highway [01]

Fire alarm pull station at 4405 East-West Highway [02]

Fire alarm speaker at Montgomery College Campus Center [01]

Fire alarm speaker at Montgomery College Campus Center [02]

Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind

Neon sign at Geraci's Slice Shop

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [07]

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [08]

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [01]

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [02]

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [03]

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [04]

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [05]

Replica of a Holiday Inn guest room

Cadillac Brougham D’Elegance [01]

Cadillac Brougham D’Elegance [02]

Scavenger service sign

Light on the back of an apartment building

"Log in and stay a while"

Concrete planters beneath the Brown Line tracks

Menards in Niles, Illinois [02]

Parking lot beneath the CTA tracks

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Author: Ben Schumin

Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0

Created on: Wednesday 7 March 2007

Dimensions: 2272*1704

Albums: Photos by date / 2007
Photos by location / Virginia / Charlottesville

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