Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Plywood boards and for-lease signs decorate the once-popular shopping district in Santa Monica
Plywood boards cover up once-thriving stores while a vagrant uses the building as an easy chair
Actual reality isn't so great, so DTSM invites you to download an app that will make it look better
Outdoor dining is still banned, leaving empty tables
Empty stores show no merchandise for sale
For-lease signs abound
Is this the art we want to see during a pandemic? Looks the virus is coming to get us.
Downtown Santa Monica (DTSM) Inc wants us to come and physically-distanced shop at the Third Street Promenade this holiday season, but will doing so bring you a warm and happy feeling? Our roving photographer brings back evidence of empty stores and empty sidewalks.
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Reader Comments(1)
OKC writes:
So sad to see the deterioration of one of the most popular attractions in the Southland. Is this what the future holds after Covid-19?
12/16/2020, 8:45 am