When I was working on my 100 days of beauty project it was my habit to take a walk on Sunday mornings around my neighborhood and the Autumn Ridge neighborhood just to the east to find all the beautiful blooming flowers. I retraced my steps this morning and found so much devastation that I had to keep looking around to get my bearings it was so hard to recognize where I was.
This first image is from what used to be the Crown Market, a convenience store just two blocks from my house. You can see the beverage containers still standing on the refrigerator shelves that stood along the back wall of the store.
I had heard that the senior living center on Suncrest had survived but the heat from the townhouses which all burned down next door was enough to melt the vinyl siding.
The next three images are from the Autumn Ridge neighborhood. I had been thinking when the stairs got to be too much for me, I might move here since all the houses were single story. Well, maybe by that time they will have rebuilt. I counted about 10 houses still standing in that neighborhood including the home of one of my friends. The last image here is from in front of the home of another friend whose house did not survive. I was so pleased to hear that she plans to rebuild and I look forward to documenting her progress.
