Drive-By Photos 15
This was the site of Pennsylvania's first Dairy Queen, opening in the early 70's. It was demolished and replaced with this in 2011. It seems like there isn't a lot of respect for retail history. Just wait until I get the chance to rant about the original Auntie Anne's recent demolition.
This place always has the cheapest diesel in the area. The store was built in the 90's, but the canopy dates back way before then. There was originally a small building to the right of it.
Opened in the 80's. Not one of Exton's finer stores. It looks even worse in person.
An updated picture of this.
Clover was gone by 2000, so this has to be at least 16 or 17 years old.
Live Better was A&P's pharmaceutical brand. We got this at the Lionville SuperFresh when it was closing in 2011. I think they changed the logo again before they went out of business.
Movie Tavern (a theater where you can order actual meals while you watch) decided to build a new location in the Main Street at Exton shopping center. It's pretty nice. There is a closed Circuit City across the parking lot that's about the same size, so I'm not sure why they spent the money on a new building. In case you were wondering, this picture was taken from the second floor of the Barnes & Noble.
Lionville Self Storage, Lionville, PA
About a year ago, the woods behind the Lionville Business Center were cut down. It stayed like that for about six months before they actually started doing work there. The pile of rubble to the side was a garage. Although they are still building the storage units, the first building is complete, and the sign went up earlier today.
Some pictures I took of the beach while flying in for a layover.
You don't see many angled canopies up north, although I do seem to find a lot of them elsewhere.
"This is Flagler Park Plaza. The big building behind the plaza is Costco, and the large store to the far right is Publix, and the large store to the far left is split between Petsmart and Buy Buy Baby. There's also Big Lots, Michaels, and a bunch of other stores in here." -AFB
UPDATE: Costco has since relocated to a larger store.
The large building contains offices for Florida Power and Light.
"This is the 102nd St. Target, which opened in October 2014. I'm pretty sure it's the newest Target in Florida." -AFB
Kmart, Miami, FL
On our way to Guatemala, we had to make a layover in Miami. Unfortunately, we couldn't look around too much. I was able to get some aerials, though.
When the airport was expanded in 2005, they took over most of the horse racing track. The rest has been decaying since then. This was where spectators sat. It was built in the 1920's.
This is actually one of the nicer malls. It opened in the 70's and is 99% filled with handmade souvenir stores. There is a pretty good steakhouse in here as well.
Apparently, they are headquartered in Guatemala. It's a pretty good restaurant. Fun Fact: They operate a handful of locations in the USA. The closest to me is in North Jersey, so it would be a bit of a drive.
At one point, this was a really glitzy area. While things have changed, the museums are still pretty nice.
I think they are still maintaining this, although it doesn't serve much of a purpose these days. The road that originally went through it now goes alongside it, and an entrance lane has taken its spot.
In addition to the bridges, there was a tunnel for pedestrians. The other end is now in a storage lot behind a factory. I don't know if the tunnel still goes all the way through.
There were three of these going over Avenue of the Americas, none of which are still in use. The road has been narrowed significantly since a new highway was built nearby, and they figured a set of crosswalks would be easier to maintain than these bridges.
This was built in the 1700's when this was still a Spanish colony. It has fallen into pretty bad shape. I would have taken one of the bricks that had fallen out of it had I known the historical significance at the time.
This one was pretty cheaply retrofitted with the new look. The mansard is still visible around the sides. he Auto-MAC sign indicates this was built most likely 10-20 years ago. I wonder if they used the Spanish roof tile in all their locations around here. UPDATE: With the new 2020 remodel requirement, I'm wondering if we're going to start seeing more cheapo remodels like this in the states more.
This tree is very satisfyingly shaped. I had to take a picture.
This was built in 2008 when the airport was expanded. I uploaded this mainly because it was a cool picture. The railings on the bridges going over it were about a foot below as tall as code requires them to be, so I wasn't too comfortable taking this picture.
I was surprised they had stores outside the United States. Unlike most stores (Casa de Waffle, Walmart Supercentro etc.), they chose not to translate their name.
This is pretty much their version of a Wawa. I like them.
The vast majority of Guatemala's McDonalds' have gotten the eyebrow treatment. I don't think I have seen one with a full mansard roof.
Another shell, operating out of that red building in back. There were a lot of factories and greenhouses in this area, so that's probably what's in back.
The main reason we came down here was to build a bridge over the river here. It was arranged by Marquette University, a church diocese in Wisconsin, and Engineers Without Borders. Despite the living conditions and accidentally impaling my leg with a drill, I enjoyed myself. The food was amazing, the people were friendly, and the weather was perfect.
This is a gas station with an Italian-themed convenience store. It has a restaurant and ice cream bar inside.
We grabbed lunch at this hotel. It had a really nice view.
This was built in the 1700's by the Spanish, but was transferred over to a Wisconsin church in the mid-1900's.
Coffee Plantation
The beans don't taste very good until they're ripe. Trust me, I tried.
Brand-new (at the time I took this picture) hydro plant.
This was originally a hotel. The bottom floor has been divided into stores, while the top remains a hotel.
This was definitely a nicer part of the country.
The lower balconies at our hotel have been submerged. The were were about 30 feet of these under water. The hotel has a great view of the volcano!
Art Store, Lake Atitlan, GT
The lake levels have been rising over the last couple years. It has claimed a couple buildings.
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