I made it through this enormous last section! So, that’s a wrap for the year. The next blog posts after this one that you’ll be seeing will be much more positive (stuff that still exists). But that won’t be for a while since it’ll be sometime in late July or early August: after my big summer trip.

This building in Oklahoma City, OK…:

… now has a giant screen in front of it. It looks like some AI illustration but, no, it’s straight from GoogleMaps. I’m not a fan:

Another sad transformation in Houston, TX…:

… looks like this now:

This building and sign in Anson, TX...:

… has been remodeled. The neon sign replaced with a lame backlit plastic version. From their website:

The First National Bank in Killeen, TX has been demolished. It had this wonderful screen:

This former First Federal Savings & Loan in Lantana, FL has been demolished:

The Mar Vista Apartments in Fort Lauderdale, FL have been demolished:

The Regent Palace Apartments in Surfside, FL have also been demolished:

This motel in Hialeah, FL, built as the Casa Lu Motel,…:

… has been demolished and the sign is gone:

This church in Kendall, FL…:

… has been remodeled. The lovely curved structure in the front and the window details on the side are gone:

This City Hall in Clearwater, FL has been demolished:

This church in Los Angeles, CA has been demolished:

The former Fink & Skopp furnishings store in Fresno, CA has been demolished:

This former bank in Arcadia, CA…:

… was being remodeled in 2024 when the GoogleCar went by — canopy, stairs, glass…. all gone:

This church in Arcadia, CA is gone now:

This church in Napa, CA is gone now:

If you’d like to tag along virtually on my trip (which starts Thursday and runs thru July 11), I’ll be posting about a dozen photos every night, taken that day, at Instagram (link below).

Happy Trails,
dj & the dogs

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