There is a well-known street in our city called Commercial Street. It used to be the booming center of town a hundred years ago, then it was the scary part of town for a while. Finally, now it seems to be waking up and coming to life again. It is already home to
Red Velvet, a clothing boutique owned by
Elsie Larson from A Beautiful Mess and
Askinosie Chocolate. But now, new businesses are popping up, like a pizza place, a deli, a coffee shop (!!!) and more beautiful vintage furniture and clothing stores, all within walking distance of my home.
Funny thing-I never bothered to explore my city on foot until I started running. Then one day I ran down Commercial Street and discovered there was so much more there than I had realized! I snapped these a couple months ago with my dad's Minolta, but you can see that I took my sweet time getting them developed.
Our house is currently on the market, and sometimes I feel impatient waiting for it to sell, but this is really a pretty nice place to be in the meantime. I like my creative little corner of Springfield.
thanks for stopping by the one with the blog & following me on bloglovin'. i love your blog as well! i would love to swap buttons to showcase each others blog.
ReplyDeleteps- i love the 101 in 1001 idea. my first goal, write out my goals. stay tuned so you can *fingers crossed* check off "inspire someone to start a list"
Thanks, Kirsten! I added your button to my blog. That's great about your list! It took me a while to create mine-I had about 80 items for a long time. Please let me know when you get it started so I can cross that off my list!
DeleteWe went to a wedding at the Firehouse on Commercial this weekend. I LOVE that area! I'm jealous that you live so close!!!
ReplyDeleteA wedding at the Firehouse? That is such a great idea! My sister just got engaged to a fireman...I need to tell her that!! I see receptions at the Savoy Ballroom on Commercial a lot when I go running down there and it's always so beautiful.
DeleteLove the photos! And the fact that you took them with a film camera! I need to start experimenting with film.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Film is kind of a hassle, but I really love the results!
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