analog kansas
Furniture Deal$!
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 21 October 2008 in Business & Industry and Portfolio.
Overland Park, Kansas
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sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
...and everyone is lined up to buy something with all the money circulating through the system...lol...neat capture.
21 Oct 2008 5:14am
Mindy from United States
No high falutin' branding, store-naming or sign design for this business. Does it get busine$$? Fun shot?
21 Oct 2008 5:36am
@Mindy: i'm not really sure. the space has been occupied by several different businesses over the years though.
Nill@ from County Östergötland, Sweden
Is it closed? I really want to go in there and take a look! I have always dreamed about shopping in big American stores....
Nice with the dark, dark asphalt in the front.
21 Oct 2008 9:03am
@Nill@: thanks nilla. it was closed when i took the photo - too early in the morning. i pass it everyday to and from work, but haven't every been tempted to go in. i'm guessing this particular place isn't the kind you've dreamed about.
lisa v from Gawler, Australia
Such a huge facade. I'm sure they thought they were being very clever with their sign. I thought it was interesting what Nilla said about always having dreamed of shopping in big american stores. Ours are much like yours except you really do have the monopoly on size.
21 Oct 2008 9:27am
@lisa v: i've never been in this one, but i'm guessing nilla would be disappointed.
paolo from castelnuovo, Italy
i look at that huge sign and I imagine the crowd that enters and exits!
21 Oct 2008 10:56am
@paolo: i think the crowd is more like a trickle...
Makoto from Sapporo, Japan
Nobody is there. I like such atmosphere of your images :)
21 Oct 2008 12:12pm
daina from New York, United States
I am amazed at the places you find. They have descriptive generic names like this one i.e. it could stand in for any discount furniture store and therefore it is representative of all. You photographed them all in a sense by photographing this one. And of course it has your signature "emptiness" and wonderful dark shadows.
21 Oct 2008 1:26pm
@daina: thanks again for your thoughtful comments daina.
don from spokane, United States
An interesting store front to capture so well. Wonderful range of tones. Do you use a zone system to decide how you wish to develop the film? Fine work...however you do it! :-)
21 Oct 2008 2:48pm
@don: thanks don. my system is less systematic...i pass by the same places and photograph them repeatedly...
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Amazing, this has to be my first time seeing a furniture store with an empty parking lot. Is the economy getting to them or were you strolling in the morning? Thanks for sharing Grant.
21 Oct 2008 4:47pm
@Howard F.: early morning is all howard - i was on my way to work.
yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece
very nice imege - I like your style very much
21 Oct 2008 5:19pm
Bill from Belton, United States
I have always been amazed that you rarely see a "crowd" in a large furniture store. Great portrayal, as always!
21 Oct 2008 7:52pm
@Bill: i know what you mean - makes you wonder how they stay in business.
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Are they still in business...... maybe they're waiting for hoards of marauding crowds any minute
Very cool shot this one.
21 Oct 2008 8:05pm
JJ from Jersey City, United States
wonderful capture, a sign of the times I guess, well its probably a day when its closed, but could also be a comment that people are worried about the economy and not shopping
21 Oct 2008 11:35pm
Rachael from Heber Springs, United States
It appears to be empty. The sign looks so many in Arkansas. I was reading through the comments & was surprised stores with names like this surprise people:-)
21 Oct 2008 11:43pm
PD from Overland Park, United States
Love your work, gbe. I also live in OP, KS. What are your favorite places to shoot around town?
22 Oct 2008 1:22am
@PD: thanks pd. you have some impressive photos.
i carry a camera all the time and shot everywhere... you?
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Always such an excellent retro feel. The lines...it's all about the lines...
22 Oct 2008 8:15pm
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
so flat!! it could be a 'Mondrian' or Rothko!! ;) love the faaabulous spread of asphalt!
22 Oct 2008 10:18pm
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Maybe I'm reading too much into the sign, but it does seem a sign of the times in that the combination of dollar-sign and exclamation mark following "deal" seems to express a certain contempt for the intelligence of those who are likely to shop there.
23 Oct 2008 4:29pm
@Twelvebit: i know what what you mean. i try to imagine the meeting in which it was agreed to name the store 'Furniture Deal$!' it's beyond the power of my imagination.
