The lockdown means no traffic.

No restaurants.

No shops.

No people.

Like an apocalyptic cityscape in a made-for-TV movie that simultaneously attracted and scared me as a kid.

But it’s real.

Kind of.

A personal downside is that I haven’t taken full advantage of the wicked empty lockdown scenes around me.

The upside is that I interrupted that pattern yesterday and went to the financial district in Boston to see what I’ve been missing. 

With me was my smartphone and a Moment Wide. If you are into dramatic angles and flares, check it out.

It was a Thursday afternoon just after close of the financial markets. You’d typically see people leaving the office for an early happy hour. Not on this day. It was an empty scene.

Lots of construction happening. Though no construction workers.

Boarded up windows from the recent protests.

Cranes, heavy equipment and temporary fencing. But no engines running.

There are a good number of art deco influenced buildings in Boston’s financial district which I really dig. And then there are a bunch of mid-70s era utilitarian, maybe ‘brutalist’ style? buildings which are interesting in their own right, but not pleasing to the eye.

The words that come to mind. Clean. Simple. Sharp. Strong. Upright. Geometric. Three dimensional flourishes.

The clear skies on a hot summer day made for big shadows.

Going back this weekend. 

To be continued.