There are numerous before and after posts on these pages, with the most poignant being this one involving both people and places. The kind of documentation I never really thought about when taking the initial photos. Instead, they were simply scenes and moments that for one reason or another I found appealing. Nowadays, however, I’m very aware that each time I photograph something, or indeed someone, it might be the one and only chance I get.
These then are images along those lines. Quiet frames that give at least some sense of the changes Tokyo is going through.
Denise says
So poignant…… 🙁 Thank you for ‘saving’ them.
Lee says
You are very welcome. I feel fortunate to have seen, enjoyed and photographed them.
Jen in NZ says
Car parks are bad enough but an old shop (house?) being turned into a bicycle park is just heartbreaking.
Lee says
I know eh? Of all the things to demolish a building for…
Ryan says
Thought exactly the opposite – it’s refreshing (at least as an American) to see dedicated bicycle parking. I always associate surface car parking with urban decay / blight.
cdilla says
Nooooo! The Video shop. I guess this marks the failure of my longest running hunt for a building you have shown us. Despite the clues you gave me from time to time. Lovely to see these again. Especially the phone lay photograph, which was always a one off 🙂
Lee says
I thought that when I saw it. Knew you’d be disappointed. Turns out though that the sign went a few years ago. Then the building itself fairly recently.
And thanks. I enjoyed seeing the phone one again. Very happy with how that came out.
Ted T says
That telephone shot!
Lee says
Thanks a lot. That was a lovely moment. It was a nice little place to have lunch, but that scene made it extra special.
YesterdaysHero says
Really important work again, Lee. These are meaningful documents of time and people’s lives.
Lee says
Thank you very much. That means a lot. Seeing the people gone as well always hits home.