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Saturday June 25th, 2011
by Isaac Gonzalez, published on June 25, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Storyline: Found In Sac
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These could have been taken on any given day in Sacramento.
On Saturday, June 25th, 2011, while I was driving home from the Downtown Plaza, I decided to drive by and take pictures of everything interesting thing I saw under the “W X” freeway between Front Street and Alhambra.
I also skirted down some side streets in Oak Park that I’ve never driven down before as well. I’ve lived in Sacramento since the day I was born.
Guerrilla art on Broadway and Franklin
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Van near 5th and X Streets. Windows were down.
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Life under the freeway, near 26th and X Streets.
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An abandoned home in Oak Park
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Dusty Car near 5th and X Streets
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RV parked near 5th and X Streets.
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Van near 5th and Broadway
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Dodge Van near 17th and Broadway. Windows were down.
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Men resting near Broadway and Riverside.
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Man panhandling X Street offramp
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Men sleeping near X and 29th Streets.
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Men congregating near X and 21st Streets.
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Woman pushing cart near X and 24th Streets.
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Man pushing cart near X and 26th Streets.
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Man resting in the shade near Broadway and Franklin.
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An RV and a van near 26th and X Streets
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Man resting in McClatchy Park
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Garbage on the street, Oak Park
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Guerrilla art on T and 59th Streets.
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I’m not trying to make some kind of enlightened point nor do I claim to be aware of some sort of solution to the human condition. I’ve just driven past this scene for years it seems now but I don’t recall ever talking to anybody about it or seeing pictures of it. This appears to be an acceptable sight in our city. I hope one day it is not.
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There is both 'art' and 'heart' in the snapshots you've shared here. Who notices the man pushing his cart at X and 26th, other than to say to themselves in passing, "there goes another one..."? Instead, maybe we should be asking, "what's his story?"
Same thing with the abandoned house in Oak Park... "what's it's story?" Who lived there? Where have they gone? Isn't there someone out there who will breathe new life into that house -and the neighborhood?
Thanks, Isaac, for giving me something to think about tonight. Very cool.
@Hunnicutt. Those are the costs of living in a civilized society. At some point we have to stop with all the hand wringing and accept that some folks are incapable of living, full productive lives and that it is our obligation to help those in need. It's called the social contract. The other part of that contract is that folks in need have to use those services when they are made available to them. No camping along the river or Safe Ground B.S.. Law enforcement should be used to vector the homeless directly into services.
It's really not that complicated.
Thank you for the pictures - too many times, people travel on by, not out of ignorance, but it is more of an acceptance because there is a feeling that there isn't anything one can do.