39 in Cedar Rapids Iowa

A Saturday morning image search for a client has lead me back to my past birthday in Cedar Rapids Iowa. I remember some great art, I remember tequila, I remember we were walking a lot, I remember stopping at so many bars that it became a crawl, I remember the last bar we were in I recall it was the bar that was holding me up. I remember there was a major electrical fire in a building; I remember walking in circles with Erin and we not could find our way back to the hotel ….. I now remember even less now but I do have a few images.

Cedar Rapids Iowa: July/ August 2009

Along the way I found myself lost in Iowa and I happened to get lost in a town called Cedar Rapids. While going through my images I am lost for words. I have googled Cedar Rapids Flood to find out more details of the flood and why after a year the affected downtown area is deserted and only a few people have since returned to that part of town. A question for FEMA?...



It is August 2009 over a year has past and very little has changed since the water receded. I lost my count while I was walking around town: All the vacant boarded up homes, the retail stores, the chain restaurants, the vacant lots and a few closed churches. What I did not lose count of were the number of images that I shot……………………






Words to live by: Remember to always "LEAVE ONE FOOT EARLY" [Flood Brochure...]