Jan 24 23
The construction was highly idiosyncratic, a shopping center vertically built to adapt to a very wonky cliff face — if it had been condos it may have seemed architectural and not so odd — a jagged Applebees diagonally above a Dick’s Sporting Goods then a half floor down, jutting out on a jaunty angle, a Starbucks. As with many things (maybe all things) the effect was different than the purpose (but we can only see so far).
Looking out from the balcony of Applebees the view was of course wildly different. Across the highway there were train tracks, a large solitary house and a calm ocean to a clear horizon. The house was ornate in a Victorian style. It was clean, and very hard to tell if it was newly constructed or some sort of restoration. There was a sign but we couldn’t read it.
Looking back through the restaurant window, the ten or so seated people were looking at their phones. It felt almost exactly like seeing people seated at slot machines. There was however, one ancient man seated by the window closest to us. He was right on the other side of the glass. He didn’t seem to notice us or anything at all — he was just like frozen in ice.
Looking out from the balcony of Applebees the view was of course wildly different. Across the highway there were train tracks, a large solitary house and a calm ocean to a clear horizon. The house was ornate in a Victorian style. It was clean, and very hard to tell if it was newly constructed or some sort of restoration. There was a sign but we couldn’t read it.
Looking back through the restaurant window, the ten or so seated people were looking at their phones. It felt almost exactly like seeing people seated at slot machines. There was however, one ancient man seated by the window closest to us. He was right on the other side of the glass. He didn’t seem to notice us or anything at all — he was just like frozen in ice.