The Decline of Eastside Civilization

Signs of the economic times: emptied enterprises.

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Newport Hills Drug, the latest casualty in my neighborhood.



The bar of what was Grazie's Italian restaurant at Factoria Mall.



Remains of a dry-cleaners near Crossroads Mall.



The late Red Apple grocery in Newport Hills.



Lake Heights YMCA shortly before razing. (To be fair, they rebuilt it elsewhere.)



A garage that has shuffled off its mortal coil (Stanwood, Washington).