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Ten US cities with populations of 50,000:
Joplin, MO
Lacey, WA
Galveston, TX
Smyrna, TN
Hoboken, NJ
Enid, OK
La Crosse, WI
Troy, NY
Logan, UT
Methuen, MA
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone.
Joplin, MO
Lacey, WA
Galveston, TX
Smyrna, TN
Hoboken, NJ
Enid, OK
La Crosse, WI
Troy, NY
Logan, UT
Methuen, MA
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone.
Just four days later and I need to update this tweet.
Ten US cities with populations of 60,000:
Malden, MA
Lorain, OH
Bismarck, ND
Bristol, CT
Muncie, IN
Lodi, CA
Pasco, WA
Pontiac, MI
Utica, NY
Skokie, IL
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone.
Malden, MA
Lorain, OH
Bismarck, ND
Bristol, CT
Muncie, IN
Lodi, CA
Pasco, WA
Pontiac, MI
Utica, NY
Skokie, IL
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone.
Sadly it's time to update this again.
Ten US cities with populations of 90,000:
Davie, FL
Hillsboro, OR
Kent, WA
Lynn, MA
Macon, GA
Sparks, NV
Tuscaloosa, AL
Tyler, TX
Vista, CA
Yuma, AZ
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone.
Davie, FL
Hillsboro, OR
Kent, WA
Lynn, MA
Macon, GA
Sparks, NV
Tuscaloosa, AL
Tyler, TX
Vista, CA
Yuma, AZ
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone.
Every time I update this thread I find more cities I've been to. I see them more clearly, hear more fully the silence of the loss each represents.
Ten US cities with populations of 100,000:
Bend, OR
South Bend, IN
Vista, CA
Allen, TX
Renton, WA
Las Cruces, NM
Boulder, CO
Green Bay, WI
Boca Raton, FL
Nampa, ID
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone.
Bend, OR
South Bend, IN
Vista, CA
Allen, TX
Renton, WA
Las Cruces, NM
Boulder, CO
Green Bay, WI
Boca Raton, FL
Nampa, ID
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone.
Ten US cities with populations of 125,000:
Topeka, KS
Simi Valley, CA
Fargo, ND
Abilene, TX
Hartford, CT
Miramar, FL
Wilmington, NC
Athens, GA
Norman, OK
Lafayette, LA
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone.
Topeka, KS
Simi Valley, CA
Fargo, ND
Abilene, TX
Hartford, CT
Miramar, FL
Wilmington, NC
Athens, GA
Norman, OK
Lafayette, LA
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone.
Ten US cities with populations of 150,000:
Joliet, IL
Paterson, NJ
Clarksville, TN
Bellevue, WA
Killeen, TX
Macon, GA
Pomona, CA
Kansas City, KS
Lakewood, CO
Alexandria, VA
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone.
Joliet, IL
Paterson, NJ
Clarksville, TN
Bellevue, WA
Killeen, TX
Macon, GA
Pomona, CA
Kansas City, KS
Lakewood, CO
Alexandria, VA
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone.
Ten US cities with populations of 200,000:
Aurora, IL
Little Rock, AR
Salt Lake City, UT
Amarillo, TX
Yonkers, NY
Akron, OH
Glendale, CA
Huntsville, AL
Augusta, GA
Tempe, AZ
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone.
Aurora, IL
Little Rock, AR
Salt Lake City, UT
Amarillo, TX
Yonkers, NY
Akron, OH
Glendale, CA
Huntsville, AL
Augusta, GA
Tempe, AZ
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone.
Ten US cities with populations of 240,000:
Reno, NV
Gilbert, AZ
Buffalo, NY
Winston-Salem, NC
Norfolk, VA
Fremont, CA
Irving, TX
Hialeah, FL
Madison, WI
Boise, ID
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone.
Reno, NV
Gilbert, AZ
Buffalo, NY
Winston-Salem, NC
Norfolk, VA
Fremont, CA
Irving, TX
Hialeah, FL
Madison, WI
Boise, ID
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone.
I usually update this thread as we reach new dark milestones of the number of US Covid dead equaling the size of ever-larger cities. Yesterday alone we lost 2800, a population larger than two-thirds of the towns in America.
One last time for the end of the Trump era.
Ten US cities with populations of ~400,000
Oakland, CA
Tulsa, OK
Tampa, FL
Arlington, TX
New Orleans, LA
Wichita, KS
Cleveland, OH
Aurora, CO
Minneapolis, MN
Virginia Beach, VA
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone
Oakland, CA
Tulsa, OK
Tampa, FL
Arlington, TX
New Orleans, LA
Wichita, KS
Cleveland, OH
Aurora, CO
Minneapolis, MN
Virginia Beach, VA
Pick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the streets, but the people all gone
And now 580,000.
That’s all of Wyoming.
That’s all of Wyoming.
