There was a shopping mall, Now it's all covered with flowers

I was reminded dear friends of what was there before Kenton Bar existed and came across this 1945 image on Google Earth………..
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1945
It reminded me of the Talking Heads song “Nothing but flowers” in a reverse kind of way.

Come on and have a good old sing-a-long…..

Here we stand
Like an Adam and an Eve
Waterfalls
The Garden of Eden
Two fools in love
So beautiful and strong
The birds in the trees
Are smiling upon them
From the age of the dinosaurs
Cars have run on gasoline
Where, where have they gone?
Now, it's nothing but flowers


There was a factory
Now there are mountains and rivers
you got it, you got it


We caught a rattlesnake
Now we got something for dinner
we got it, we got it


There was a shopping mall
Now it's all covered with flowers
you've got it, you've got it


If this is paradise
I wish I had a lawnmower
you've got it, you've got it


Years ago
I was an angry young man
I'd pretend
That I was a billboard
Standing tall
By the side of the road
I fell in love
With a beautiful highway
This used to be real estate
Now it's only fields and trees
Where, where is the town
Now, it's nothing but flowers


The highways and cars
Were sacrificed for agriculture
I thought that we'd start over
But I guess I was wrong


Once there were parking lots
Now it's a peaceful oasis
you got it, you got it


This was a Pizza Hut
Now it's all covered with daisies
you got it, you got it


I miss the honky tonks,
Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens
you got it, you got it


And as things fell apart
Nobody paid much attention
you got it, you got it


I dream of cherry pies,
Candy bars, and chocolate chip cookies
you got it, you got it


We used to microwave
Now we just eat nuts and berries
you got it, you got it


This was a discount store,
Now it's turned into a cornfield
you got it, you got it


Don't leave me stranded here
I can't get used to this lifestyle

Comments

  1. you know when you were a kid and your dad drove fast deliberately over a dip in the road so you got butterflies in you stomach?...I just got that from this image...pure pure awe and wonder well done mein master!

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