Ikebukuro Station

This picture evokes vivid memories. April 2013, I’m underground in Tokyo, in Ikebukuro Station, the second busiest train station in the world with over 2.7 million passengers a day. I never walk up on the surface of Tokyo. I’ve just arrived from Matsuyama on the island of Shikoku, the nether regions of Japan, to catch a train back out of… Continue reading Ikebukuro Station

Urbex Lite

United Crushers, Dinkytown, Minneapolis Recently, a friend and I “walked the Green Line,” a light rail line between Minneapolis and St. Paul which starts service in June. Along the way, many structures caught our attention, including the “United Crushers” grain silos in Dinkytown, Minneapolis. The silos have been disused for years. There is no “United… Continue reading Urbex Lite

Odd

Window smashed, uncashed checks on ground. Called 911. Man appears, sees damage, drives off before cop arrives. Odd.