And so another day draws to a close. Exhausted from bike rides and long a long day in a poorly ventilated office, our hero calls his dog to bed. The dog’s weight pins the blankets to the mattress in a fashion that makes them inaccessible to his master. It is not worth fighting over, and they both fall asleep.

Toronto, Ontario 2008

…Kodak, the big gay dragon!

This sign does more than identify a photographable location. It actually tells me that there was a time when I might have thought this sort of branding was cute and/or charming. If this same view was sponsored by a Canon G9 I would be far less amused.

Taglines from Hulk (2003)—
Unleash the fury!
The inner beast will be released
Rage. Power. Freedom.
On June 20th Let it All Out
Unleash the hero within

Windsor, Colo. 2008

In the fallout of the tornadoes in Northern Colorado last month, many organizations are collecting donations to assist those in need in the communities of Weld County. Officials have said that the most needed resource following the storm is financial support. Donations can be made to the following organizations:

United Way of Weld County
P.O. Box 1944
Greeley, CO 80632
The Salvation Army
P.O. Box 17607
Denver, CO 80217
Phone: (800)-SAL-ARMY

American Red Cross, Centennial Chapter
120 Saturn Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: (970) 226-5728

Weld Food Bank
www.weldfoodbank.org

Littleton, Colo. 2008

The 80216 area code has been called the most polluted zip code in Denver. Residential neighborhoods sit next to (and on top of) smelting plants that have been in operation for over one-hundred years. ASARCO’s smelting facility in Globeville had been operating since 1886. Taken to court in 1983 by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, a settlement was reached in May 1993 and the area was put on the EPA’s National Priorities List that July. Residential clean-up, which included digging up and replacing yards, was completed in 2002.

My interest in the EPA’s Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (aka, CERCLA or more commonly, Superfund) stems from a desire to clarify the nature of these areas in and around Colorado. I have no specific agenda, I do not intend this to be a journalistic exposé, it is more of an attempt to satiate my curiosity surrounding these sites.

The following photographs are from areas around the neighborhood, including the oil refinery a mile or two north in Commerce City. They are from the first visit of the most convenient site…it is hard to speak to the future of the project. I would like to visit every major site in Colo. just to get a well rounded idea of the aesthetic states of these various sites.

From the Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Ontario

Toronto, Ontario 2008