These are unprecedented times. The following are photos taken to capture the Covid-19 pandemic and how it affected our communities and the people that live in them.
Empty Shelves Standing in line at Trader Joes Empty school parking lot Empty Theater parking lot DQ Drive thru ok Closed businesses Salvation Army closed limiting number of people inside the post office Limiting number of people inside the post office Closed Note on door of restaurant Hair supply store offering curbside pick up Closed restaurant Church Services cancelled Line to get into Costco 2 months in and still no toilet paper Mothers Day Cards almost gone crime tape on picnic tables in parks Crime tape on playground equipment
Schools closed two months short of normal end of year. Stores completely shut down unless offering curbside pick up. Hair Salons declared non essential as well as church services. Churches ordered to shut their doors. Playgrounds are off limits with some being wrapped in crime take to keep kids off and skate parks being covered in sand to prevent skate boarders from skating.
April 27, 2020
2 months into our lock down and still no toilet paper or Kleenex on store shelves. Some stores now REQUIRING facemasks to enter. Domestic violence is up, crises hotline has seen a 900% spike in phone calls, increase in suicides, people are starting to protest at state capitals.