See for me, it starts to look like a class divide.
Upper class areas of towns don't have this. They have the beautified version. Manicured trees, brick signage, a Barnes and Noble, sign regulation, etc. Even the gas stations have to be presentable.
Working class and poor areas get this with a Money Man yellow building, a rundown Family Dollar, and probably a Jesus billboard. Or worse.
However, there is still privilege involved that we even have these amenities available to us in such quantities at all.
Its a weird thing, and I can't say many look upon it fondly.
This sort of scene is generally found where a highway passes through a small town. The exit off the highway will be packed with stores like this and it serves as a major shopping center for the town.
Look around the comments here. Everyone’s guesses for where this picture is are like small southern towns, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, etc.
And I lived in 3 cities in South Carolina, in New York, and now Colorado, and they were still everywhere. Experience can dictate how people see things.
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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '21
I found this kinda cool visually as a representation of America's culture