Apparently I have never photographed the sad and depopulated stretch of Dodier Street just to the east of Parnell Avenue, which is the main artery that peals off from North Jefferson Avenue (which becomes a quiet two lanes street to the west of here).

I hadn’t realized just how bad of shape this twelve-family had gotten.

It looks like it might have been ravaged by a fire.

The eastern third has been gutted, left open to the sky.

The end of the block is a positive note, and I’ve looked at it in the past. I’ve actually met the owner of the buildings on the left below, who owns them all together and keeps them well maintained.