Silhouettes were passing in front of a storefront with shuttered billboard architecture

Silhouettes in front of shutter
Billboard architecture
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Walking along Asakusabashi, I came across an old-fashioned store with a stone facade. It looked as if it had not been in business for a long time, and there was nothing where one would expect to see a signboard, and the shutters were firmly down.

This type of architecture is called billboard architecture, and many stores were built in this style after the Great Kanto Earthquake. Today, it has a retro flavor, which I personally like, but it is gradually becoming less and less common as time goes by. This store has not been in business for a long time, so it may be torn down in the near future.

As I look out the front from a distance, many people pass by. But no one pays attention to architecture as I do. The pedestrians and cyclists in the photo also pass by in front of the shutters as if nothing happened.

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Aug 2017 IN THE CITY TOKYO

PHOTO DATA

No

10238

Shooting Date

Jan 2017

Posted On

August 6, 2017

Modified On

August 15, 2023

Place

Asakusabashi, Tokyo

Genre

Street Photography

Camera

SONY ALPHA 7R II

Lens

SONNAR T* FE 55MM F1.8 ZA

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