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Valparaiso seems to draw its importance from loose associations with iconic names, places, and people. Lincolnway. Washington Street. Franklin Street. European style salon. American legacy. Some of the businesses opt instead to use happy affirmations as their title. Bon Femme. Express Yourself. Butterfly Kisses. Valparaiso is a Spanish word which means Valley of Paradise.
A man walks down the sidewalk in downtown Valparaiso, wearing dark blue jeans, suede boots, and a puffy charcoal jacket, his white hair brushed back into a slick cap. He looks down at the ground, averting my curious gaze. His nervousness seems to embody the self consciousness of the city.
The courthouse stands in the middle of the downtown square, decorated like a Grecian temple with Doric columns framing its front, and a scale of justice on its frieze, emblematically declaring the importance of the institution. Walking up to the imposing building, I peered through cheap plastic blinds into a window, where a heavyset middle aged man sat, twirling in his office chair. Potted plants created an artificial garden around his window sill and a plastic Casper smiled out at me from a plastic stick in one of the plastic pots.
The restaurants in downtown Valpo seem to span the globe. Tony’s Italian Cuisine. Don Quixote stands next to the Buck Stop. The China House is decorated for Easter. Cultural collisions.
Valparaiso seems to draw its importance from loose associations with iconic names, places, and people. Lincolnway. Washington Street. Franklin Street. European style salon. American legacy. Some of the businesses opt instead to use happy affirmations as their title. Bon Femme. Express Yourself. Butterfly Kisses. Valparaiso is a Spanish word which means Valley of Paradise.
A man walks down the sidewalk in downtown Valparaiso, wearing dark blue jeans, suede boots, and a puffy charcoal jacket, his white hair brushed back into a slick cap. He looks down at the ground, averting my curious gaze. His nervousness seems to embody the self consciousness of the city.
The courthouse stands in the middle of the downtown square, decorated like a Grecian temple with Doric columns framing its front, and a scale of justice on its frieze, emblematically declaring the importance of the institution. Walking up to the imposing building, I peered through cheap plastic blinds into a window, where a heavyset middle aged man sat, twirling in his office chair. Potted plants created an artificial garden around his window sill and a plastic Casper smiled out at me from a plastic stick in one of the plastic pots.
The restaurants in downtown Valpo seem to span the globe. Tony’s Italian Cuisine. Don Quixote stands next to the Buck Stop. The China House is decorated for Easter. Cultural collisions.
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