A Paso Robles Prank for Theme Day

This is Theme Day for members of the City Daily Photo blogging network. This month's theme is Ephemeral. Something ephemeral is temporary by nature. It isn't expected to last. Such was the case of the marque sign on this unoccupied old theater. The empty building has been bought and sold a few times,  but no one has yet transformed it into a new business. Someone added the colorful letters to the marque one night for the city to wake up to the next morning.

In my photo here, you only get part of the story of what the out-of-town owner declared was vandalism. The barricades to keep people out of the vacant building were also decorated with political slogans. You can read the full story and see the photo I was too late on the scene to get in this article from the Paso Robles Daily News. Slogan, posters, and and sign disappeared quickly. They were, after all, ephemeral.

See what ephemeral photos others posted from around the world here. 

Here some ephemeral sights people have captured captured on Zazzle products. most designs are available on a multitude of products. Just click through to find them.

 iPad Mini Case: Seaweed on the Sand in Cayucos iPad Mini Cases Dog Wolf Animal Paw Prints Sand Desert Tracks Poster Footprints At Hug Point Greeting Card Rainbow and Trees Paper Plate 7 Inch Paper Plate

The Lonely Building Downtown on Spring

I recently drove by this vacant building, which used to be Century 21 Real Estate, and I noticed it's vacant now. It looks rather sad to me. It's for rent again, I believe. I hope someone will rent it again soon. It looks so forlorn. There are far too many empty buildings in downtown Paso Robles these days, and in many other cities as well. I'd love to see another business move in here. I'd like the economy to thrive again.

This is the front view of 521 Spring Street as of September 16, 2015.

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