These bleak photos by Gregor Sailer, while exhibiting a certain calm, also serve as a reminder of how creepy human-made places are without anyone around.
It’s easy to get carried away when thinking about how a city ought to be built and focus only on the streets, the buildings, or the sewers. We talk about building setbacks, transportation technologies, zoning…
The infrastructure does matter since it, at least in some ways, defines what people are able to do. But, it shouldn’t be the focus of all our conversations.
Cities are about people.
The Death and Life of Omaha 