The passing of old friends - # 09/30

We've lived with it all our lives. It was a well known part of the town landscape, and now in every town all over the country it's a large gaping hole boarded-up against vandals and squatters.

Woolworths was an institution. In the more recent years it had lost its way a bit, but for millions of kids and their parents it still meant good value in toys, sweets and hardware and everyday clothes.

We all feel sad and rather stunned. It's like sitting in a life boat and watching your ship sink under the waves.

"Where were you when they announced the The Death of Woolworths"?

The extrawide angle lens adds a twist to the image and, for me, makes it even more poignant. I'm sad.