Real Rydaz, L.A.

Samuel, originally uploaded by Brad__.

Real Rydaz Biker Crew, MLK Day Parade, Leimert Park, Los Angeles.

Seattle

light rail, Mount Rainier, originally uploaded by Dougerino.

Caption says: “Along Empire Way ^H^H^H^H I mean Martin Luther King Drive. It’s unbelievable how much this area has changed in the two years prior to the rail starting operation this summer. It was like a third-world country right here in 2005, now it’s looking very gentrified. And the train hasn’t even carried its first passenger yet.”

Then, and years later (New Orleans): 3

Lakeside of Claiborne, originally uploaded by R. Walker.

Above: 2003. Below, several images from 2007. Not sure what’s up now — or if this structure still stands.

3108 MLK, originally uploaded by Karen Apricot New Orleans.

3108 MLK, originally uploaded by Karen Apricot New Orleans.

3108 MLK, originally uploaded by Karen Apricot New Orleans.

3108 MLK, originally uploaded by Karen Apricot New Orleans.

3108 MLK, originally uploaded by Karen Apricot New Orleans.

Portland

Crossing MLK, originally uploaded by bnc-free.

Same spot, years later (New Orleans): 2

Near Robertson, originally uploaded by R. Walker.

Above: Taken 2003. Below, taken May 2009, and part of the set the art of lester carey.

accessory shop, originally uploaded by anthonyturducken.

Same spot, years later (New Orleans)

La Salle2, originally uploaded by R. Walker.

Above: MLK Blvd, New Orleans, taken 2003. Below, taken 2008 (and part of the set MLK in central city).

corner store, originally uploaded by anthonyturducken.

Slabs in the Space City

Ridin Candy in H-Town, originally uploaded by ahughes3.

A post here a while back had some video of “slabs” in Houston. Here is a great set called Slab Sunday Off MLK: Pulled up on a mini slab holiday at the Shell gas station by 610 and MLK blvd. in Houston, TX.” The image above and the image below are from that set. The bottom one is from another set of slab pix.

Candy Blue w/ neon glow, originally uploaded by ahughes3.

Monte Carlo Classic, originally uploaded by ahughes3.

Caption: “T’s throwback Monte Carlooff of MLK blvd in H-Town, TX.”

SAV

32 mlk, originally uploaded by pete gardner.

New Orleans follow-up

The prior post, about Lester Carey, mentioned his hand-lettering that has been painted over on a particular defunct store on New Orleans’ MLK.

This was store was a going concern pre-Katrina. Here it is as it looked approximately two years after the flood.

Safe Way Supermarket, originally uploaded by skeletonkrewe.

The caption: “I think the proper name of this store is Six Brothers Safe Way Supermarket. It flooded during the storm, about 4 feet of water, it has since been stripped of it’s copper wire and anything else that might have value. It’s slowing returning to the earth waiting to be torn down…..”

Below a more recent image.

3400 Martin Luther King, originally uploaded by Karen Apricot New Orleans.

Apparently the building remains vacant.

These images were linked to earlier, but not shown.

Karen Apricot New Orleans also added a number of other interesting images to the pool, and those will be highlighted here soon.