Bottles on steps, toys on railing - Baltimore, Md. - 2004

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This image depicts a street memorial for someone in the neighborhood who has passed away. At center of the image is a number of bottles lined up on a set of concrete steps. The five steps, leading to a doorway boarded up with plywood, are mostly filled with rows of glass liquor bottles of varying shapes and sizes. There is a stuffed teddy bear on the third step up and flowers and a teddy bear on the top step. On one side of the steps is a narrow iron railing with a cluster of Mylar balloons and a large teddy bear tied to it. The steps lead up to a brick building with its door and windows boarded up. The steps and pavement appear wet and there are small piles of leaves gathered against the steps.

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