Regular viewers with really long memories may recall that I periodically take shots as part of a series that I originally called "Little Shops". These are usually small retail establishments which form part of the urban landscape, and which, if they close, will result in people wondering "hey, what used to be there?" In other words, the intention is to document the local environment as it is at a particular point of time, which will eventually become "as it was".

I'm going to change the name of that to "Local Places" because I want to expand beyond just stores, and to places that aren't necessarily little. Places of work and places of industry are also part of the local environment, and deserve to be documented as well. I've lost track of exactly how many of those shots I have done since not all of the ones that had been tagged with the "Little Shops" keyword have been posted. I've therefore put a placeholder number for that.

However I want to start doing some other series as well, one of which is called "Industrial Noir". This is the first official example of it. There's something appealing (to me) about places that exist and operate outside normal working hours, when decent citizens are tucked up in their beds. (Yes, that last part was a form of poetic license. Obviously many decent citizens work in places like this outside of working hours to ensure that the rest of us have goods and services to enjoy.)

It's like LA Noire, but without all the dead bodies.

Actually, I'm not sure whether this concrete supplier is operating overnight. While the lights are on, that doesn't necessarily imply that anyone is at home. Or, in this case, at work. It does look impressive against the sunrise, however.