Stepping onto the cracked sidewalk i avoid the sticky clumps of colorful, old gum.The concrete is strewn with undefiable bits or garbage and filth. The newspaper dispensers are pock-marked with cigarette burns and have dirty displays windows. F.L+M.G is etched onto the top of the yellow dispenser,the red one has more colorful language scratched onto it's side .Ishift the camera in my hands and edge the balck, glossy strap onto my shoulder.

Proceeding down the dingy street I glance at my watch.I have to shield my eyesto avoid the reflection of the metal band as it glints madly in the mid-afternoon sun.

Threading my way through the crown i am bombarded with many sensations. The aromas of old deep-fryer grease,smog, and faint odoror urinine seem to emanate from the very buildings themselves.Light reflects off every possible surface and is blinding and disorienting to the eye . Chrome and rubber dominate the street and the squeeling of the tires intermingle with the sounds of the sidewalk .Everywhere I look I see the fast-paced actions of a restless city . I start to wonder if the heart and soul of this city died with the unpersonalinventions of cellphones and beepers.

``May I take your picture?`` he steps and looks up into my face shielding his eyes answers yes. He flashes me the peace sign and continues to play.

Looking threw the view finderof my camera, i focus on this man humbly posing for me i take the picture and say thank- you . i drop a few coins into his hatand walk away slowly he calls for me `God bless you `` .

That day i realized something . I had found the true heart and soul of this city .And

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