The Beach Flats
Liquor stores
Little Cesar’s
Community food bank
America’s Best Value Inn
It’s been said that the streets haven’t been
paved for over a century
I guess that’s what happens when you live below
the East and the West
The middle just seems to fall flat
A tricycle wheels round the yard out front
Work boots dry on the windowsill
Sudsy shirts swirl on spin cycle
It’s time to walk the dog
I
Stamped and sealed in by
The San Lorenzo River
Soquel Avenue
C
East Cliff
Jumpy neighbors
And smiling city planners
E
The front steps is the best place to have
that after work beer
But maybe I’ll take it in the back
Mmmmm, smell that?
A screen door slams shut
Sometimes you can hear the screaming laughs
from the coaster
Other times you can hear the whir of choppers
overhead
Maybe we can get them to hide below sea
level
Haven’t you heard?
This is the happiest city in America
sofa on the stoop
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
tie dye kid in his car
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
eldorado through the fence
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
broken coke bottle
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
woman waiting for wash
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
for the 99%
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
waiting in the motel parking lot
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
jesus and jockey in the front yard
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
track to the boardwalk
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
striped shirt skating
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
junk in the front yard
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
abandoned car
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
the back alley door
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
a bed of roses
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
friends and their dog
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
classic in the driveway
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
unwanted items
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
bicycle through blue
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
texting at the fruit stand
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
best value inn
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
motel cleaning service
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
overgrown sideyard
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
childhood stickers
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
work boots on the windowsill
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
anarchy in the park
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
skate park parking lot
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
toys and chairs
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
color tv and hbo
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
red flowers on the door
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
cracked pavement and a stoop
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
santa cruz wave
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
two toned home
the beach flats, santa cruz, california
2017
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Created for a production class at University of California, Santa Cruz.
Spring Term, 2017.
Spring Term, 2017.
