Abstract in the alley

This isn't gritty just real. A lunch break on a regular day

The patterns of brick and paint on the walls in the alleys sometimes look like abstract paintings to me

Hastings street in the downtown eastside is still in transition. Just across the street are "hip" businesses. It can't be long before this part of the street is "gentrified"

Just down the street from the window below was the Nelson Street Cafe. It is gone now with the redevelopment in the area

You might expect this to be in the downtown east side but it's not. It's in an alley surrounded by modern upscale buildings. I am always fascinated by what is behind windows