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Jean-Luc Elias		15-Oct-2011 17:10
J'adore ces photo's! Une gallerie avec une valeure incroyable!! BV

Pierre Schneider		19-Sep-2011 20:44
de quoi faire un livre, encore et bravo ! V

Keith Goldstein		10-Sep-2011 18:10
Had to revisit. extraordinaire!

Rob Oele		16-Apr-2011 16:13
Fascinating work and very consequently done. V

Jeff Real		20-Mar-2011 14:19
Every image here is a fascination for me. They possess a quietness and a melancholy that is so powerful. Awesome! ~V~

Tom		08-Mar-2011 10:50
An excellent gallery, documenting the changes of our times. Fantastic photos but a sad story.BV!

Julie Queybronac		14-Feb-2011 08:01
Excellente accumulation ! Certaines devantures sont muettes d'autres nous parlent encore ...

RJvdLeij		02-Feb-2011 19:59
What an orginal gallery! I love the idea, it happened i holland as well but the stores where ugly. You got some gorgious stores here and the systematic way of taking photo's makes this one of the best galleries i have seen so far on Pbase. WOW! V

Pieter Bos		03-Jan-2011 09:05
Great gallery!

Monique Laguë		01-Jan-2011 15:00
C'est très intéressant cette galerie. Vraiment une belle recherche du patrimoine. v

anja opdebeeck		30-Dec-2010 23:59
a gallery with the smell of nostaligia. V!

Gilles VAILLANT		28-Dec-2010 09:49
Une belle collection bien exprimée dans une atmosphère nostalgique bravo!

eye2see		27-Dec-2010 07:27
My compliments in creating this magnificent gallery documenting the changes we are going through, clearly this gallery going to have a long life and as time passes these magnificent images here are going to be more precious, congratulations! ~V

rick bolt		22-Dec-2010 22:49
une tres emouvante serie de photos. L'architecture en soi est digne de cette etude, mais c'est le sens de perte est mortalite qui me touche le plus. V

vatorman		10-Dec-2010 03:54
What a fantastic gallery - truly expressive of the current times. BV!

Karen Moen		19-Oct-2010 05:04
These remind me of the France in which I lived for a year 65-66. I feel sad when I see photos of the Paris skyline cluttered with high rise structures. It is a loss to the unique culture of many countries. Your images are filled with beautiful color and details. Voted.

Keith Goldstein		01-Oct-2010 00:58
Wonderful collection. I hope you keep working on this. ~V~

endre novak		30-Sep-2010 19:48
great collection!

Marjan Schavemaker		24-Aug-2010 17:02
Interesting gallery, Jean_Claude!

Ralph		24-Aug-2010 16:45
excellent collection! V

Lee LaFontaine		18-Aug-2010 05:17
Informative and illumination gallery; and yes, definately sad. The same thing is happening here in the US...across the world, I suspect. A fine documentary gallery. v. Lee

Claudia Schweizer		17-Aug-2010 08:27
A sad, but very well done gallery. You must be starving in France!! V!

Paulo Calafate		14-Aug-2010 18:00
excellent collection of these old small stores with great framing and sharpness; c'est la vie qui passe!

christianl		08-Aug-2010 09:25
Un concentre d'Histoire et d'histoires exceptionnel!

franz		05-Aug-2010 20:15
Excellent synoptique du rideau tiré! BV JC.

settler		04-Aug-2010 16:55
If ever a gallery needed doing this is it!..BV!

Gervan		26-Jul-2010 19:28
Original concept and beautiful presentation. V.

Carl H. Johnson		12-Jul-2010 19:55
Impressive gallery.

Gonzalo GV		10-Jul-2010 05:52
A fantastic gallery Jean Claude. I´m really impressed. I love the idea (the most important aspect in photography nowdays) and the execution. The absence of people reinforce the atmosphere. Also the square format is great. It resembles me an exhibition that I have seen recently, with huge photographs : http://annamalagrida.com/escaparates.htm I would do an effort of synthesis, chosen less images for the gallery, buy I know is always difficult. My congratulations ! V

gardengirl13		09-Jul-2010 16:43
wonderful gallery! I've been shooting abandoned places and love seeing others work! Great job with these!

fishphotographymirror		08-Jul-2010 15:48
thanks for commenting on my work Jean, i love this gallery, the muted colours work great here..

Israel Fichman R.I.P		22-Jun-2010 16:46
What a beautiful and interesting gallery.V

norbi		20-Jun-2010 17:08
Another gallery in Your own style with an interesting theme. Rgds Norbi

Jeroen Bosman		20-Jun-2010 10:29
Tristesse at its most beautiful. Please keep it up, for as long as these places are about. Unfortunately I cannot vote again...

shatterbug		20-Jun-2010 05:43
Great idea for a gallery...it's sad that the small businesses are being swallowed up by, or forced out of business by the big chain stores. Guess it's the same all over..

James Burke, Kilkenny, Ireland		27-May-2010 16:46
Excellent documentary work. Sad to see the decline of these unique enterprises.

Lawrence Solum		21-May-2010 18:21
Magnificent gallery. You have done a wonderful job of curating these excellent images. The cumulative impact is emotionally powerful. V.

joseantonio		19-May-2010 16:23
It´s a sad thing that we are losing all this

barley23		19-May-2010 04:59
A sad but beautiful gallery!

Bill Taylor		14-May-2010 03:16
Very interesting gallery !

regi olbrechts		10-May-2010 17:57
Brilliant uniform, stylish series. Superb. Vote.

iNaturalist		08-Apr-2010 16:50
Excellent tones and moods in this interesting gallery. Very good work.

Marcela Mejia Photography		05-Apr-2010 03:20
Striking collection , a very moving story .V

Peterfree		04-Apr-2010 08:43
Que de belles photos. Très belle ambiance. J'aime beaucoup la serie dans son grand complet. V.

Antonio Ruggiero		01-Apr-2010 16:50
Bellissima Gallery.....Bravo.....V

Mattias Backström		01-Apr-2010 08:40
Such a great gallery! So much history here. Very well seen. V

settler		20-Mar-2010 13:34
fabulous idea for a gallery and so well shot and poignant!..V!!

Chad Ramsey		19-Mar-2010 14:35
Great images and so sad that they are no longer in use! Times do change but I wish we could somehow hold on to the past. V

georg herder		08-Mar-2010 20:33
another great gallery - and a wonderful journey to the past. Your work is always a great source of inspiration.... I would like to have more time - there are so many old small stores you can find in Vienna! wbr George

katjas		07-Mar-2010 18:53
this gallery is soo great! I love old stores, sad that they fade...wonderful work, BV

chalourty		03-Mar-2010 08:19
Voila un catalogue impressionnant du temps qui passe inexorablement sur les petits commerces en voie de disparition. Intéressant. V

Stefan Schmitz		02-Mar-2010 21:21
A la recherche du temps perdu

dond		02-Mar-2010 18:10
great photos and great theme. enjoyable to view.

Jean-Jacques Vandamme		02-Mar-2010 01:22
Belle et triste collection ... J-J

Daryl Chase		02-Mar-2010 01:12
Very nice gallery Jean-Claude! BV

tidelinetramp		01-Mar-2010 20:42
These old store fronts are interesting. Can these buildings be converted into something useful like dwellings?

maribel balius		01-Mar-2010 20:02
I love the small stores. I love your gallery. Congratulations.

papa_lima		01-Mar-2010 18:53
What a splendid idea!

an nguyen		01-Mar-2010 12:00
Very moving gallery. There is a unbelievably desolate mood behind these closing doors.

William Barletta		27-Feb-2010 16:49
a very well done and nostalgic gallery of a passing time.

Francisco Figueras		23-Feb-2010 06:43
great idea and well done work!! !

Stefan Schmitz		18-Feb-2010 22:05
A perfect typology. While we look at the differences between the individual photos, we start to understand the entity, the genus proximum. While we look at the genus, we start to realize the differentia specifica.

David Clunas		18-Feb-2010 19:46
wonderful collection - with some real favourites in there

Osman Yazirdag		16-Feb-2010 03:59
Incredible collection here. Conveys a lot of stories with very nice details. BV!

Roe..		16-Feb-2010 03:32
my kind of gallery..the ending can still be beautiful..each image tells a story..so well done..bravo!

Tom Tompkins		18-Jan-2010 20:47
A wonderful Gallery. As I looked at them I was NOT reminded of decay...but of Life. Each of these establishments had a "Day One"...when the Shopkeeper and his family anxiously and excitedly opened the doors for their "First Day of Business. To provide for the Community and for their family...THAT is LIFE...which will ALWAYS find new ways to succeed. That which is NEW...will become OLD...BUT New life will continue to Blossom. Thank You Jean-Claude.

Raymond Ma		18-Jan-2010 04:36
Wonderful set Jean-Claude! So full of details, charm and nostalgia but with a sense of sadness. V

Bracciodiferro		14-Jan-2010 21:06
Wonderful captures,V+ Paolo

Jeroen Bosman		14-Jan-2010 19:55
This is such a great document. I commented on many individual shots earlier, but putting them together here has much added value. That value is of course historical and architectural documentation, but there is also added value for supporting the collective memory of generations and even as a source of inspiration for building esthetics. v!

Nacho-Lopez		12-Jan-2010 23:19
Beautiful Pics.. Regards from Spain http://www.photoshop-designs.es/

Michael Clayton		12-Jan-2010 21:23
Every city in every country has experienced the same decline in small stores. This is a wonderful gallery of a by-gone era. Excellent captures! Big V

David Wogan		12-Jan-2010 21:14
What a fascinating collection - many contratulations

Raf		12-Jan-2010 20:38
Chaque photo immortalise une histoire triste. V.

Gennady Zaturensky		10-Jan-2010 04:18
And Walmart's world domination continues... :-) GMV

Fabienne		07-Jan-2010 19:54
Beaucoup de recherche et de talent dans votre galerie qui est un vrai témoignage du passé.

boy yniguez		01-Jan-2010 01:59
a lovely collection of quaint facades, jean-claude! v

norbi		31-Dec-2009 08:50
.... and You make them unforgettable. Have a Great New Year, Jean-Claude. Rgds Norbi

Zoltán Balogh		23-Dec-2009 17:49
Great report with a colourful diversity of store-images! V

maki		23-Dec-2009 11:52
Great collection growing, congrats!

Dan Greenberg		22-Dec-2009 16:54
This is a very eye opening gallery. I have always worried about this as more of US only problem, but sadly it is a problem everywhere. Very well photographed.

Barri Olson		21-Dec-2009 18:37
A very well done documentary. It seems a worldwide phenomenon. It's happening in not only in the small family stores, but in the service industry as well...as large corporations first strangle smaller business and then they will squeeze us all when they have the control...and no idle threat indeed. Merci for bringing this to the attention of many. Well done gallery. and very apt in these times.

Guest		21-Dec-2009 18:15
Brilliant gallery! Tragic in all it's beauty

Michael Tauber		21-Dec-2009 17:09
Nostalgic and highly sensitive observation!!!

pingupingu		19-Dec-2009 23:30
approche interessante, mais sujet triste.

roger fournier		19-Dec-2009 10:09
Trés belle observation,dommage qu'on ne puisse pas y faire une petite visite intérieure ,laissons faire l'imagination ...

ac		18-Dec-2009 18:03
Morale, sagesse, histoire, économie ? Il y a tout cela dans tes photos. Mais les loups oublient leur passé et ne pensent pas à l'avenir. Pourtant, c'est l'avenir que tu dessines en montrant le passé. Merci.

Michel CORBOZ		18-Dec-2009 12:31
Dramatique! une vie de quartier qui fout le camp. V Des documents photos à conserver.

Simon Chandler		17-Dec-2009 22:15
Fantastic gallery of interesting graphic images for the theme. v

K.Markert		16-Dec-2009 12:11
What a beautiful collection. Sad, that all those doors had been closed for ever.

Marjan Schavemaker		12-Dec-2009 16:57
Interesting collection of little stores, which have to disappear for the supermarkets. To bad! V

JD		07-Dec-2009 20:40
Oui, mais bon qui achete? Qui a le pouvoir ... d'achat? Rien ne nous empeche de les soutenir, ces petits commerces!

John Burnett		06-Dec-2009 17:56
Fantastic series, Jean-Claude. I love the textures you've captured.

jimcb		06-Dec-2009 15:21
Une belle série documentaire! Le thème est intéressant, la réalisation excellente.

Matt Tolton		02-Dec-2009 00:42
I don't speak the language but I understand the loss. Absolutely wonderful work, Big V!

Patrick DEBETENCOURT		28-Nov-2009 10:11
Un superbe sujet superbement traité ! J'ai pris beaucoup de plaisir à me promener avec nostalgie dans les ruelles de cette galerie ! Surtout continuez ! Patrick

dawn		26-Nov-2009 18:24
Really an interesting gallery Jean-Claude. Pity to see this happening. I hope you have some of these printed and on your walls!

Sue Robertson		25-Nov-2009 21:15
Wonderful collection here..something to remember them by... v

Michel Lammerse		22-Nov-2009 13:48
Wonderful strong series! I've seen series of huge industrial complexes but this is very powerful stuff as well.

Eric Herbelin		21-Nov-2009 11:51
good idea, good implementation, good images...v!

Stefan Schmitz		20-Nov-2009 23:19
You are a master in working through repetitive structures, Jean-Claude. One idea, one concept, strict variations on a theme without getting distracted. Go find a publisher and get it printed! Stefan

Ed Barna aka copyeEDditor		20-Nov-2009 04:32
Vous aussi, malheuresment. On peu apprendre des mots Francais en voir les facades anciennes; avec les facades des... en Anglais "chain stores"...rien.

Sim		18-Nov-2009 14:28
Comme des vêtements qu'on ne porte plus, les dépouilles de vies laborieuses et modestes passées toutes entières derrière ces devantures sans tape à l'œil ni néon, de l'honnête et du sérieux !

claire		15-Nov-2009 16:58
Très émouvant, maintenant, chaque photo doit faire l'objet d'une nouvelle , avec une belle écriture nostalgique , ou heureuse, ou dramatique...Des personnages , des histoires....

lib		13-Nov-2009 10:58
Superbes photos. Un regard sur ces 40 dernières années ou le temps semble s'être arrêté, ou la grisaille s'est installée, malgré, parfois des ciels bleus, et qui montre comme la grosse mécanique économique à oublié les petits. Merci

Sébastien		12-Nov-2009 15:17
Un sentiment de solitude et d'abandon de notre identité. Photos remarquables.

maribelb		12-Nov-2009 10:23
très belles photos chargées de mélancolie. J'aime beaucoup l'idée de cette galerie

H2M		10-Nov-2009 07:35
Un hommage très poétique. VV

Photo Club Pavillonnais		06-Nov-2009 07:24
Ce concentré d'image laisse perplexe pour l’avenir … fabuleux travail ! Didier

dupont sebastien		03-Nov-2009 19:35
Tres beau travail: d'artiste, de photographe et ... d'historien.

thomas		03-Nov-2009 19:01
What a thoughtful presentation of perfectly composed & storytelling images!

Brian Karl Werner		03-Nov-2009 17:16
Wonderful gallery Jean-Claude documenting the times.

Didier Vanderperre		02-Nov-2009 02:33
Excellente idee, excellent realisation !

Steve Mockford		31-Oct-2009 21:53
A wonderful gallery recording a series of sad occurances.

endre novak		31-Oct-2009 21:50
excellent set.

Aloha Diao Lavina		31-Oct-2009 14:28
It is sad...how the large multinational chain stores are taking over the small stores, strangling them until they are these poignant dried up, boarded up ghosts of yesteryears. Thanks for bringing this sad plight of small stores into a beautiful, beautiful light. ~Aloha

Marcio Cabral		31-Oct-2009 14:11
Very nive gallery!v

Gary Evans		31-Oct-2009 01:10
Even in France...how sad. Excellent work. Thank you.

Steve Morris		30-Oct-2009 09:22
The same story all over the world - great images full of sadness!BV

Guest		29-Oct-2009 16:33
great collection.

Bruno Papuchon		29-Oct-2009 09:42
Superbe collection.On n'en trouve plus guère mais elles gardent un charme certains.Bravo pour la collection.V

Jean-Luc Rollier		27-Oct-2009 23:57
Remarquable dossier "à charge" pour faire un procès à la grande distribution. JL Vote

Pierre Schneider		27-Oct-2009 18:37
extraordinaire collection d'un autre temps. vVv

Julie Queybronac		27-Oct-2009 18:13
... perte des bâtiments et des savoir-faire, un catalogue ici qui fait grandir encore plus notre détresse. Fabuleux témoignage. V

Marc Demoulin		26-Oct-2009 19:56
Encore un superbe thème avec tant d'émotion qui se dégage de ces façades!! vVv Marc

Guest		26-Oct-2009 15:24
Excellent gallery! A true statement to the politics of our time; your photos are thought provoking.

Richard Calmes		25-Oct-2009 14:06
This is quite a statement! It is hard to look at these images without thinking about the story and history behind each facade! Wee done! V

anuschka		25-Oct-2009 13:48
Through this series I become aware how much I like tonality, that 's just one level of awareness. Thanks, it's so interesting, the effect of images.....

Meta		25-Oct-2009 13:39
Touching, wonderful collection.Beautiful tribute. V

olivier bruning		25-Oct-2009 13:17
wonderful collection of nostalgic images....isn't it a pity? There's so much soul in these little shops, a story in each of them. great idea to bring them together! ~V~

Jack McSorley		25-Oct-2009 12:14
Commercial viability gone, their straight forward design lives on!!

Pentti Kyyronen		25-Oct-2009 08:17
Wonderful theme- honoring old stores in this collection ! The images are very fascinating BV

lisamidi		24-Oct-2009 23:00
Une fascinante galerie artistique et un superbe hommage au temps passés! Félicitations!v

Marcia Rules		24-Oct-2009 15:01
what a fine gallery showing the grimness of what has happened. You illustrate this type of subject matter to a deliberate finish ~V~

barley23		24-Oct-2009 06:33
Beautiful and depressing all in one. Great gallery!! Big V

Steve Sharp		22-Oct-2009 17:54
A fine collection cataloguing the demise of the small shops; a sad and inevitable result of the financial might and bullying business practices of the likes of Tescos etc.

Julie Oldfield		22-Oct-2009 01:52
Excellent gallery. The composition of your photos are wonderful. It is very common and sad situation often caused by the "big box" stores.

Michael Shpuntov		22-Oct-2009 00:01
I feel exactly same way. It's a pity to see those blooming in the past stores now closed and deserted. But supermarkets are cheaper :-) Great documentary. Vote

John Armstrong		21-Oct-2009 06:57
All been said, a visual record of our times V

keithharris		20-Oct-2009 23:26
Wonderful gallery. Both beautiful and sad at the same time. You have captured the end of an era.

claude		20-Oct-2009 19:02
très bon travail, ces photos là prendront toute leur valeur avec le temps ! V

ac		20-Oct-2009 08:48
Quels ravages ! Que de talents gâchés.

David Buzzeo		19-Oct-2009 00:09
Great gallery, I very muck like the subtle treatment of the photographs. V

Dallas Hyatt		17-Oct-2009 04:06
Powerful stuff. Great concept and excellently executed.

Wendy O		13-Oct-2009 23:36
Wonderful. Vote~!

Guest		12-Oct-2009 16:33
Really nice collection here! It's sad to see the small shops disappearing in France too. I definitely like the square format :) It's really good for these subjects.

borisalex		12-Oct-2009 14:48
Artful gallery on a rather sad reality. Thanks for presenting your skills!

Monique Trempe		11-Oct-2009 23:19
Il faut aller de l'avant mais pour où? J'aime l'idée de cette galerie. Excellentes photos.

Jack McSorley		10-Oct-2009 23:48
Fitting subject for its own gallery!

Stephen Tabone		10-Oct-2009 13:46
Excellent subject for a gallery and wonderful images.

maki		07-Oct-2009 20:57
the idea - I`m impressed! This is SomethinG

Valene		07-Oct-2009 17:00
Wonderful gallery! I hate to see things like this become only a memory. Thanks for sharing. V

jlm		06-Oct-2009 17:23
Témoignage poignant de la fin d'une époque

fdt		06-Oct-2009 16:04
Magnifique collection de petites histoires un peu tristes. Great photography. f

HuffmanImage		06-Oct-2009 13:25
I like your gallery Jean-Claude. Always nice to document what will soon be gone...

Ilene Nova		06-Oct-2009 03:07
Nostalgia can be painful.

Bert de Vos		05-Oct-2009 19:07
Very interesting gallery Jean-Claude. Well captured. V

Bill Warren		04-Oct-2009 16:46
A common story I see as well in small town America.

anuschka		04-Oct-2009 14:08
A bit sad all this; loss of effort, loss of human scale, a testimony none the less. V.

skhin		04-Oct-2009 10:57
Nice gallery.

Milan Vogrin		04-Oct-2009 08:09
Very nice photos and presentation.

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