Downtown by farmreporter

Downtown

Those of us of a certain age will remember the song "Downtown" by Petula Clark.

When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go downtown
When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know, downtown

Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares

So go downtown
Things will be great when you're downtown
No finer place for sure, downtown
Everything's waiting for you

There's lots more to the song ... but you get the drift.

For my get-pushed challenge to take an urban shot.
Great urban shot. Singing the song in my head now. Love Petula Clark.
May 6th, 2016  
May 6th, 2016  
@gerry13
Here's a second shot for the urban challenge.
We are having such strange weather that some people are still in winter jackets and others are in T-shirts.
May 6th, 2016  
Yep, I'll be singing the song all day now hehe!
May 6th, 2016  
very nice shot!i liked the song although i don't know however it touched me...from which city is this shot?
May 6th, 2016  
@gerry13
This is Cornwall in eastern Ontario. It's a small city on the St. Lawrence River that has had a lot of industries leave it recently.
May 6th, 2016  
@farmreporter oh it's in canada!i just took a look at a map just to get an idea!hope i will get the chance to visit canada someday,i don't really mind about low temperatures
May 6th, 2016  
Neat urban shot, the song goes well with it
May 6th, 2016  
Fabulous!
May 7th, 2016  
As for your get pushed challenge I am actually inspired bý yours and I´d like to give you the same challenge and as a same I really mean the same, lol. I have listed my previous challenges into my profile. I´ve had bunch of great challenges and I´d like you to take your pic, you can chooce any of the challenges, what speaks to you and what is that you´d like to do this week, is there a challenge you´d like to try?
May 8th, 2016  
@susale I would like to do your second one - use shadows in a creative way. We are supposed to have a good week with sunshine here so that should work.
Can I add to it? I enjoy b&w but find that I am weak in it, can I make it b&w only?
May 8th, 2016  
@farmreporter Sure go ahead, and please do it the way it works for you :)
May 8th, 2016  
Love that song - the photo matches.
May 10th, 2016  
@farmreporter Hey,yesterday i came across that great song you mention here downtown.I didn't know it at the day time but i loved it,really great song!so after a couple of replays i remember that shot that you mentioned it :)
June 24th, 2017  
That is so cool! Neat how this came back to you.
June 24th, 2017  
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