One of the main reasons for filing individual Chapter 13 bankruptcy in the United States is the compounding high interest associated with rapid finance, or payday loans.
The Salton Sea was created in 1905 when the planned diversion of the Colorado River went awry. Two years later, when the flow was finally stemmed, 350 square miles of the Colorado Desert Basin had been flooded. This ‘accidental sea’ soon became a tourist attraction and the site of rampant architectural speculation. But whatever promise the California Riviera offered soon faded with the toxic reality of summer temperatures that reached up to 60°C and the apocalyptic die-offs of millions of Tilapia fish in the overstocked basin. Today, Salton Sea is fed by the contaminated waters of the adjacent Imperial Valley, the most heavily mechanised farm region in the United States. When the sea eventually dries out, it will release clouds of toxic dust across southern California.
Our Place Saloon,
4th Street, Bombay Beach, California, November 2011
Omega’s Ham & Corn Beef Restaurant, 8 Mile Road, Detroit, Michigan, December 2012
Omega’s Ham & Corn Beef Restaurant went bankrupt before the premises ever opened for business. In 2015 the building and surrounding lot were purchased by a local used car dealership.
4th Street, Bombay Beach, California, November 2011
West Main Street, Baytown, Texas, November 2014
ExxonMobil’s plant in Baytown, Texas is the largest integrated refining and petrochemical complex in the US. Both the town and the complex are by-products of the offshore wells in Galveston Bay and the nearby Goose Creek Oil Field, which has been in operation since 1903. As part of routine industrial maintenance, gas flares are burned to diminish pressure build-ups and release airborne pollutants. The events are signalled by an interconnected system of loudhailers and sirens.
Market Street Street, Baytown, Texas, November 2014
Market Street, Baytown, Texas, November 2014
Teal St, Cameron, Bolivar Penninusla, Louisiana, November 2014
Kutsher’s Hotel and Country Club, Thompson, New York, November 2013
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