I am Barry Cassidy, a Planning and Development consultant located in Philadelphia. When the virus hit the United States, everything went into slow motion as the government shifted its focus to contain and combat the virus. Many of the projects that I work on require public sector funding. Most of my projects went into suspended animation.
My wife and I isolated and watched the televised reporting of people in the City of Philadelphia rioting and looting. We both thought it was in our best interests to stay in our suburban house and not visit our condo in Center City, Philadelphia. Her center city job went remote.
We both secured our vaccinations for the virus. Twenty-eight days after my second vaccination, I decided to see what was going on in the country. I decided on driving as far as I liked and stopping at any place that looked interesting. So, I bought a case of Pellegrino, some Utz Potato Chips, put some ice in the cooler, and started across the country with no particular route, but there were a few people I wanted to see.
I created a web site here where you can view over 80 videos of the cities. There is a lot to see and some of the videos are longer than others.
There are two types of videos:
City condition videos which are set to music
Analysis videos where I compare and contrast what I saw
Here is a list of the towns in the order I visited:
1. Clarksburg WV
2. Salem WV
3. Charleston WV
4. Memphis TN
5. Sulphur Springs TX
6. Austin TX
7. San Antonio TX
8. Del Rio TX
9. Route 90 TX
10. Sanderson TX
11. Marathon TX
12. Alpine TX
13. Marfa TX
14. El Paso TX
15. Las Cruces NM
16. Demings MN
17. Tuscon AZ
18. Sedona AZ
19. Indio CA
20. Salton Sea CA
21. Cambria CA
22. Rt. 101 CA
23. Mt View CA
24. Palo Alto CA
25. Fisherman’s Warf CA
26. Millbrae CA
27. Haight Asbury CA
28. The Castro CA
29. San Mateo CA
30. Redding CA
31. Mt Shasta CA
32. Dunsmuir CA
33. Portland OR
34. Centralia WA
35. Seattle WA
36. Winslow WA
37. Snoqualmie WA
38. Spokane WA
39. Coeur d’Alene ID
40. Wallace ID
41. Lookout Pass ID
42. Missoula MT
43. Butte MT
44. Bozeman MT
45. Billings MT
46. Sheridan WY
47. Gillette WY
48. Mt Rushmore SD
49. Rapid City SD
50. Mitchel SD
51. Sioux Falls SD
52. Albert Lea MN
53. Eau Claire WI
54. Minneapolis MN
55. Milwaukee WI
56. Racine WI
57. Kenosha WI
58. Chicago IL
59. Gary ID
60. Indianapolis ID
61. Louisville KY
62. Cincinnati OH
63. Columbus OH
64. Bookville PA
65. DuBois PA
66. Lock Haven PA
67. Downingtown PA
68. Phoenixville PA
69. Kensington Ave PA
70. South Street PA
