Signs of the times

With Fuji X-T2 in hand, I documented some of the COVID-19 pandemic related signs on the shop windows. Some were closed to dining in but offered to take out options. Many had fully closed and could not or would not offer to take out or online ordering. The streets and shop windows had the feeling I get when I am in a town that has seen hard times. I expect that some of these shops will not open after the pandemic response has passed.

Sorry Wre'e Closed, Sakura Express | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
Open for takeout and delivery only | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 400

Hullfish Street

Mistral, Hullfish Street, Princeton | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
Halo Fére, Hullfish Street, Princeton | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200

Quiet Streets, Princeton, New Jersey

With the CDC recommending a 2-metre distance between people and the state mandating closing of everything deemed non-essential, the streets of Princeton were mostly devoid of people and vehicular traffic. The empty streets had an eerie, "The Last Man on Earth" or "Omega Man" look from a dystopian science fiction movie.

Palmer Square West | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
Witherspoon Street | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
Witherspoon Street, Princeton | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
Witherspoon Street, Princeton | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
Hullfish Street, Princeton | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
A campus for remote learners | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR