My hometown spent a ton of money on a new library. There's this salt water aquarium inside, beautiful inner courtyard, and large glass windows everywhere. It's a clean streamlined look, perfect for a desert(like) city.

The issue is the rest of the city. Simply put, it's going out of business. Seeing the city once every few months, I notice shops changing names, from well known franchises to less successful local stores to blank empty spaces. And its a trend that continues block after block, until complexes are bulldozed over, leaving an empty dirt block, awaiting redevelopement into new condos. But who's gonna live in these condos? And why move into a dying city?