Lee Bey: The Urban Observer

(photos by Lee Bey)

I was wandering around the old State Street public housing corridor a few days ago when I found this new place tucked behind State just south of 40th Street. The development, called Legends South, is being built by Brinshore Development and The Michaels Development Company.

As I drove through it, I thought the whole thing looked little too cartoony, colorwise; architecturally its a suburban development trying hard to look urban. And the parkways are too skinny and good lord, couldn't they have buried that utility pole there in the middle of photo above?

I still think I'm right. But the place grew on me.

It was nice to find this old firehouse still in business on the north end of the development.