Sidewalk

They're ripping up the street next to these old abandoned storefronts. Putting in a sidewalk I think. And the storefronts, with their lopsided letters and boarded-up doors, will likely turn into a sandwich shop, a bar with a late night kitchen, a home goods store for a very specific type of living room. Potpourri will mix with college cologne will mix with freshly baked bread. After a while our noses will get used to it. And others will use this sidewalk only to pass by, and they'll take a whiff and say, ah yes, they've come and they've kicked the others out.