Most Beautiful Light Pollution

Strip Malls at Night Along Burnet Road

Streamers of light streak the night sky – no acid required. Along Burnet Road between 45th and 183, the business signage emanates light so bright that you can take a photograph without a flash. Strings of storefronts stay lit through the night, defining this strip of so many Seventies holdovers. The products for sale – mostly home goods like tile, lamps, light bulbs, and furnishings – sit regally behind storefront glass. Some shops keep their windows lit as well. Go up and have a look, study the colors; this museum of consumerism exists for you.