Melon Store sunset rusting machinery still positioned at

rusting machinery still positioned at its stations under light falling from high industrial windows

copper strands exposed where the wiring was pulled down

part of the workers' infrastructure that sustained a company town for nearly a century

its mosaic tile fascia intact beneath layers of graffiti

This gear was central to the vessel's work servicing remote lighthouse stations along Australia's coastline from 1963 to 1990

Melon Store sunset rusting machinery still positioned atA closed roadside melon direct sales building in Yubari, its roller doors down and green canopy awning torn and sagging. The signage advertising Yubari melon remains bright against a flat grey sky. Yubari King is a GI registered agricultural product, its cultivation tied to the volcanic ash soil and temperature swings of this corner of Hokkaido. Part of the Streetscapes of Yubari series.