Storefrontizing

I doubt this is a specific policy, but it’s still an interesting development. Via Enid Buzz, the county district attorney is moving into the old Anthonys department store on the downtown square.

Anthonys was the only department store where I enjoyed shopping. I still use a kitchen knife bought there in 1974. Anthonys was ruthlessly murdered by Mitt Romney, along with hundreds of other GOOD businesses. The storefront itself hasn’t changed much. Here’s how it looked in the 70s.

One commenter asks if this is where you go to check on probation. “Asking for a friend”. Another responds that probation and parole are now in the old Miles Studio building at Broadway and Van Buren.

Here’s the old Miles Studio. At the time when Googlestreets took this picture it was for lease, formerly occupied by a cannabis store! Should be a familiar spot for parolees.

Policy or not, physically decentralizing government is a good idea. When you’re in the middle of business you inevitably have more daily contact with real people. More importantly the offices are vastly more accessible to real people. Keeping all government in the courthouse limits the officials to dealing with other nonhuman officials. In the era of Demon Bush you can’t even get INTO the damn courthouse without going through a prison search. Under Demon Bush, citizens are prisoners and criminals have real rights.