Old Spaces

I was at another concert last night given by the Swing N Jazz Quartet. It was in one of the oldest parts of Batavia, an alley behind some of the few buildings in Batavia which did not fall to the urban renewal craze. The space now has a stage and lights. People bring their lawn chairs and sit facing the stage leaving room for the dance space used to varying degrees and by various ages depending on the type of music. There is something nostalgic about seeing thispaces used in a creative way rather than ignored or paved over for a parking lot. It gave me a sense of history and was a reminder that there was life here in past as well.