12 Aug: Battening down the hatches


A common scene, especially days after the riots ended--businesses sheltering their unbroken windows and merchandise by shielding themselves in a coat of plywood.

Many had signs which said "Open as usual" or the like.  This post office did as well though not with the same eagerness it would seem--look close and you can see two handwritten signs on sheets of standard printer paper--one on each plywood wall.