On March 16, 2020 the streets of the many cities around the USA were eerily quiet.
The usually-bustling downtown neighborhoods has fallen victim to the novel
coronavirus outbreak and the panic surrounding it.
People aren't going to work, school, stores, movies, bars, restaurants, sporting
events, or their hair or pet grooming appointments. You might catch some popping
into their neighborhood stores to re-up on the essentials, but that seems to be it.
As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, every corner of daily life is being hit.
Never did we ever think to see New York, Las Vegas Strip or Disneyland shut down,
yet all these cities and businesses are now feeling the pain.
Here's A Few Amazing Photos Of US Cities. Enjoy! :)
7th Avenue Times Square is seen nearly empty during a regular day in New York City on March 14.
With about 750,000 daily visitors, Grand Central Terminal is usually one of the
busiest spots in New York City but ridership on commuter railways are down 90%.
An empty street in Manhattan during the coronavirus outbreak.
The outdoor area at Hero, a sports bar and restaurant in Dallas' Victory Park, was
packed here just last May but deserted this year in March...
A lone pedestrian crosses Grand Avenue with Los Angeles city hall as a backdrop
March 19, 2020. The coronavirus has closed restaurants, stores, theaters and many
commuters are now working from home...
March 20, 2020, in Los Angeles. Traffic would have normally been bumper-to-bumper
during this time of day on a Friday.
Streets sit empty during morning rush hour in downtown Portland, Oregon,
during coronavirus pandemic, March 20, 2020.
Where usually crowds thronged in the city of Las Vegas, all non-essential
businesses were told to close as thousands of holidaymakers had to head home.
Coronavirus closes the countries hot family fun spots encluding Sea
World, Walt Disney World, Disneyland Paris and Universal Orlando Florida Resort.
The US Capitol in Washington, D.C., is left empty as residents could face three
months in jail or a $5,000 fine for breaking stay-at-home orders.
New Orleans has steadily become less and less like itself, with parades canceled
and restaurants shuttered against the invisible threat.
The sparse streets of Seattle, Washington under coronavirus shutdown.
Columbus' traffic continues to slow in Ohio over lockdown.
Dayton, Ohio - Just another sad ghost town with empty streets here in the USA.
Around the world, wild animals take to roaming empty streets as coronavirus
lockdowns keep humans inside. In San Francisco coyotes have given many people
a surprise coyote encounter when they're out to get groceries.
Coyotes have even been seen in the San Fran parks and on the Golden Gate Bridge.
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