Umagae Street pot plants aloe vera its corrugated iron shell catching

its corrugated iron shell catching the light against a wide rural sky

throwing a hard lens flare through the decay

A single window draws grey light across the interior

Built by owner-builder David Smith Todd between 1880 and 1894

peeling paint on every wall

Umagae Street pot plants aloe vera its corrugated iron shell catchingRendered concrete and weathered weatherboard buildings line both sides of a narrow road through Umagae Street in Yubari on a wet winter day. Power lines cross overhead, and two traffic cones sit on a collapsed blue tiled forecourt to the left. At peak, Yubari's population reached 107,972; fewer than 6,000 people remain today. Part of the Streetscapes of Yubari series.