Former Shoppers Food store in Ellicott City, Maryland, two hours after closing for the final time.

Photographed: October 18, 2014

An unfinished Best Western hotel, after construction had been halted due to financial problems, in Thornburg, Virginia.

Photographed: November 29, 2014

Notes: Construction resumed on this hotel in 2015, and as of this writing is substantially complete, with new paint and stone facing on the exterior. The hotel will be branded as a Best Western Plus.

HAWK beacon at the intersection of 16th and Jonquil Streets NW in Washington, DC.

Photographed: March 24, 2016

An opened container of whole cloves sits on a counter in the kitchen of an abandoned house near Elkridge, Maryland.

Photographed: March 17, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Exploring an abandoned house…" in the Journal, and "Scott's House" in Photography.

The M/V Neuse, a River Class ferryboat, running the North Carolina Ferry System's Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry service.

Photographed: June 28, 2014

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Outer Banks" in Life and Times.

Power plant building at Lorton Reformatory, a former District of Columbia prison in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Photographed: December 10, 2015

The "D-Hall Deli" station at the Fresh Food Company, one of several eateries at Gibbons Hall, the main dining hall on the campus of James Madison University.

Photographed: March 31, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "A visit to JMU…" in the Journal.

A 2007 Champion EZ-Trans cutaway van, formerly Ride On's bus 5214, parked on South Newkirk Street in Baltimore, Maryland.

Photographed: October 15, 2015

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "What happens to a retired Champion..." and "A shopping center full of what once was…" in the Journal.

Rusted Sears Craftsman LT1036 lawnmower in the front lawn of an abandoned house in Elkridge, Maryland.

Photographed: March 17, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Exploring an abandoned house…" in the Journal, and "Scott's House" in Photography.

A frozen drink, still in its cup, at the Convention Center light rail station in Baltimore, Maryland.

Photographed: February 11, 2016

Notes: First photo feature taken with Nikon D5300 camera.

A man and a woman stand together on High Rock, taking photos of the view with their phones.

Photographed: October 22, 2015

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "High Rock" in Photography.

A woman speaks at a demonstration in support of Private Bradley (now Chelsea) Manning outside Marine Corps Base Quantico in Prince William County, Virginia.

Photographed: March 20, 2011

Notes: This photo is part of the From the White House to Quantico set in Life and Times.

Activated ADT pull station in the bus terminal at Union Station in Washington DC.

Photographed: February 11, 2016

Notes: First photo feature taken with Samsung Galaxy Note 5 camera.

A 1000-Series railcar at the Largo Town Center Metro station, in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Photographed: July 4, 2006

Light switch inside a building at Lorton Reformatory, a former District of Columbia prison in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Photographed: December 10, 2015

Fire alarm horn and strobe at East Liberty Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: October 17, 2003

Notes: For more photos from this day, see the Pittsburgh with LPCM photo set in College Life.

A basketball goal near the beach at Sandy Point State Park, near Annapolis, Maryland.

Photographed: February 9, 2013

Notes: This photo is part of the Sandy Point State Park set in Photography.

Walmart shopping cart abandoned on the side of Columbus Blvd in Philadelphia, near IKEA.

Photographed: March 31, 2015

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Fun in Philadelphia..." in the Journal.

Interior of PATCO I railcar 223, manufactured by Budd in 1968, in Lindenwold, New Jersey.

Photographed: March 31, 2015

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Fun in Philadelphia..." in the Journal.

Rusted water tower at Lorton Reformatory, a former prison for the District of Columbia, in Lorton, Virginia.

Photographed: December 10, 2015

Bus 6379, a New Flyer DE40LFA, at White Oak Shopping Center, northern terminus for the Metrobus K6 route.

Photographed: October 25, 2015

Mountaintop sign for WTBO, a radio station in Cumberland, Maryland, just before sunset.

Photographed: October 2, 2014

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Back to Cumberland..." in the Journal.

Millipede on the Humpback Rock trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

Photographed: May 28, 2012

Notes: This photo is part of the Humpback Rock set in Photography.

A can of Steel Reserve beer, wrapped in a paper bag underneath a bench in a bus shelter at the Takoma Metro station.

Photographed: May 31, 2015

Sign for former Ames department store at the Diamond Point Plaza shopping center, near Baltimore, Maryland.

Photographed: October 15, 2015

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "A shopping center full of what once was…" in the Journal.

Sunset as viewed from High Rock, on South Mountain in Pen Mar, Maryland near Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: October 22, 2015

Notes: For more photos from High Rock, see "I feel like I was shooting the photos for those motivational posters…" in the Journal.

Brick in the parking lot at the mostly vacant Diamond Point Plaza shopping center outside Baltimore, Maryland.

Photographed: October 15, 2015

Headstone for the grave of a person named Butt, at Harper Cemetery in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

Photographed: May 4, 2014

MARC locomotive 24 leads a consist while operating westbound Brunswick Line service, at Point of Rocks, Maryland.

Photographed: August 4, 2015

House at 10 St. Luke's Place in New York City's Greenwich Village, used for establishing shots of the Huxtable residence in the 1980s sitcom The Cosby Show.

Photographed: June 9, 2015

Notes: For those interested, despite that The Cosby Show was set in Brooklyn, the house used for establishing shots of the home is located in Manhattan.

Bus 80, a 2004 Orion V operated by DASH, at the King Street-Old Town Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia.

Photographed: August 21, 2015

House at the intersection of 16th and Buchanan Street NW in Washington DC's 16th Street Heights neighborhood.

Photographed: April 12, 2015

Afternoon sky over Parklawn Drive in Rockville, Maryland.

Photographed: July 15, 2015

A Hitachi hydraulic excavator works from the top of a pile of dirt at the construction site for the new Wheaton High School in Wheaton, Maryland.

Photographed: May 7, 2015

Sign for the Quarry overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, in Botetourt County, Virginia.

Photographed: September 1, 2014

Sign for bacon at Whole Foods Market in Rockville, Maryland.

Photographed: August 7, 2014

A woman leans on a tree branch while watching a squirrel in New York City's Central Park.

Photographed: June 9, 2015

Notes: The person depicted in this photograph is my friend Doreen, with whom I traveled to New York City on June 9, 2015.

A sign printed with "REALLY" is mounted beneath a standard stop sign on the campus of Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland.

Photographed: July 8, 2015

Mouthwash cup with napkin on a stand in a dental office in Washington DC.

Photographed: July 1, 2015

The Transamerica Tower, in the Inner Harbor area of Baltimore, Maryland.

Photographed: September 14. 2014

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "No longer a Baltimore transit virgin…" in the Journal.

Cherry blossoms on a tree in Washington DC's Petworth neighborhood.

Photographed: April 11, 2015

Clouds reflect off of the glass facade of One World Trade Center, in the Financial District of New York City.

Photographed: June 9, 2015

Maryland flag flying over the Baltimore Inner Harbor.

Photographed: September 14, 2014

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "No longer a Baltimore transit virgin…" in the Journal.

Sign denoting the border between the District of Columbia and Silver Spring, Maryland at the 16th Street traffic circle.

Photographed: May 26, 2015

"Big Kmart" sign on the roof of the North Plaza Shopping Center near Baltimore, Maryland, in the early evening.

Photographed: May 20, 2015

Dandelion on a lawn in Washington DC's Petworth neighborhood.

Photographed: May 2, 2015

Heart drawn in the foam on the top of a mug of hot chocolate at Red Emma's Bookstore and Coffeehouse in Baltimore, Maryland.

Photographed: April 21, 2015

Railroad signal and crossbuck in Cumberland, Maryland, using "button copy" on the crossbuck text for reflectivity.

Photographed: October 2, 2014

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Back to Cumberland..." in the Journal.

General Electric Vigilant-branded version of the Edwards 270-series fire alarm pull station, at the Aspen Hill Library in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Photographed: December 17, 2013

The SS United States, docked at Pier 84 in Philadelphia.

Photographed: March 31, 2015

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Fun in Philadelphia..." in the Journal.