Lost and Gone

So I went on a drive to find some examples of urban decay and I found a lot. All around this old beat up city there are buildings and houses that used to be something for somebody but are now just boarded up or broken down. I found several houses where people used to live that are now barely standing. I wonder if the old inhabitants know how their homes got like this. I wonder if they would be upset knowing that the place that they grew up was now almost non existent or if they are partly the cause of its collapse. I also found some buildings and shops that either helped produce or sell something but they have been overtaken by larger corporations like wal marts and such. After looking at these pictures long enough the color starts to fade to black and white and people dressed in 1950 getups start to fade in with their pleasant smiles and perfect lives.