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USA. Vallejo, California. 

Carolyn Drake 

"Vallejo CA has long been known for its gangs, bad schools, and crime. Exacerbating its reputation as a “miserable place”, the city declared bankruptcy in 2008 after the core of its economy, the Naval Shipyard on Mare Island, shut down. People lost jobs and moved away, leaving houses shuttered and empty. A decade later, according to Realtor.com, Vallejo is ranked #1 real estate market in the US as the San Francisco Bay area continues to expand with the tech boom, pricing working and middle class earners out of the city and East Bay. My partner and I, both photographers, fell in line with the trend out of necessity and moved to Vallejo last year, wanting to be close to the energy of a major city and quickly discovering this was the only place in the Bay we could afford. This series reflects on my own experience of and assumptions about the mythical idea of real estate, long part and parcel of the American dream. I began with my own realtor and branched out through connections made over the past year since moving to town."
(Carolyn Drake, 2017) 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. My rented house on Santa Clara Street,... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Easter performance at St Vincent Ferrer... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Outside S&S liquor store on Sonoma Blvd.... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. House on Sacramento Street. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Cattle graze in the hills on the north... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Sonoma Blvd. 

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USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Set table for church feast, Sonoma Blvd.... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Regina washes Cynndie's hair in the back... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Riverfront walk in river looking toward... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. James, Pepper and Rachel in Rachel's... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Redwood deck behind my former house,... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. St Vincent's Hill. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. St Vincents Hill. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Rose's yard sale. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Midnight wood cutting with ax in Lozer... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Boat House in the marina. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Tina digging for opalescent bottles in... 

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USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Kitchen window in my house. 

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USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Painted tags. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Painted tags. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Painted tags. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Painted tags. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Painted tags. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Painted tags. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Painted tags. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Painted tags. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Painted tags. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Painted tags. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Painted tags. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Painted tags. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Painted tags. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Guest at Bernie Sanders rally. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Bernie Sanders political rally on the... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. First communion party desert table. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. First communion party. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Ed, my neighbor, a retired union contractor,... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Andres in the back yard after surgery.... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Tina at home in the Marina Vista apartments... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. A neighbor in the section 8 Marina Vista... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Paulette on MIlita Street in her garden.... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Paulette and Al in their backyard. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Tina in my Car. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Andrew in the alley outside his shared... 

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USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Jessica, living in Motel 7. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Jessica, living in Motel 7. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Latrell bought a drink from the food... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Latrell, Former Student at Vallejo High,... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Latrell, former student at Vallejo High,... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Latrell, Former Student at Vallejo High,... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Front yard on the way home from Washington... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Brooke and Sean's baby shower in South... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Guests at Brooke and Sean's baby shower... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Guests at Brooke and Sean's baby shower... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Denise's piercings (at her daughter's... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Guests at Brooke and Sean's baby shower... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Holiday preparation and craft sale at... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Dog trimming on Georgia Street. 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Nell, an artist, drinks wine outside... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Andres recovers from surgery while a... 

Carolyn Drake 2016

USA. Vallejo, CA. 2016. Andres recovers from surgery while a... 
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