18th avenue was a commercial area thriving on small businesses. Unfortunately due to rampant consumerism a lot of these businesses were run out by larger corporations. In the video you can see some remnants of the old neighborhood. You also see the presence of chain stores that are competing with the remaining businesses. Recently a Target has been placed in the neighborhood. Yet all this goes largely unnoticed by a majority of people who do not even realize the risk it poses to their day to day life. Most would prefer to get a cheap meal at a chain restaurant than to support a family working their restaurant. I consider it a miracle that the area still has a good number of small businesses but I am not sure how much longer it will be like that.
