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Bentonville, Arkansas
Okay, I have no love of Walmart, and usually avoid touristy crap like the plague. So bear with me on this and the next posting. Then we shall move on to the delights Oklahoma.
Bentonville, Arkansas
Okay, same message. I have no love of Walmart, and don't usually do "touristy" stuff. So no more. After this, I'm taking those of you who haven't jumped the bus to lovely Oklahoma.
Bentonville, Arkansas
Crystal Bridges was founded in 2005 by philanthropist and arts patron Alice Walton as a nonprofit charitable organization for all to enjoy.
This Sam's Club opened alongside the Wal-Mart Supercenter at Northlite Commons in Kannapolis off of Interstate 85. This photo taken in 2004.
Sam's Club, 2004-built, Supercenter Drive at Northlite Commons, Kannapolis, North Carolina
This is Walmart Supercenter # 1841 at 1521 Sam's Circle in Chesapeake, VA.
This store has been closed since the casualty on November 22th, 2022, and will be closed for the foreseeable future.
This is Walmart Supercenter # 1841 at 1521 Sam's Circle in Chesapeake, VA.
This store has been closed since the casualty on November 22th, 2022, and will be closed for the foreseeable future.
This is Walmart Supercenter # 1841 at 1521 Sam's Circle in Chesapeake, VA.
This store has been closed since the casualty on November 22th, 2022, and will be closed for the foreseeable future.
This is Walmart Supercenter # 1841 at 1521 Sam's Circle in Chesapeake, VA.
This store has been closed since the casualty on November 22th, 2022, and will be closed for the foreseeable future.
Architect: E. Fay Jones
House won 1961 AIA Honor Award
Photo: Maynard L. Parker
Copyright: Huntington Library
Photo Taken: April 1961
"In town, the Waltons preferred to keep a low profile. Take their home: Walton certainly could have afforded something as grand as William Randolph Hearst's San Simeon, but that wasn't his style. Back in 1958, mostly at Helen’s instigation, Sam had agreed to hire an architect to build the family a nice home. They bought a lot in a wooded area on the east end of town and hired a young architecture professor from the University of Arkansas, E. Fay jones, who had been a student of Frank Lloyd Wrights. Jones dammed a small stream that burbled through the property to create a reflecting pond and a waterfall and then designed a 5,800 square-foot house, made of Arkansas fìeldstone, glass, and cedar beams, that bordered the pond and waterfall. with a wing bridging the stream. The design, long and low, was elegant but unobtrusive. Jones remembers worrying that what he'd designed might be out of the couple’s reach; but Helen’s money paid for most of the $100,000* cost. That house burned down one night in April 1972, struck by a bolt of lightning during a spring storm. The Waltons, blasted out of bed by the boom, escaped unscathed, but most of the house was consumed before firemen could put out the blaze. Helen Walton called on Jones again. This time, with all the children grown and living away from home (Alice was in her senior year of college), she had him redesign and enlarge the house for entertaining. “lt had the same basic outlines," Jones said, "but they could afford nicer materials" not to mention central air-conditioning, an extravagance Sam Walton hadn't seen the need to spring for, the first time. As she had with the original house, Helen Walton took charge of working with Jones on the redesign. Sam Walton sat in occasionally. Mostly, as Jones recalls, "Sam would say, ‘Now Helen, do we really have to do this?' and say, 'Yes, Sam, we do.' " While the home was being built, the Waltons lived in a double-wide mobile home on the property."
- Bob Ortega - In Sam We Trust: The Untold Story of Sam Walton and Wal-Mart, the World's Most Powerful Retailer
*In 2010, that would be $750,000
Architect: E. Fay Jones
House won 1961 AIA Honor Award
Photo: Maynard L. Parker
Copyright: Huntington Library
Photo Taken: April 1961
"In town, the Waltons preferred to keep a low profile. Take their home: Walton certainly could have afforded something as grand as William Randolph Hearst's San Simeon, but that wasn't his style. Back in 1958, mostly at Helen’s instigation, Sam had agreed to hire an architect to build the family a nice home. They bought a lot in a wooded area on the east end of town and hired a young architecture professor from the University of Arkansas, E. Fay jones, who had been a student of Frank Lloyd Wrights. Jones dammed a small stream that burbled through the property to create a reflecting pond and a waterfall and then designed a 5,800 square-foot house, made of Arkansas fìeldstone, glass, and cedar beams, that bordered the pond and waterfall. with a wing bridging the stream. The design, long and low, was elegant but unobtrusive. Jones remembers worrying that what he'd designed might be out of the couple’s reach; but Helen’s money paid for most of the $100,000* cost. That house burned down one night in April 1972, struck by a bolt of lightning during a spring storm. The Waltons, blasted out of bed by the boom, escaped unscathed, but most of the house was consumed before firemen could put out the blaze. Helen Walton called on Jones again. This time, with all the children grown and living away from home (Alice was in her senior year of college), she had him redesign and enlarge the house for entertaining. “lt had the same basic outlines," Jones said, "but they could afford nicer materials" not to mention central air-conditioning, an extravagance Sam Walton hadn't seen the need to spring for, the first time. As she had with the original house, Helen Walton took charge of working with Jones on the redesign. Sam Walton sat in occasionally. Mostly, as Jones recalls, "Sam would say, ‘Now Helen, do we really have to do this?' and say, 'Yes, Sam, we do.' " While the home was being built, the Waltons lived in a double-wide mobile home on the property."
- Bob Ortega - In Sam We Trust: The Untold Story of Sam Walton and Wal-Mart, the World's Most Powerful Retailer
*In 2010, that would be $750,000
This is Walmart Supercenter # 1841 at 1521 Sam's Circle in Chesapeake, VA.
This store has been closed since the casualty on November 22th, 2022, and will be closed for the foreseeable future.
This is Walmart Supercenter # 1841 at 1521 Sam's Circle in Chesapeake, VA.
This store has been closed since the casualty on November 22th, 2022, and will be closed for the foreseeable future.
This is Walmart Supercenter # 1841 at 1521 Sam's Circle in Chesapeake, VA.
This store has been closed since the casualty on November 22th, 2022, and will be closed for the foreseeable future.
BUD's, the third piece of The Holy WAL*MART Trinity: WAL*MART, SAM's Club, and BUD's. Bud was Sam Walton's Brother and thus had the priviledge of having a chain of stores named after him. BUD's Discount City specialized in selling defective, overstock, and returned merchandise originally bound for or returned to WAL*MART. If you ever wanted one rollerblade or a shirt with no buttons then BUD's was your place. Like the now infamous Quincy's Steakhouse old BUD's stores have all but disappeared
This is Walmart Supercenter # 1841 at 1521 Sam's Circle in Chesapeake, VA.
This store has been closed since the casualty on November 22th, 2022, and will be closed for the foreseeable future.
Architect: E. Fay Jones
House won 1961 AIA Honor Award
Photo: Maynard L. Parker
Copyright: Huntington Library
Photo Taken: April 1961
"In town, the Waltons preferred to keep a low profile. Take their home: Walton certainly could have afforded something as grand as William Randolph Hearst's San Simeon, but that wasn't his style. Back in 1958, mostly at Helen’s instigation, Sam had agreed to hire an architect to build the family a nice home. They bought a lot in a wooded area on the east end of town and hired a young architecture professor from the University of Arkansas, E. Fay jones, who had been a student of Frank Lloyd Wrights. Jones dammed a small stream that burbled through the property to create a reflecting pond and a waterfall and then designed a 5,800 square-foot house, made of Arkansas fìeldstone, glass, and cedar beams, that bordered the pond and waterfall. with a wing bridging the stream. The design, long and low, was elegant but unobtrusive. Jones remembers worrying that what he'd designed might be out of the couple’s reach; but Helen’s money paid for most of the $100,000* cost. That house burned down one night in April 1972, struck by a bolt of lightning during a spring storm. The Waltons, blasted out of bed by the boom, escaped unscathed, but most of the house was consumed before firemen could put out the blaze. Helen Walton called on Jones again. This time, with all the children grown and living away from home (Alice was in her senior year of college), she had him redesign and enlarge the house for entertaining. “lt had the same basic outlines," Jones said, "but they could afford nicer materials" not to mention central air-conditioning, an extravagance Sam Walton hadn't seen the need to spring for, the first time. As she had with the original house, Helen Walton took charge of working with Jones on the redesign. Sam Walton sat in occasionally. Mostly, as Jones recalls, "Sam would say, ‘Now Helen, do we really have to do this?' and say, 'Yes, Sam, we do.' " While the home was being built, the Waltons lived in a double-wide mobile home on the property."
- Bob Ortega - In Sam We Trust: The Untold Story of Sam Walton and Wal-Mart, the World's Most Powerful Retailer
*In 2010, that would be $750,000
Architect: E. Fay Jones
House won 1961 AIA Honor Award
Photo: Maynard L. Parker
Copyright: Huntington Library
Photo Taken: April 1961
"In town, the Waltons preferred to keep a low profile. Take their home: Walton certainly could have afforded something as grand as William Randolph Hearst's San Simeon, but that wasn't his style. Back in 1958, mostly at Helen’s instigation, Sam had agreed to hire an architect to build the family a nice home. They bought a lot in a wooded area on the east end of town and hired a young architecture professor from the University of Arkansas, E. Fay jones, who had been a student of Frank Lloyd Wrights. Jones dammed a small stream that burbled through the property to create a reflecting pond and a waterfall and then designed a 5,800 square-foot house, made of Arkansas fìeldstone, glass, and cedar beams, that bordered the pond and waterfall. with a wing bridging the stream. The design, long and low, was elegant but unobtrusive. Jones remembers worrying that what he'd designed might be out of the couple’s reach; but Helen’s money paid for most of the $100,000* cost. That house burned down one night in April 1972, struck by a bolt of lightning during a spring storm. The Waltons, blasted out of bed by the boom, escaped unscathed, but most of the house was consumed before firemen could put out the blaze. Helen Walton called on Jones again. This time, with all the children grown and living away from home (Alice was in her senior year of college), she had him redesign and enlarge the house for entertaining. “lt had the same basic outlines," Jones said, "but they could afford nicer materials" not to mention central air-conditioning, an extravagance Sam Walton hadn't seen the need to spring for, the first time. As she had with the original house, Helen Walton took charge of working with Jones on the redesign. Sam Walton sat in occasionally. Mostly, as Jones recalls, "Sam would say, ‘Now Helen, do we really have to do this?' and say, 'Yes, Sam, we do.' " While the home was being built, the Waltons lived in a double-wide mobile home on the property."
- Bob Ortega - In Sam We Trust: The Untold Story of Sam Walton and Wal-Mart, the World's Most Powerful Retailer
*In 2010, that would be $750,000
This is the original WalMart. Sam Walton bought a 5 and Dime store and converted it over to a store with discount merchandise. His brother did one in the next town as well. This eventually became the first stores in the WalMart franchise. This is now a museum about Sam Waltons life. They have moved his office to the store and it is exactly as it was when he died. It is on the town square in Bentonville.
Architect: E. Fay Jones
House won 1961 AIA Honor Award
Photo: Maynard L. Parker
Copyright: Huntington Library
Photo Taken: April 1961
"In town, the Waltons preferred to keep a low profile. Take their home: Walton certainly could have afforded something as grand as William Randolph Hearst's San Simeon, but that wasn't his style. Back in 1958, mostly at Helen’s instigation, Sam had agreed to hire an architect to build the family a nice home. They bought a lot in a wooded area on the east end of town and hired a young architecture professor from the University of Arkansas, E. Fay jones, who had been a student of Frank Lloyd Wrights. Jones dammed a small stream that burbled through the property to create a reflecting pond and a waterfall and then designed a 5,800 square-foot house, made of Arkansas fìeldstone, glass, and cedar beams, that bordered the pond and waterfall. with a wing bridging the stream. The design, long and low, was elegant but unobtrusive. Jones remembers worrying that what he'd designed might be out of the couple’s reach; but Helen’s money paid for most of the $100,000* cost. That house burned down one night in April 1972, struck by a bolt of lightning during a spring storm. The Waltons, blasted out of bed by the boom, escaped unscathed, but most of the house was consumed before firemen could put out the blaze. Helen Walton called on Jones again. This time, with all the children grown and living away from home (Alice was in her senior year of college), she had him redesign and enlarge the house for entertaining. “lt had the same basic outlines," Jones said, "but they could afford nicer materials" not to mention central air-conditioning, an extravagance Sam Walton hadn't seen the need to spring for, the first time. As she had with the original house, Helen Walton took charge of working with Jones on the redesign. Sam Walton sat in occasionally. Mostly, as Jones recalls, "Sam would say, ‘Now Helen, do we really have to do this?' and say, 'Yes, Sam, we do.' " While the home was being built, the Waltons lived in a double-wide mobile home on the property."
- Bob Ortega - In Sam We Trust: The Untold Story of Sam Walton and Wal-Mart, the World's Most Powerful Retailer
*In 2010, that would be $750,000
Today's EDC: An inexpensive pocket knife from wallyworld (Walmart founder is Sam Walton, for those unfamiliar with the name, lol), decent quality for the price paid. YMMV
I added a paracord loop with stopper knot and gaucho knot bead, 1.4mm red cord over a wooden bead.
I bought two of these knives last month, giving the other to my Pa for his birthday, Christmas Eve, with a navy blue, orange, and white(glow-in-the-dark) paracord lanyard fob that I tied just for that gift. flic.kr/p/C1fd48
This photo was taken in Bentonville, Arkansas, and if you look across the street you can see the Walton's 5-10 store. This is where Sam Walton stated the chain of Walmart was born whether you like or not.LOL
Architect: E. Fay Jones
House won 1961 AIA Honor Award
Photo: Maynard L. Parker
Copyright: Huntington Library
Photo Taken: April 1961
"In town, the Waltons preferred to keep a low profile. Take their home: Walton certainly could have afforded something as grand as William Randolph Hearst's San Simeon, but that wasn't his style. Back in 1958, mostly at Helen’s instigation, Sam had agreed to hire an architect to build the family a nice home. They bought a lot in a wooded area on the east end of town and hired a young architecture professor from the University of Arkansas, E. Fay jones, who had been a student of Frank Lloyd Wrights. Jones dammed a small stream that burbled through the property to create a reflecting pond and a waterfall and then designed a 5,800 square-foot house, made of Arkansas fìeldstone, glass, and cedar beams, that bordered the pond and waterfall. with a wing bridging the stream. The design, long and low, was elegant but unobtrusive. Jones remembers worrying that what he'd designed might be out of the couple’s reach; but Helen’s money paid for most of the $100,000* cost. That house burned down one night in April 1972, struck by a bolt of lightning during a spring storm. The Waltons, blasted out of bed by the boom, escaped unscathed, but most of the house was consumed before firemen could put out the blaze. Helen Walton called on Jones again. This time, with all the children grown and living away from home (Alice was in her senior year of college), she had him redesign and enlarge the house for entertaining. “lt had the same basic outlines," Jones said, "but they could afford nicer materials" not to mention central air-conditioning, an extravagance Sam Walton hadn't seen the need to spring for, the first time. As she had with the original house, Helen Walton took charge of working with Jones on the redesign. Sam Walton sat in occasionally. Mostly, as Jones recalls, "Sam would say, ‘Now Helen, do we really have to do this?' and say, 'Yes, Sam, we do.' " While the home was being built, the Waltons lived in a double-wide mobile home on the property."
- Bob Ortega - In Sam We Trust: The Untold Story of Sam Walton and Wal-Mart, the World's Most Powerful Retailer
*In 2010, that would be $750,000
Architect: E. Fay Jones
House won 1961 AIA Honor Award
Photo: Maynard L. Parker
Copyright: Huntington Library
Photo Taken: April 1961
"In town, the Waltons preferred to keep a low profile. Take their home: Walton certainly could have afforded something as grand as William Randolph Hearst's San Simeon, but that wasn't his style. Back in 1958, mostly at Helen’s instigation, Sam had agreed to hire an architect to build the family a nice home. They bought a lot in a wooded area on the east end of town and hired a young architecture professor from the University of Arkansas, E. Fay jones, who had been a student of Frank Lloyd Wrights. Jones dammed a small stream that burbled through the property to create a reflecting pond and a waterfall and then designed a 5,800 square-foot house, made of Arkansas fìeldstone, glass, and cedar beams, that bordered the pond and waterfall. with a wing bridging the stream. The design, long and low, was elegant but unobtrusive. Jones remembers worrying that what he'd designed might be out of the couple’s reach; but Helen’s money paid for most of the $100,000* cost. That house burned down one night in April 1972, struck by a bolt of lightning during a spring storm. The Waltons, blasted out of bed by the boom, escaped unscathed, but most of the house was consumed before firemen could put out the blaze. Helen Walton called on Jones again. This time, with all the children grown and living away from home (Alice was in her senior year of college), she had him redesign and enlarge the house for entertaining. “lt had the same basic outlines," Jones said, "but they could afford nicer materials" not to mention central air-conditioning, an extravagance Sam Walton hadn't seen the need to spring for, the first time. As she had with the original house, Helen Walton took charge of working with Jones on the redesign. Sam Walton sat in occasionally. Mostly, as Jones recalls, "Sam would say, ‘Now Helen, do we really have to do this?' and say, 'Yes, Sam, we do.' " While the home was being built, the Waltons lived in a double-wide mobile home on the property."
- Bob Ortega - In Sam We Trust: The Untold Story of Sam Walton and Wal-Mart, the World's Most Powerful Retailer
*In 2010, that would be $750,000
Washington Blvd., Arbutus, Maryland. October 29, 2013. Labor and faith community social justice activists unite on the public sidewalk just outside the Walmart Super Center for the Turn Your Back On Walmart: Stand Shoulder To Shoulder With Arbutus Walmart Workers action. Over 1400 similar Black Friday actions were taking place near Walmart stores across the USA.
Walmart is the biggest retailer in the history of the world. Walmart is the biggest private employer in the USA. Walmart claims that they 'save' millions of American families hundreds of dollars a year on their grocery bills. Walmart sells giant glass jars stuffed with atomic green pickles for almost nothin' just to show the competition and their own suppliers who's the big boss hog. Walmart lets drifters, beachcombers, senior citizen loafers and "country" musicians who've "gone to the wine" park their RVs overnight for FREE in their gigantic stinking black asphalt lots. So, you ungrateful protest slobs, what's not to love about Walmart?
Issues raised by the activists included demands for better pay and working conditions for Walmart workers as well as the right to organize without retaliation. The average Walmart worker makes less than nine bucks an hour; the just deposed company CEO Mike Duke made more than $9,000 an hour. Walmart is diligent about informing their employees how to apply for taxpayer financed public assistance to supplement the shameful, miserly wages they offer. Somebody has to pay for those "really low prices". McDonald's is similarly helpful to their own workforce.
Due to a very recent Maryland court decision demonstrators were banned from staging their protest on Walmart property. Interactions between the activists and the absurdly numerous police were respectful and peaceful. I counted seven activists total including myself and another sympathetic photographer.
Monday morning pocket dump: Sam Walton custom (crown and diamond knot paracord lanyard and titanium glow-in-the-dark lanyard bead) and Jetbeam JET-1 MK LED flashlight.
crown and diamond knot stormdrane.blogspot.com/2016/05/lazy-sunday-in-may.html
Happy Wednesday.. :)
You have to love Walmart and their end of season clear out prices on plants. I got this particular plant for $2.00. Needless to say, no one had to twist my rubber arm to purchase it.
I hope everyone that stops by is having a wonderful day/afternoon/evening, and thanks so very much in advance for your visit...They are always appreciated. :)
Group invitations are not necessary, you are more than welcome to just enjoy the view or not!
I would also like to wish Haribo a speedy recovery, a little birdie told me he had a minor set back on the weekend...for those of you that would like to wish him a speedy recovery.. ---> www.flickr.com/photos/haribosphotos/
Feliz Miércoles .. :)
Tienes que amar Walmart y su final de temporada los precios en claro en las plantas. Recibí este vegetal por un valor de $ 2,00. Huelga decir que nadie tenía que torcer mi brazo de goma para comprarlo.
Espero que todo el mundo se detiene por que está teniendo un buen día / tarde / noche, y gracias por lo mucho de antemano por su visita ... Ellos siempre son apreciados. :)
Grupo de invitaciones no son necesarias, son más que bienvenidos a sólo disfrutar de la vista o no!
También quisiera Haribo deseo una pronta recuperación, un poco birdie me dijo que había un menor en un revés para el fin de semana ... para aquellos de ustedes que les gustaría desearle una pronta recuperación .. ---> www.flickr.com/photos/haribosphotos/
Architect: E. Fay Jones
House won 1961 AIA Honor Award
Photo: Maynard L. Parker
Copyright: Huntington Library
Photo Taken: April 1961
"In town, the Waltons preferred to keep a low profile. Take their home: Walton certainly could have afforded something as grand as William Randolph Hearst's San Simeon, but that wasn't his style. Back in 1958, mostly at Helen’s instigation, Sam had agreed to hire an architect to build the family a nice home. They bought a lot in a wooded area on the east end of town and hired a young architecture professor from the University of Arkansas, E. Fay jones, who had been a student of Frank Lloyd Wrights. Jones dammed a small stream that burbled through the property to create a reflecting pond and a waterfall and then designed a 5,800 square-foot house, made of Arkansas fìeldstone, glass, and cedar beams, that bordered the pond and waterfall. with a wing bridging the stream. The design, long and low, was elegant but unobtrusive. Jones remembers worrying that what he'd designed might be out of the couple’s reach; but Helen’s money paid for most of the $100,000* cost. That house burned down one night in April 1972, struck by a bolt of lightning during a spring storm. The Waltons, blasted out of bed by the boom, escaped unscathed, but most of the house was consumed before firemen could put out the blaze. Helen Walton called on Jones again. This time, with all the children grown and living away from home (Alice was in her senior year of college), she had him redesign and enlarge the house for entertaining. “lt had the same basic outlines," Jones said, "but they could afford nicer materials" not to mention central air-conditioning, an extravagance Sam Walton hadn't seen the need to spring for, the first time. As she had with the original house, Helen Walton took charge of working with Jones on the redesign. Sam Walton sat in occasionally. Mostly, as Jones recalls, "Sam would say, ‘Now Helen, do we really have to do this?' and say, 'Yes, Sam, we do.' " While the home was being built, the Waltons lived in a double-wide mobile home on the property."
- Bob Ortega - In Sam We Trust: The Untold Story of Sam Walton and Wal-Mart, the World's Most Powerful Retailer
*In 2010, that would be $750,000
Washington Blvd., Arbutus, Maryland. October 29, 2013. Labor and faith community social justice activists unite on the public sidewalk just outside the Walmart Super Center for the Turn Your Back On Walmart: Stand Shoulder To Shoulder With Arbutus Walmart Workers action. Over 1400 similar Black Friday actions were taking place near Walmart stores across the USA.
Walmart is the biggest retailer in the history of the world. Walmart is the biggest private employer in the USA. Walmart claims that they 'save' millions of American families hundreds of dollars a year on their grocery bills. Walmart sells giant glass jars stuffed with atomic green pickles for almost nothin' just to show the competition and their own suppliers who's the big boss hog. Walmart lets drifters, beachcombers, senior citizen loafers and "country" musicians who've "gone to the wine" park their RVs overnight for FREE in their gigantic stinking black asphalt lots. So, you ungrateful protest slobs, what's not to love about Walmart?
Issues raised by the activists included demands for better pay and working conditions for Walmart workers as well as the right to organize without retaliation. The average Walmart worker makes less than nine bucks an hour; the just deposed company CEO Mike Duke made more than $9,000 an hour. Walmart is diligent about informing their employees how to apply for taxpayer financed public assistance to supplement the shameful, miserly wages they offer. Somebody has to pay for those "really low prices". McDonald's is similarly helpful to their own workforce.
Due to a very recent Maryland court decision demonstrators were banned from staging their protest on Walmart property. Interactions between the activists and the absurdly numerous on duty, off duty, uniformed and plainclothes police were respectful and peaceful. I did notice some sketchy looking private security goons patrolling the lots in beat up old Crown Vics. I've seen these guys before at other Walmart protest actions in this region. I counted seven activists total including myself and another sympathetic photographer.
East Laurel, Maryland. October 29, 2013. Labor and faith community social justice activists unite on the public streets near Walmart Super Center 1985 for the Change Walmart action. Numerous motorists passing the demonstration honked in support. Over 1400 similar Black Friday actions were taking place near Walmart stores across the USA.
Walmart is the biggest retailer in the history of the world. Walmart is the biggest private employer in the USA. Walmart claims that they 'save' millions of American families hundreds of dollars a year on their grocery bills. Walmart sells giant glass jars stuffed with atomic green pickles for almost nothin' just to show the competition and their own suppliers who's the big boss hog. Walmart lets drifters, beachcombers, senior citizen loafers and "country" musicians who've "gone to the wine" park their RVs overnight for FREE in their gigantic stinking black asphalt lots. So, you ungrateful protest slobs, what's not to love about Walmart?
Issues raised by the activists included demands for better pay and working conditions for Walmart workers as well as the right to organize without retaliation. The average Walmart worker makes less than nine bucks an hour; the just deposed company CEO Mike Duke made more than $9,000 an hour. Walmart is diligent about informing their employees how to apply for taxpayer financed public assistance to supplement the shameful, miserly wages they pay. McDonald's is similarly helpful to their own workforce. Somebody has to pay for those "really low prices".
Due to a very recent Maryland court decision demonstrators were banned from staging their protest on Walmart property. Interactions between the protesters and the Anne Arundel Country police were respectful and peaceful. I counted around fifty activists but some folks had already left by the time I arrived.
East Laurel, Maryland. October 29, 2013. Labor and faith community social justice activists unite on the public streets near Walmart Super Center 1985 for the Change Walmart action. Numerous motorists passing the demonstration honked in support. Over 1400 similar Black Friday actions were taking place near Walmart stores across the USA.
Walmart is the biggest retailer in the history of the world. Walmart is the biggest private employer in the USA. Walmart claims that they 'save' millions of American families hundreds of dollars a year on their grocery bills. Walmart sells giant glass jars stuffed with atomic green pickles for almost nothin' just to show the competition and their own suppliers who's the big boss hog. Walmart lets drifters, beachcombers, senior citizen loafers and "country" musicians who've "gone to the wine" park their RVs overnight for FREE in their gigantic stinking black asphalt lots. So, you ungrateful protest slobs, what's not to love about Walmart?
Issues raised by the activists included demands for better pay and working conditions for Walmart workers as well as the right to organize without retaliation. The average Walmart worker makes less than nine bucks an hour; the just deposed company CEO Mike Duke made more than $9,000 an hour. Walmart is diligent about informing their employees how to apply for taxpayer financed public assistance to supplement the shameful, miserly wages they pay. McDonald's is similarly helpful to their own workforce. Somebody has to pay for those "really low prices".
Due to a very recent Maryland court decision demonstrators were banned from staging their protest on Walmart property. Interactions between the protesters and the Anne Arundel Country police were respectful and peaceful. I counted around fifty activists but some folks had already left by the time I arrived.
East Laurel, Maryland. October 29, 2013. Labor and faith community social justice activists unite on the public streets near Walmart Super Center 1985 for the Change Walmart action. Numerous motorists passing the demonstration honked in support. Over 1400 similar Black Friday actions were taking place near Walmart stores across the USA.
Walmart is the biggest retailer in the history of the world. Walmart is the biggest private employer in the USA. Walmart claims that they 'save' millions of American families hundreds of dollars a year on their grocery bills. Walmart sells giant glass jars stuffed with atomic green pickles for almost nothin' just to show the competition and their own suppliers who's the big boss hog. Walmart lets drifters, beachcombers, senior citizen loafers and "country" musicians who've "gone to the wine" park their RVs overnight for FREE in their gigantic stinking black asphalt lots. So, you ungrateful protest slobs, what's not to love about Walmart?
Issues raised by the activists included demands for better pay and working conditions for Walmart workers as well as the right to organize without retaliation. The average Walmart worker makes less than nine bucks an hour; the just deposed company CEO Mike Duke made more than $9,000 an hour. Walmart is diligent about informing their employees how to apply for taxpayer financed public assistance to supplement the shameful, miserly wages they pay. McDonald's is similarly helpful to their own workforce. Somebody has to pay for those "really low prices".
Due to a very recent Maryland court decision demonstrators were banned from staging their protest on Walmart property. Interactions between the protesters and the Anne Arundel Country police were respectful and peaceful. I counted around fifty activists but some folks had already left by the time I arrived. This guy told me that nobody would want to look at his picture. You're crazy, you knucklehead; you're a rockstar now.
Washington Blvd., Arbutus, Maryland. October 29, 2013. Here's one brave and determined lady. Love the outfit , love the smile, love the handmade sign. When I arrived she was alone on the public sidewalk just outside the Walmart Super Center for the Turn Your Back On Walmart: Stand Shoulder To Shoulder With Arbutus Walmart Workers action. Over 1400 similar Black Friday actions were taking place near Walmart stores across the USA.
Walmart is the biggest retailer in the history of the world. Walmart is the biggest private employer in the USA. Walmart claims that they 'save' millions of American families hundreds of dollars a year on their grocery bills. Walmart sells giant glass jars stuffed with atomic green pickles for almost nothin' just to show the competition and their own suppliers who's the big boss hog. Walmart lets drifters, beachcombers, senior citizen loafers and "country" musicians who've "gone to the wine" park their RVs overnight for FREE in their gigantic stinking black asphalt lots. So, you ungrateful protest slobs, what's not to love about Walmart?
Issues raised by the activists included demands for better pay and working conditions for Walmart workers as well as the right to organize without retaliation. The average Walmart worker makes less than nine bucks an hour; the just deposed company CEO Mike Duke made more than $9,000 an hour. Walmart is diligent about informing their employees how to apply for taxpayer financed public assistance to supplement the shameful, miserly wages they offer. Somebody has to pay for those "really low prices".McDonald's is similarly helpful to their own workforce.
Due to a very recent Maryland court decision demonstrators were banned from staging their protest on Walmart property. Interactions between the activists and the absurdly numerous police were respectful and peaceful. I counted seven activists total including myself and another sympathetic photographer.
East Laurel, Maryland. October 29, 2013. Labor and faith community social justice activists unite on the public streets near Walmart Super Center 1985 for the Change Walmart action. Numerous motorists passing the demonstration honked in support. Over 1400 similar Black Friday actions were taking place near Walmart stores across the USA.
Walmart is the biggest retailer in the history of the world. Walmart is the biggest private employer in the USA. Walmart claims that they 'save' millions of American families hundreds of dollars a year on their grocery bills. Walmart sells giant glass jars stuffed with atomic green pickles for almost nothin' just to show the competition and their own suppliers who's the big boss hog. Walmart lets drifters, beachcombers, senior citizen loafers and "country" musicians who've "gone to the wine" park their RVs overnight for FREE in their gigantic stinking black asphalt lots. So, you ungrateful protest slobs, what's not to love about Walmart?
Issues raised by the activists included demands for better pay and working conditions for Walmart workers as well as the right to organize without retaliation. The average Walmart worker makes less than nine bucks an hour; the just deposed company CEO Mike Duke made more than $9,000 an hour. Walmart is diligent about informing their employees how to apply for taxpayer financed public assistance to supplement the shameful, miserly wages they pay. McDonald's is similarly helpful to their own workforce. Somebody has to pay for those "really low prices".
Due to a very recent Maryland court decision demonstrators were banned from staging their protest on Walmart property. Interactions between the protesters and the Anne Arundel Country police were respectful and peaceful. I counted around fifty activists but some folks had already left by the time I arrived. Nadine, you rock!
Washington Blvd., Arbutus, Maryland. October 29, 2013. Labor and faith community social justice activists unite on the public sidewalk just outside the Walmart Super Center for the Turn Your Back On Walmart: Stand Shoulder To Shoulder With Arbutus Walmart Workers action. Over 1400 similar Black Friday actions were taking place near Walmart stores across the USA.
Walmart is the biggest retailer in the history of the world. Walmart is the biggest private employer in the USA. Walmart claims that they 'save' millions of American families hundreds of dollars a year on their grocery bills. Walmart sells giant glass jars stuffed with atomic green pickles for almost nothin' just to show the competition and their own suppliers who's the big boss hog. Walmart lets drifters, beachcombers, senior citizen loafers and "country" musicians who've "gone to the wine" park their RVs overnight for FREE in their gigantic stinking black asphalt lots. So, you ungrateful protest slobs, what's not to love about Walmart?
Issues raised by the activists included demands for better pay and working conditions for Walmart workers as well as the right to organize without retaliation. The average Walmart worker makes less than nine bucks an hour; the just deposed company CEO Mike Duke made more than $9,000 an hour. Walmart is diligent about informing their employees how to apply for taxpayer financed public assistance to supplement the shameful, miserly wages they offer. Somebody has to pay for those "really low prices".McDonald's is similarly helpful to their own workforce.
Due to a very recent Maryland court decision demonstrators were banned from staging their protest on Walmart property. Interactions between the activists and the absurdly numerous police were respectful and peaceful. I counted seven activists total including myself and another sympathetic photographer.
East Laurel, Maryland. October 29, 2013. Labor and faith community social justice activists unite on the public streets near Walmart Super Center 1985 for the Change Walmart action. Numerous motorists passing the demonstration honked in support. Over 1400 similar Black Friday actions were taking place near Walmart stores across the USA.
Walmart is the biggest retailer in the history of the world. Walmart is the biggest private employer in the USA. Walmart claims that they 'save' millions of American families hundreds of dollars a year on their grocery bills. Walmart sells giant glass jars stuffed with atomic green pickles for almost nothin' just to show the competition and their own suppliers who's the big boss hog. Walmart lets drifters, beachcombers, senior citizen loafers and "country" musicians who've "gone to the wine" park their RVs overnight for FREE in their gigantic stinking black asphalt lots. So, you ungrateful protest slobs, what's not to love about Walmart?
Issues raised by the activists included demands for better pay and working conditions for Walmart workers as well as the right to organize without retaliation. The average Walmart worker makes less than nine bucks an hour; the just deposed company CEO Mike Duke made more than $9,000 an hour. Walmart is diligent about informing their employees how to apply for taxpayer financed public assistance to supplement the shameful, miserly wages they pay. McDonald's is similarly helpful to their own workforce. Somebody has to pay for those "really low prices".
Due to a very recent Maryland court decision demonstrators were banned from staging their protest on Walmart property. Interactions between the protesters and the Anne Arundel Country police were respectful and peaceful. I counted around fifty activists but some folks had already left by the time I arrived.
East Laurel, Maryland. October 29, 2013. Labor and faith community social justice activists unite on the public streets near Walmart Super Center 1985 for the Change Walmart action. Numerous motorists passing the demonstration honked in support. Over 1400 similar Black Friday actions were taking place near Walmart stores across the USA.
Walmart is the biggest retailer in the history of the world. Walmart is the biggest private employer in the USA. Walmart claims that they 'save' millions of American families hundreds of dollars a year on their grocery bills. Walmart sells giant glass jars stuffed with atomic green pickles for almost nothin' just to show the competition and their own suppliers who's the big boss hog. Walmart lets drifters, beachcombers, senior citizen loafers and "country" musicians who've "gone to the wine" park their RVs overnight for FREE in their gigantic stinking black asphalt lots. So, you ungrateful protest slobs, what's not to love about Walmart?
Issues raised by the activists included demands for better pay and working conditions for Walmart workers as well as the right to organize without retaliation. The average Walmart worker makes less than nine bucks an hour; the just deposed company CEO Mike Duke made more than $9,000 an hour. Walmart is diligent about informing their employees how to apply for taxpayer financed public assistance to supplement the shameful, miserly wages they pay. McDonald's is similarly helpful to their own workforce. Somebody has to pay for those "really low prices".
Due to a very recent Maryland court decision demonstrators were banned from staging their protest on Walmart property. Interactions between the protesters and the Anne Arundel Country police were respectful and peaceful. I counted around fifty activists but some folks had already left by the time I arrived.
Washington Blvd., Arbutus, Maryland. October 29, 2013. Labor and faith community social justice activists unite on the public sidewalk just outside the Walmart Super Center for the Turn Your Back On Walmart: Stand Shoulder To Shoulder With Arbutus Walmart Workers action. Over 1400 similar Black Friday actions were taking place near Walmart stores across the USA.
Walmart is the biggest retailer in the history of the world. Walmart is the biggest private employer in the USA. Walmart claims that they 'save' millions of American families hundreds of dollars a year on their grocery bills. Walmart sells giant glass jars stuffed with atomic green pickles for almost nothin' just to show the competition and their own suppliers who's the big boss hog. Walmart lets drifters, beachcombers, senior citizen loafers and "country" musicians who've "gone to the wine" park their RVs overnight for FREE in their gigantic stinking black asphalt lots. So, you ungrateful protest slobs, what's not to love about Walmart?
Issues raised by the activists included demands for better pay and working conditions for Walmart workers as well as the right to organize without retaliation. The average Walmart worker makes less than nine bucks an hour; the just deposed company CEO Mike Duke made more than $9,000 an hour. Walmart is diligent about informing their employees how to apply for taxpayer financed public assistance to supplement the shameful, miserly wages they offer. Somebody has to pay for those "really low prices". McDonald's is similarly helpful to their own workforce.
Due to a very recent Maryland court decision demonstrators were banned from staging their protest on Walmart property. Interactions between the activists and the absurdly numerous police were respectful and peaceful. I counted seven activists total including myself and another sympathetic photographer.
East Laurel, Maryland. October 29, 2013. Labor and faith community social justice activists unite on the public streets near Walmart Super Center 1985 for the Change Walmart action. Numerous motorists passing the demonstration honked in support. Over 1400 similar Black Friday actions were taking place near Walmart stores across the USA.
Walmart is the biggest retailer in the history of the world. Walmart is the biggest private employer in the USA. Walmart claims that they 'save' millions of American families hundreds of dollars a year on their grocery bills. Walmart sells giant glass jars stuffed with atomic green pickles for almost nothin' just to show the competition and their own suppliers who's the big boss hog. Walmart lets drifters, beachcombers, senior citizen loafers and "country" musicians who've "gone to the wine" park their RVs overnight for FREE in their gigantic stinking black asphalt lots. So, you ungrateful protest slobs, what's not to love about Walmart?
Issues raised by the activists included demands for better pay and working conditions for Walmart workers as well as the right to organize without retaliation. The average Walmart worker makes less than nine bucks an hour; the just deposed company CEO Mike Duke made more than $9,000 an hour. Walmart is diligent about informing their employees how to apply for taxpayer financed public assistance to supplement the shameful, miserly wages they pay. McDonald's is similarly helpful to their own workforce. Somebody has to pay for those "really low prices".
Due to a very recent Maryland court decision demonstrators were banned from staging their protest on Walmart property. Interactions between the protesters and the Anne Arundel Country police were respectful and peaceful. I counted around fifty activists but some folks had already left by the time I arrived.
This is Walmart Supercenter # 1841 at 1521 Sam's Circle in Chesapeake, VA.
This store has been closed since the casualty on November 22th, 2022, and will be closed for the foreseeable future.
East Laurel, Maryland. October 29, 2013. Labor and faith community social justice activists unite on the public streets near Walmart Super Center 1985 for the Change Walmart action. Numerous motorists passing the demonstration honked in support. Over 1400 similar Black Friday actions were taking place near Walmart stores across the USA.
Walmart is the biggest retailer in the history of the world. Walmart is the biggest private employer in the USA. Walmart claims that they 'save' millions of American families hundreds of dollars a year on their grocery bills. Walmart sells giant glass jars stuffed with atomic green pickles for almost nothin' just to show the competition and their own suppliers who's the big boss hog. Walmart lets drifters, beachcombers, senior citizen loafers and "country" musicians who've "gone to the wine" park their RVs overnight for FREE in their gigantic stinking black asphalt lots. So, you ungrateful protest slobs, what's not to love about Walmart?
Issues raised by the activists included demands for better pay and working conditions for Walmart workers as well as the right to organize without retaliation. The average Walmart worker makes less than nine bucks an hour; the just deposed company CEO Mike Duke made more than $9,000 an hour. Walmart is diligent about informing their employees how to apply for taxpayer financed public assistance to supplement the shameful, miserly wages they pay. McDonald's is similarly helpful to their own workforce. Somebody has to pay for those "really low prices".
Due to a very recent Maryland court decision demonstrators were banned from staging their protest on Walmart property. Interactions between the protesters and the Anne Arundel Country police were respectful and peaceful. I counted around fifty activists but some folks had already left by the time I arrived.
Considered among the oldest buildings locally, the fully restored Walmart Visitor Center re-opened May 21 in the historic Terry Block building. There are several additions to the newly renovated Center, dedicated to the heritage and life of Walmart and its founder, Sam Walton, including a working five-and-dime store, complete with vintage toys, games and candies, and the Spark Café for casual sidewalk coffees, baked goods and treats. The Center will also introduce an expanded gallery where visitors can view a variety of new and restored items significant to Walmart’s history. For more information visit walmartstores.com/AboutUs/287.aspx
Considered among the oldest buildings locally, the fully restored Walmart Visitor Center re-opened May 21 in the historic Terry Block building. There are several additions to the newly renovated Center, dedicated to the heritage and life of Walmart and its founder, Sam Walton, including a working five-and-dime store, complete with vintage toys, games and candies, and the Spark Café for casual sidewalk coffees, baked goods and treats. The Center will also introduce an expanded gallery where visitors can view a variety of new and restored items significant to Walmart’s history. For more information visit walmartstores.com/AboutUs/287.aspx
Washington DC, Tuesday evening November 25, 2014. Occupying Walmart. Around twenty five hundred social justice activists gathered at Mount Vernon Square for a rally and march to protest the failure of the St. Louis County, Missouri Grand Jury to indict Officer Darren Wilson for the killing of unarmed black teenager Mike Brown. The marchers blocked several intersections for brief periods of time and occupied the H Street Walmart Superstore for about fifteen minutes. The nearly two hour long march ended on the steps of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Interactions between the marchers and police were testy at times but there were no arrests I am aware of.