In the corporate nations, things become symbols of other things, they appear suddenly, become ubiquitous and universal, then vanish. They become symbols of things. I saw my first Dollar Store four or five years  ago, I read  recently they will soon be in every town and city in America, they represent a while new way to market things, they have created a new niche and a new market. This being America, of course, there is very little in them that costs a dollar, they have become a kind of working-class department store, a nice between outlets and Wal-Mart.

I drive by this Dollar General store in our town often, it just occurred to me today that it is a perfect photograph for me, in my “The Americans” series. It is that most American of things, I doubt there will be a dollar store in ten years, there will be something new.