Grand Opening Remnants

Long gone, those pennants flapping in the wind, the glorious grand opening. All the colors of the rainbow stretching across the parking lot, inviting customers with excitement and promises of better times, a better place. Here in downtown Jersey City, all the young people filling condominiums bringing in fresh attitudes and Gen Y dollars. Didn’t work out the way it was planned, the recession hit, money was tight. Somebody down the street sold the same service for a lower price. No loyalty anywhere any more. The Grand Opening went on as long as it could, a year or two. No second act, the triangle flags couldn’t make through repeated winters. Oh, how they crowded in when things were new and times were good. I can still hear the flapping, still feel the breeze.