anywhere

Where is this? (A person who claims to be a follower of this illustrious blog knows the answer)
I'm fairly certain that it's the U.S.-- maybe Vegas or L.A. based on the palm tree and those desolate mountains in the background. Maybe the other question I should ask is: When is it?

My architectural education often stressed the importance of "Place" and how the designer had a responsibility for creating a sense of "Place" that was unique. Yet, we crave familiarity to such a more powerful degree than novelty, and the success of so many American buildings and cities and products is their "placelessness." Golly, that Starbucks coffee is good wherever you go and I'd rather risk a McDonald's cheeseburger than the brisket at Honest Shep's Meat Shack.

Now I'm being mean and rambling. People call this place home. Or they did. Maybe it was wiped out in a flood or a war yesterday and the news was lost in the final hysteria of the election cycle. Thank goodness that towers of ilium is here to preserve the image of their memory. We're all about public service here.