Corner Office
I was walking around downtown Oakland with my camera a little while ago, and I came across this strange little “outdoor office” situated in a little fenced-in area beneath a freeway overpass. There was a man working at the desk, so I introduced myself and asked if I might take some pictures of him and his office. He introduced himself as Felix, and gave me permission to come around the fence and take some photos.
I talked to him a little bit, and he said he was not homeless, and that he did not live here, although there was a bed in the office. He said he had an apartment nearby, and that he just liked to come here to work.
In addition to the desk and bed, the office also had a very old set of encyclopedias and an electric organ, which unfortunately wasn’t working when I visited. He said I should come back and hear him play sometime. I’m going to stop by today and bring him these prints. To be continued…
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Incredible!
Great pics. Very interesting — what does Felix do in his office?
Thanks Gene. The day I visited, he was just mostly just sitting at his desk, listening to news radio and reading. The book he was reading (and I swear I'm not making this up) was called "How to start your own Subchapter S Corporation." You can actually see it written on the spine of the book in the last shot if you click through to the larger image. Amazing.
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