In a highly amusing piece, Richard Hall of The Independent writes of his time at Four Seasons Total Landscaping watching the end of the Trump Presidency embodied in the clownish Giuliani giving a press conference in the parking lot of a landscaping company.
But I have to take issue with one claim that Hall makes, which has of course been made by many in the press since the “event” happened:
Across the street from Four Seasons Total Landscaping was a crematorium. Next door to it was an adult book store with a bright yellow sign that displayed its offerings: DVDs and lotions, novelty gifts, viewing booths. It was called Fantasy Island. In retrospect, it was an omen of what was to come.
Now I happen to think that one should be strictly accurate, and if you look in Google Street View, you will see that the adult bookstore is in fact not right next door. There are at least three buildings between Four Seasons and it, including National Carbide Saw, what looks like an abandoned house (though it has a sign saying “Customer Service Entrance”, so may be connected to National Carbide Saw) and Nowmos Collision.
Admittedly these Street View pictures seem to be from 2019, so things may have changed, but Fantasy Island has presumably not moved closer to Four Seasons.
So there: Trump and his minions are therefore just a small teensy little bit slightly less sleazy than we thought they were.