David Kidd

GOVERNING photographer. Fan of all things state and local.

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My story about a future climate-adaptive park in Indiana. https://t.co/qEGE6HhUzs

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Kathy Wilner, AKA The School Lady, is on a mission to locate all of North Dakota’s forgotten one-room schools. My story about her is now online. https://t.co/EcU5rGCenb

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I just posted a story about Camp David and it’s nearest neighbor, Thurmont, Md.

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The rate of COVID-19 infection was higher in Navajo Nation than New York and New Jersey. I recently returned from the reservation where I saw its effects firsthand. https://t.co/q4tSmLOpI6

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President Trump wants federal architecture to return to its classical past. Meanwhile, many local governments have been going in the opposite direction, providing a public forum for new, modern building designs. Some successful, some not. https://t.co/dv2SYeyc4B

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Ellicott City, Md. Was founded on the banks of the Patapsco River in 1772. Once an industrial hub and now a quaint collection of shops and restaurants, the historic town recently suffered two 1,000-year floods less than two years apart. https://t.co/r2P3Vv7GZI

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We were looking for a preserved section of the California (wagon) Trail but all we found was this 62 Mercury sitting by the pumps at an abandoned filling station. Still, pretty exciting. @ Nevada https://t.co/D2nVIAukVl

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I met Ted Marsh two years ago when in Tulsa with Governing writer Alan Greenblatt. We were working on a story about the city’s efforts to deal with flooding over the years. His house took in nearly three ft of water… https://t.co/LU35P9ea3D

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A construction worker wrestles sections of a floor into place in downtown Pittsburgh

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Unused gates have been converted to office space at Pittsburgh International Airport

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Waiting for the movie to start at the Bombay Beach Drive In.

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Baltimore’s declining population has left the city with 16,000 vacant homes. My latest feature in Governing tells of one effort to address the problem. https://t.co/oBnwrh953S

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“The Vessel, “ made of 154 interconnected flights of stairs, is nearing completion at Hudson Yards in NYC.

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Unused mancamps, waiting for the next boom in ND

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Still beautiful after all these years. Sims, ND

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Along the Enchanted Highway near Regent, ND

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Along the Enchanted Highway near Regent, ND

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This is the last house standing in Temple, ND.

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As buildings collapse and the few scattered vehicles rust away, the town of Temple, ND will soon disappear.

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World’s biggest bovine, “Salem Sue,” keeps watch over New Salem, ND.