With coronavirus cases surging in some parts of the United States, institutions like the NBA and Disney World are trying to figure out how to reopen as safely as possible. This often means allowing a fraction of the crowds that were allowed in the Before Times to assure social distancing — which makes for surreal photos of these usually-densely populated places.
Here are photos of iconic spots as you’ve likely never seen them:
1. Disney World
2. Grand Central Station
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3. Las Vegas
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4. Piazza Navona in Rome
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5. Central Park
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6. NBA court in Orlando
Here is the NBA restart court in Orlando: the spaced out chairs are the socially distanced bench, Black Lives Matter is written on the court. pic.twitter.com/XGJu1w4QLC
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) July 21, 2020
7. More Disney World!
8. Tropicana Field in Florida for Toronto Blue Jays v. Tampa Bay Rays
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9. Universal City Walk
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10. Stade de France outside Paris for Paris Saint-Germain v Saint-Etienne
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