COVID-19: The spaces we filled, now filled with space

The empty streets, the silent playgrounds and the lone commuter

Published: April 04, 2020 12:33 Nathaniel Lacsina, Digital Content Editor

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School buses sit parked in a lot as schools remain closed due to the coronavirus, in Providence, Rhode Island. Image Credit: AP

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Northeastern University students kick a soccer ball around while social distancing on a field as others run around the track, in Boston. Image Credit: AP

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Toys lie scattered on an empty playground outside a school closed to stop the spread of coronavirus, in Attleboro, Mass Image Credit: AP

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A lone passenger boards the commuter train toward Boston at rush hour Monday, March 30, 2020, in Attleboro, Mass. Image Credit: AP

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A man lies on a bench in the empty pedestrian mall of Quincy Market, a popular spot for tourists and shoppers now empty due to coronavirus in Boston. Image Credit: AP

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A driver walks to catch the train toward Boston after parking in the unusually empty lot for commuters, in South Attleboro, Mass. Image Credit: AP

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Shoppers wait in line while practicing social distancing to enter a Trader Joe's supermarket, in Cambridge, Mass. Image Credit: AP

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Jaime Torres, 28, plays basketball on an empty court at Fargnoli Park, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Providence, Rhode Island Image Credit: AP

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The late afternoon sun casts a long shadow of a lone pedestrian walking up the steps of City Hall Plaza, in Boston. Image Credit: AP

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The Rev. Peter Gower holds his daily Mass before empty pews at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, in Johnston, Rhode Island. Image Credit: AP

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Alice, an elephant at Roger Williams Park Zoo, eats hay out of a barrel as the usually busy picnic tables and walkways filled with visitors sit empty while the zoo is closed to the public due to the coronavirus, in Providence, Rhode Island. Image Credit: AP

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A lone bicyclist peddles though an empty Dewey Square Plaza outside South Station at rush hour which would normally be bustling with people catching trains home, in Boston. Image Credit: AP

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