Guardian Camera Club: Jill Henry on recession photography

The Ghost of Filene's. All the locations in these photographs can be found in a 10 minute walk down Washington Street - the High Street of Downtown Boston. Filene's was Bostons flagship department store until it closed in 2005. Although the facade of the original store is protected as a historic landmark, newer parts of the building were demolished by developers to make way for a 'public oasis in the heart of Downtown Crossing', namely a highrise hotel, condominiums and shops. The project quickly ran out of money, leaving the facade, which is draped in sheets and lit up at night to discourage vandals, and a massive hole in the ground Photograph: Jill Henry/Flickr

Art Window. Property owners have donated the windows of their vacant storefronts to local artists. I particularly like this piece by Amanda Nelsen Photograph: Jill Henry/Flickr

For Rent. Just off Washington Street, this sign is in the window of a former Vietnamese jewellery shop in Chinatown Photograph: Jill Henry/Flickr

Shoes. Until a few days ago a homeless man was living in this doorway. Now he seems to have disappeared. His cardboard box 'mattress' has gone too Photograph: Jill Henry/Flickr

Another Hole in the Ground. Yet another stalled project Photograph: Jill Henry/Flickr

Space. Reflection in the window of the Old Corner Bookstore, famous as a publishing house and meeting place for the literary lights of the nineteenth century. Until recently it was a jewellery shop. As a side note, the church in the reflection is the Old South Meeting House, where the Boston Tea Party was planned Photograph: Jill Henry/Flickr