Empty Offices, Deserted Streets. A sign of the times.

I've been working in Leeds today and have been really taken aback by the empty offices, closed shops and deserted streets in an area which has only been relatively recently re-developed.  Sad to see.  Here's hoping that within the next few years the offices are staffed, the bars and cafes are re-opened and the streets are bustling.  Then we will know that recession is over.  At the moment it's a very painful reminder of the struggle businesses are facing.  Sad to see.