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Across the street from El Progresso is Cocks-Clark Inc., this agents place of
employment. Everyday during the half-hour lunch break a different route is taken
to and from the U.S. Post office, two blocks away, to collect the mail. (See <a href="wilirish_map.htm">map</a>.)
Everyday, all the empty, intact, bottles of Wild Irish Rose are collected and
deposited on the door stoop of the El Progresso. <br>
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This daily ritual of retaliation inexorably links Justine Kirk to the most dominant
group within the neighborhood – the winos. Though Mr. Newman is no longer the
realtor, any attempt by the new realtor, or Justine Kirk, to show the buildingto
a prospective buyer is affected by this agents actions. The bottles serve as a
startling first impression on a potential buyer. A half smashed pile of empties
lends itself to the “jen se qua” of the property, hardly an impetus to invest.
Furthermore, they are an undeniable residue of the neighborhood in which the building
sits – a neighborhood that may see property values rise in the future, and may
be worth a gamble, but is ruled today by the wino.
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