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After the Doors Close
Julie Choi's photo essay looks at the rooms, walls and gardens that street cats continue to use after people leave a redevelopment area.
Sep 26, 2026Published photo essayCulturesMag
What happened
CulturesMag published Julie Choi's illustrated essay about the spaces cats still inhabit when a neighborhood is described as empty.
Photographs from different moments of rescue work show familiar shelter in discarded furniture, narrow wall openings and overgrown paths. The essay asks readers to notice the animals who remain and the care needed to help them reach safety.
How to help
Use this record as context, then move straight to the current support paths.
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