Nice beginning…quite a dramatic jump from the picture, which is cool.

Great imagery, and way to use the setting to set the tone for your story!

It really is beautiful imagery, but the 2nd paragraph is too busy and choppy. Make it flow better. How? Only you can You’ll know when you do it right.

“brighter than the sunshine” is a cliche’. Say brighter than “one million einsteins” – or something similar.

Uhoh, you “reflected” in the last sentence. Don’t. Start with he was theatre district – etc.