This is the infrastructure of the mainstream/commercial system. Huge manufacturing plants, often far away, shipping facilities, advertising machinery, and retail facilities.
Made in China (CC-BY-SA) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/twicepix/5960775875/
Container ship (CC-BY-SA) -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/derelllicht/264546918/
Advertising (CC-BY) -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/niloy/47424892/
Wal-Mart at Karl Marx Street (CC-BY-NC-SA) -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hibou/8094868/