What is an example of imagery in the book, Blackouts: A Novel?

Imagery:

"Along the way, we cycled through buses and drivers, one of whom was an appealing man, brown and burly. His smiling eyes twinkled in the rearview mirror, and he announced each stop with folksy joviality."

“The Palace rose monumental from the dusty street. A desert building fallen into despair. The once-white stucco a dirty ivory color, here and there chipped away, exposing the brick beneath.”