WeCanFixThisMess and
HossC, thanks for pinpointing the
location of
E_R's c. 1940's mystery slide at 320-326 S Kingsley Drive.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Sli...3D162086846568
This slide brings up an interesting question: What makes a good photo? I can't for anything think why someone actually took this photo. At face value it's not really that good a picture. What was the photographer trying to capture? There's nothing really centered in it and none of the buildings are completely captured, the cars at the time of the photo would be incidental. (Can anyone date the cars to know if this was during WWII or afterwards?) There's no hint of movement--no people or pets (or is that someone sitting on the steps in front of the house across the street?), no drivers on the road, no wind movement, etc. Was the intention simply for the landscaping?
Having said all that it's completely intriguing. It has the feel of something happening, or about to happen, and yet none of that is actually there. Then there's that slight fog or haze (or smog?) infused lighting in it. I have no way of knowing, but I get the feeling it was taken very early in the morning. The look has a damp feeling to me. The color is perfect. A good picture partly just comes from our own sensibilities and interests; makes us feel or think of things, not just for informational purposes. This unremarkable, but remarkable photograph sold for $40, so it's certainly getting attention; inviting us into it's world, that's so near and yet impossibly far, and inspiring more than the photographer probably ever envisioned with sentiments that I, too, feel, like this one:
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Originally Posted by HenryHuntington
I'm afraid I can't help ID the location of the image, er. But as sometimes happens here, I profoundly wish I could step through my monitor's screen - in period costume, of course - into that scene and then just keep going.
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