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Main Street.
A streetscape gathers many separate decisions into a single view. Shopfronts, upper windows, signs and gaps between buildings reveal the rhythm of a place without requiring a single spectacular landmark. Margolies’s Main Street photographs invite a slower kind of looking: read from one façade to the next, notice differences in scale, and follow where a sign interrupts the roofline. State and city filters allow neighboring views to be considered together.
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Adobe Diner, Route 64 & 285, Tres Piedras, New Mexico
Conoco gas station, Main Street, Arlington, Kansas
Far-Go gas pumps, Main Street, Barstow, California
Ford Dealership, horizontal view overall, 1300 Main Street, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Ford Dealership, vertical view 1, 1300 Main Street, Klamath Falls, Oregon
The Donut Hole, straight-on view, no cars, Amar Road, La Puente, California
The Donut Hole, angle view, Amar Road, La Puente, California
Bob's Java Jive, Route 99, Tacoma, Washington
Hoot Owl Cafe, horizontal view, 8711 Long Beach Boulevard, Southgate, Los Angeles, California
Hoot Owl Cafe, side view, 8711 Long Beach Boulevard, Southgate, Los Angeles, California
Big Fish Supper Club, horizontal view 1, Route 2, Bena, Minnesota
Fish Inn, side view, Old Route 10, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Fish Inn, diagonal view from mouth, Old Route 10, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Orange Julep, Route 9, Plattsburgh, New York
Leaning Tower of Pizza, Quincy, Massachusetts
Tower of Pizza, vertical view, Route 22, Green Brook, New Jersey
Mammy's Cupboard, angle view, Route 61, Natchez, Mississippi
Mammy's Cupboard, side view, Route 61, Natchez, Mississippi
Coney Island Dairyland, Route 285, Aspen Park, Colorado
Coney Island Dairyland, end detail, Route 285, Aspen Park, Colorado
The Milk Can, vertical view, Route 146, Lincoln, Rhode Island
The Mad Greek (formerly Sam's Roast Beef), 6th Street, Corona, California
The Barrel, 6th Avenue, Devils Lake, North Dakota
