THE ARCHIVE / Themes

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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Sun Theater, vertical detail, Lincoln Avenue, York, Nebraska
York, Nebraska1980

Sun Theater, vertical detail, Lincoln Avenue, York, Nebraska

Randy's Campus Theater, Route 90, Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida1980

Randy's Campus Theater, Route 90, Tallahassee, Florida

Paris Theater, Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida
Miami Beach, Florida1991

Paris Theater, Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida

Pasco Theater, S. 7th Street, Dade City, Florida
Dade City, Florida1979

Pasco Theater, S. 7th Street, Dade City, Florida

Daytona Theater, vertical view, Beach Street, Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona Beach, Florida1979

Daytona Theater, vertical view, Beach Street, Daytona Beach, Florida

Daytona Theater, horizontal detail, Beach Street, Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona Beach, Florida1979

Daytona Theater, horizontal detail, Beach Street, Daytona Beach, Florida

Daytona Theater, horizontal detail angle view, Beach Street, Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona Beach, Florida1979

Daytona Theater, horizontal detail angle view, Beach Street, Daytona Beach, Florida

Woodbine Theater (decayed wreck), Route 17, Woodbine, Georgia
Woodbine, Georgia1979

Woodbine Theater (decayed wreck), Route 17, Woodbine, Georgia

Ritz Theater sign, Brunswick, Georgia
Brunswick, Georgia1990

Ritz Theater sign, Brunswick, Georgia

Rialto Art Theater, Broadway, Columbus, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia1982

Rialto Art Theater, Broadway, Columbus, Georgia

[Rialto Theater], Cotton Avenue, Macon, Georgia
Macon, Georgia1980

[Rialto Theater], Cotton Avenue, Macon, Georgia

Theater, Route 40, Kingsland, Georgia
Kingsland, Georgia1979

Theater, Route 40, Kingsland, Georgia

Ritz Theater, Waycross, Georgia
Waycross, Georgia1979

Ritz Theater, Waycross, Georgia

Ritz Theater, W. Doyle Street, Toccoa, Georgia
Toccoa, Georgia1979

Ritz Theater, W. Doyle Street, Toccoa, Georgia

Dosta Theater, Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia
Valdosta, Georgia1979

Dosta Theater, Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia

Rio Theater, B-15, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Idaho Falls, Idaho1980

Rio Theater, B-15, Idaho Falls, Idaho

Wilma Theater, Sherman Street, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho1980

Wilma Theater, Sherman Street, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Wilma Theater, vertical view, Sherman Street, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho1987

Wilma Theater, vertical view, Sherman Street, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Kings Hall (1876), straight-on view, 1st Street, Independence, Iowa
Independence, Iowa2003

Kings Hall (1876), straight-on view, 1st Street, Independence, Iowa

Kings Hall (1876), straight on detail view, 1st Street, Independence, Iowa
Independence, Iowa2003

Kings Hall (1876), straight on detail view, 1st Street, Independence, Iowa

Kings Hall (1876), angle view 1, 1st Street, Independence, Iowa
Independence, Iowa2003

Kings Hall (1876), angle view 1, 1st Street, Independence, Iowa

Kings Hall (1876), angle view 2, 1st Street, Independence, Iowa
Independence, Iowa2003

Kings Hall (1876), angle view 2, 1st Street, Independence, Iowa

Opera house, Franklin Street, Sesser, Illinois
Sesser, Illinois1988

Opera house, Franklin Street, Sesser, Illinois

Opera House (facade 1856-1888), Church Street, New Harmony, Indiana
New Harmony, Indiana1988

Opera House (facade 1856-1888), Church Street, New Harmony, Indiana