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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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Town Talk Diner, Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Howard Johnson's Restaurant, Route 7, Burlington, Vermont
The Round House Hot Dog Stand (1924), Whitesboro Street, Utica, New York
Five Star Snack Bar, Route 11, Mount Crawford, Virginia
White Castle, Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio
Leon's Drive-In, S. 27th & Oklahoma, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Catfish Cover Restaurant, Route 92, El Dorado, Arkansas
Sonic Drive-In Restaurant, Central Valley, Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Wiener Schnitzel Restaurant, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Kentucky Fried Chicken, Route 93, Boulder City, Nevada
McDonald's, Route 11, Birmingham, Alabama
McDonald's, Foothill Boulevard, Azusa, California
Wooden Shoe Cafe, Routes 22 & 3, Norwood, Ohio
Re Ball Cafe, front view, 4th Street, Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Cavalier ("where special people congregate"), 114 Fifth Avenue, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Kristine's Restaurant, straight-on view, Route 1, Lake Worth, Florida
Kristine's Restaurant, vertical corner detail, Route 1, Lake Worth, Florida
Belmont Restaurant, 30 Church Avenue Southeast, Roanoke, Virginia
Tower Restaurant, angle 1, University Avenue and Reno Drive, San Diego, California
Tower Restaurant, angle 2, University Avenue and Rene Drive, San Diego, California
Stuart's Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge, overall, straight-on view, Route 12, Worcester, Massachusetts
Stuart's Restaurant, angle detail, Route 12, Worcester, Massachusetts
Rolando Woods Inn, overall diagonal view, Route 16, Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania
