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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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Old McKinleyville Store (1897), Route 101B, McKinleyville, California — McKinleyville, California1991
Old McKinleyville Store (1897), Route 101B, McKinleyville, California

S.O. Hawkes & Son Building, Yakima Avenue, Yakima, Washington — Yakima, Washington2003
S.O. Hawkes & Son Building, Yakima Avenue, Yakima, Washington

Passages Building (1889), angle 1, 708 Broadway, Tacoma, Washington — Tacoma, Washington2003
Passages Building (1889), angle 1, 708 Broadway, Tacoma, Washington

Passages Building (1889), angle 2, 708 Broadway, Tacoma, Washington — Tacoma, Washington2003
Passages Building (1889), angle 2, 708 Broadway, Tacoma, Washington

SRC [i.e. SRG] Building (1889), 3rd Avenue, Ellensburg, Washington — Ellensburg, Washington1987
SRC [i.e. SRG] Building (1889), 3rd Avenue, Ellensburg, Washington

A.T. Henry Building (1886), 5th & F Streets, Salida, Colorado — Salida, Colorado1991
A.T. Henry Building (1886), 5th & F Streets, Salida, Colorado

Gowen Building (1898), 11th Avenue, Nampa, Idaho — Nampa, Idaho2004
Gowen Building (1898), 11th Avenue, Nampa, Idaho

Sayrs Building (1896) [i.e. 1888], angle 1, Broadway, Philipsburg, Montana — Philipsburg, Montana2004
Sayrs Building (1896) [i.e. 1888], angle 1, Broadway, Philipsburg, Montana

Sayrs Building (1896) [i.e. 1888], angle 2, Broadway, Philipsburg, Montana — Philipsburg, Montana2004
Sayrs Building (1896) [i.e. 1888], angle 2, Broadway, Philipsburg, Montana

F.M. McHaffee Building, Higgins Avenue, Missoula, Montana — Missoula, Montana2004
F.M. McHaffee Building, Higgins Avenue, Missoula, Montana

Storefront Transom, angle 1, Main Street, Chinook, Montana — Chinook, Montana1987
Storefront Transom, angle 1, Main Street, Chinook, Montana

Storefront Transom, angle 2, Main Street, Chinook, Montana — Chinook, Montana1987
Storefront Transom, angle 2, Main Street, Chinook, Montana

Anaconda Leader Building, angle 1, Main Street, Anaconda, Montana — Anaconda, Montana2004
Anaconda Leader Building, angle 1, Main Street, Anaconda, Montana

Anaconda Leader Building, angle 2, Main Street, Anaconda, Montana — Anaconda, Montana2004
Anaconda Leader Building, angle 2, Main Street, Anaconda, Montana

W.H. Taylor Building, N. Randolph Street, Macomb, Illinois — Macomb, Illinois2003
W.H. Taylor Building, N. Randolph Street, Macomb, Illinois

Herald Block (1891), Main Street, Decatur, Illinois — Decatur, Illinois2003
Herald Block (1891), Main Street, Decatur, Illinois

James McLaughlin Building, Main Street, McGregor, Iowa — McGregor, Iowa2003
James McLaughlin Building, Main Street, McGregor, Iowa

Law offices (1888), Second Street, Ida Grove, Iowa — Ida Grove, Iowa1987
Law offices (1888), Second Street, Ida Grove, Iowa

Commercial building detail, 322 Jefferson Street, Burlington, Iowa — Burlington, Iowa1988
Commercial building detail, 322 Jefferson Street, Burlington, Iowa

Commercial building (1891), angle 1, Court Street, Beatrice, Nebraska — Beatrice, Nebraska1982
Commercial building (1891), angle 1, Court Street, Beatrice, Nebraska

Commercial building (1891), angle 2, Court Street, Beatrice, Nebraska — Beatrice, Nebraska1982
Commercial building (1891), angle 2, Court Street, Beatrice, Nebraska

Bargain Box (1887), 113 Fifth Street, Beatrice, Nebraska — Beatrice, Nebraska1982
Bargain Box (1887), 113 Fifth Street, Beatrice, Nebraska

The State Capitol Building (1902), 2nd & Harrison, Guthrie, Oklahoma — Guthrie, Oklahoma1996
The State Capitol Building (1902), 2nd & Harrison, Guthrie, Oklahoma

De Steiguer Building (1890), Oklahoma Avenue, Guthrie, Oklahoma — Guthrie, Oklahoma1996
De Steiguer Building (1890), Oklahoma Avenue, Guthrie, Oklahoma