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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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Storefront, Rose Avenue, Venice, California — Venice, California1976
Storefront, Rose Avenue, Venice, California

Windecor, Ventura, California — Ventura, California1976
Windecor, Ventura, California

Commercial building, Seward Street, Seward, Nebraska — Seward, Nebraska1980
Commercial building, Seward Street, Seward, Nebraska

Tile storefront, Euclid & 5th, Des Moines, Iowa — Des Moines, Iowa1980
Tile storefront, Euclid & 5th, Des Moines, Iowa

Ingersoll Florists, Ingersoll Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa — Des Moines, Iowa1980
Ingersoll Florists, Ingersoll Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa

Tile Storefront, Market Street, New Sharon, Iowa — New Sharon, Iowa2003
Tile Storefront, Market Street, New Sharon, Iowa

Ben Franklin Store, [North] 6th Street, Seward, Nebraska — Seward, Nebraska1980
Ben Franklin Store, [North] 6th Street, Seward, Nebraska

Vinton Furniture Store, S. 24th Street, Omaha, Nebraska — Omaha, Nebraska1980
Vinton Furniture Store, S. 24th Street, Omaha, Nebraska

Storefront, Dodge Street, Omaha, Nebraska — Omaha, Nebraska1980
Storefront, Dodge Street, Omaha, Nebraska

Timmermann Building, South 13th Street, Omaha, Nebraska — Omaha, Nebraska1980
Timmermann Building, South 13th Street, Omaha, Nebraska

H & R Block, North 30th Street, Omaha, Nebraska — Omaha, Nebraska1980
H & R Block, North 30th Street, Omaha, Nebraska

Meat Locker, West B Street, McCook, Nebraska — McCook, Nebraska1980
Meat Locker, West B Street, McCook, Nebraska

Commercial building (1917), O Street, Lincoln, Nebraska — Lincoln, Nebraska1980
Commercial building (1917), O Street, Lincoln, Nebraska

Ritz Building (1940), Eureka, California — Eureka, California2003
Ritz Building (1940), Eureka, California

Kofopilau, 2nd Street, Eureka, California — Eureka, California2003
Kofopilau, 2nd Street, Eureka, California

Commercial building, 123 F Street, Eureka, California — Eureka, California2003
Commercial building, 123 F Street, Eureka, California

Commercial building, angle 1, 123 F Street, Eureka, California — Eureka, California2003
Commercial building, angle 1, 123 F Street, Eureka, California

Commercial building, detail 1, 123 F Street, Eureka, California — Eureka, California2003
Commercial building, detail 1, 123 F Street, Eureka, California

Carson Block (1892), Eureka, California — Eureka, California2003
Carson Block (1892), Eureka, California

Harris Department Store, stair detail, E Street, San Bernardino, California — San Bernardino, California1991
Harris Department Store, stair detail, E Street, San Bernardino, California

Commercial building, straight on, Fifth Street, Eureka, California — Eureka, California1991
Commercial building, straight on, Fifth Street, Eureka, California

Commercial building, 2nd & F Streets, Eureka, California — Eureka, California1991
Commercial building, 2nd & F Streets, Eureka, California

Graystone Distinctive Jewelry, 2nd & F Street, Eureka, California — Eureka, California1991
Graystone Distinctive Jewelry, 2nd & F Street, Eureka, California

Gavett Studios, 5512 Adams Avenue, San Diego, California — San Diego, California1977
Gavett Studios, 5512 Adams Avenue, San Diego, California