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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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Wimmer's Diamonds Jewelry sign, Fargo, North Dakota — Fargo, North Dakota1992
Wimmer's Diamonds Jewelry sign, Fargo, North Dakota

Ackermans Jewelers sign, Broadway, Marysville, Kansas — Marysville, Kansas1988
Ackermans Jewelers sign, Broadway, Marysville, Kansas

Barber pole, Main Street, Logan, Utah — Logan, Utah1980
Barber pole, Main Street, Logan, Utah

Barber pole, Main Street, Chinook, Montana — Chinook, Montana1987
Barber pole, Main Street, Chinook, Montana

Barber pole (street pole), Main Street, Logan, Utah — Logan, Utah1980
Barber pole (street pole), Main Street, Logan, Utah

Krail jewelry sign, Main Street, Fon [i.e. Fond] du Lac, Wisconsin — Fond du Lac, Wisconsin1988
Krail jewelry sign, Main Street, Fon [i.e. Fond] du Lac, Wisconsin

Hobby House sign, Main Street, Rapid City, South Dakota — Rapid City, South Dakota1987
Hobby House sign, Main Street, Rapid City, South Dakota

Stockman's Boot Shop sign, Main Street, Rapid City, South Dakota — Rapid City, South Dakota1987
Stockman's Boot Shop sign, Main Street, Rapid City, South Dakota

Bob's Shoe Repair sign, Main Street, Rapid City, South Dakota — Rapid City, South Dakota1987
Bob's Shoe Repair sign, Main Street, Rapid City, South Dakota

First National Bank sign, Main Street, Carlyle, Illinois — Carlyle, Illinois1988
First National Bank sign, Main Street, Carlyle, Illinois

Eckerds Drug sign, Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina1979
Eckerds Drug sign, Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina

Becker Jewelers sign, Main Street, Breese, Illinois — Breese, Illinois1988
Becker Jewelers sign, Main Street, Breese, Illinois

Cal Smith's Barber Shop pole, Main Street, Galesburg, Illinois — Galesburg, Illinois1980
Cal Smith's Barber Shop pole, Main Street, Galesburg, Illinois

Milentz Drive-in Theater, N. Main Street, Liberty, Texas — Liberty, Texas1979
Milentz Drive-in Theater, N. Main Street, Liberty, Texas

Curio sign, The Indian Shop, Main Street, Cedar City, Utah — Cedar City, Utah1987
Curio sign, The Indian Shop, Main Street, Cedar City, Utah

Center Pontiac, Main Street, Springfield, Massachusetts — Springfield, Massachusetts1977
Center Pontiac, Main Street, Springfield, Massachusetts

Torgenson Brothers Garage & Bus Depot, Main Street, Anaconda, Montana — Anaconda, Montana2004
Torgenson Brothers Garage & Bus Depot, Main Street, Anaconda, Montana

25 Cent Car Wash, Main Street & Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, California — Santa Monica, California1979
25 Cent Car Wash, Main Street & Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, California

Old garage, Main Street, Palouse, Washington — Palouse, Washington1987
Old garage, Main Street, Palouse, Washington

Chief Service Garage sign, Main Street, Trinidad, Colorado — Trinidad, Colorado1991
Chief Service Garage sign, Main Street, Trinidad, Colorado

City Hall (National Bank of Ellensburg), 5th and Pearl Streets, Ellensburg, Washington — Ellensburg, Washington1987
City Hall (National Bank of Ellensburg), 5th and Pearl Streets, Ellensburg, Washington

City Hall, Washington Street, Montpelier, Idaho — Montpelier, Idaho2004
City Hall, Washington Street, Montpelier, Idaho

City Building, brick columns, Locus Street, Harrisburg, Illinois — Harrisburg, Illinois1993
City Building, brick columns, Locus Street, Harrisburg, Illinois

City Building, brick columns, Locus Street, Harrisburg, Illinois — Harrisburg, Illinois1993
City Building, brick columns, Locus Street, Harrisburg, Illinois