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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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Knapp's Department Store, facade detail 1, Washington Street, Lansing, Michigan — Lansing, Michigan1980
Knapp's Department Store, facade detail 1, Washington Street, Lansing, Michigan

Knapp's Department Store, facade detail 2, Washington Street, Lansing, Michigan — Lansing, Michigan1980
Knapp's Department Store, facade detail 2, Washington Street, Lansing, Michigan

R.F. Ringrose, M.D., Oklahoma Avenue, Guthrie, Oklahoma — Guthrie, Oklahoma1996
R.F. Ringrose, M.D., Oklahoma Avenue, Guthrie, Oklahoma

Tyszka Real Estate, Dyke Street, Detroit, Michigan — Detroit, Michigan1986
Tyszka Real Estate, Dyke Street, Detroit, Michigan

Bendersky's Store, Alabama Avenue, Selma, Alabama — Selma, Alabama1982
Bendersky's Store, Alabama Avenue, Selma, Alabama

Hat shop, Kihekah Avenue, Pawhuska, Oklahoma — Pawhuska, Oklahoma1979
Hat shop, Kihekah Avenue, Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Smokey's News Stand, Alabama Avenue, Selma, Alabama — Selma, Alabama1982
Smokey's News Stand, Alabama Avenue, Selma, Alabama

Cuban Liquors, Scenic Highway, Baton Rouge, Louisiana — Baton Rouge, Louisiana1982
Cuban Liquors, Scenic Highway, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Chop's Bowling Alley, S. 13th Street, Omaha, Nebraska — Omaha, Nebraska1980
Chop's Bowling Alley, S. 13th Street, Omaha, Nebraska

Joe's Thrift Shop, Rampart [i.e. St. Claude Street] & Anthony Streets, New Orleans, Louisiana — New Orleans, Louisiana1982
Joe's Thrift Shop, Rampart [i.e. St. Claude Street] & Anthony Streets, New Orleans, Louisiana

Vose Florists, Route 122, Cumberland, Rhode Island — Cumberland, Rhode Island1984
Vose Florists, Route 122, Cumberland, Rhode Island

Gering Bakery, horizontal view, 10th Street, Gering, Nebraska — Gering, Nebraska1993
Gering Bakery, horizontal view, 10th Street, Gering, Nebraska

Gering Bakery, vertical view, 10th Street, Gering, Nebraska — Gering, Nebraska1993
Gering Bakery, vertical view, 10th Street, Gering, Nebraska

Victory Market, Main Street, Margaretville, New York — Margaretville, New York1976
Victory Market, Main Street, Margaretville, New York

Scher's Store, Lake Huntington, New York — Lake Huntington, New York1976
Scher's Store, Lake Huntington, New York

Newman's Drugs, Lake Huntington, New York — Lake Huntington, New York1976
Newman's Drugs, Lake Huntington, New York

YMCA, Genessee [Genesee] & Castle, Geneva, New York — Geneva, New York1995
YMCA, Genessee [Genesee] & Castle, Geneva, New York

Ireland Corners General Store, Gardiner, New York — Gardiner, New York2004
Ireland Corners General Store, Gardiner, New York

Ace Market, Front Street, Deposit, New York — Deposit, New York1977
Ace Market, Front Street, Deposit, New York

Laundry Center, Main Street, Binghampton, New York — Binghampton, New York1977
Laundry Center, Main Street, Binghampton, New York

7-Up Building, NW 37th & Sandy Boulevard, Portland, Oregon — Portland, Oregon1976
7-Up Building, NW 37th & Sandy Boulevard, Portland, Oregon

7-Up Building, angle 2, NW 37th & Sandy Boulevard, Portland, Oregon — Portland, Oregon1976
7-Up Building, angle 2, NW 37th & Sandy Boulevard, Portland, Oregon

Rose City Upholstery, Sandy Boulevard, Portland, Oregon — Portland, Oregon1980
Rose City Upholstery, Sandy Boulevard, Portland, Oregon

House of Luck Wigs, NE Fremont, Portland, Oregon — Portland, Oregon1980
House of Luck Wigs, NE Fremont, Portland, Oregon