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Two men in a parked car passing time. While in itself a fine image, the story behind this is a far more interesting detail from the 1960s inner city era.
You have heard about underground cabs, unlicensed vehicles who will drive you around the cities for a fee. This is similar, but this is an underground bar, where you stop by sit and buy a drink. If you look closely you will see liquor bottles on the floor of the front seat.
Part of my Sycamore St. Hill series, 1969.
Taken with a Nikon F, with a 50mm F2.0 Nikkor, on Kodak Plus X film.
Feel free to download, just give me photo credit.
eugene spiegel
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This is real photojournalism - capturing the vibe of a place and time.
You may not have a New York Times Lens blog feature yet, but these sorts of images are quite up there with those fascinating insights into little corners of our very varied lives.
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A real cool shot and cool story. I've never heard of an underground bar like this.
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That is just awesome, from a time when you were allowed to have alcohol in your car.
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Haha ! Excellent ! It remember me a post about the " covoiturage " in france. Nice human experience...
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very cool! Your photos tell a story, I love it!
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Your reference to underground cabs made me think of a word that hasn't crossed my mind in many decades: jitney! Thanks for the memory. Love your photography. It's very powerful.
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reminds me of my grandmothers unforgettable collections
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it was more possible back in 1969.
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These series is wonderful Eugene...the photos, the film process and the history. Excellent job on all
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looks nice, and the story is powerfull, i want in a few days later can paint it...
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Paint anything of mine, but please give me photo credit.
eugene spiegel
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of course i must do it... always on the credits, but i must buy more paper to paint soon, because i am empty of paper
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sometimes the best paper is what you have, like brown paper from a grocery bag or from the packing in a box, with wrinkles or ironed.
eugene
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on my country exist a quote like: "todo es cancha" (OR: everything is a court) that means one can use everything for whatever what we want... thanks a lot again
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I saw this once before in a different part of the inner city, otherwise I never would have known.
eugene
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