Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Walker Evans

Twin abandoned houses on Carnegie Avenue just west of East 72nd Street. I watched them slowly deteriorate over the space of a few years till they were finally taken down. The one on the right was the first to go. Each time I passed them, I was reminded of "Love Before Breakfast," a study of twin houses with billboards by Walker Evans. Right after I took this shot, my car began overheating alarmingly and I had to turn around and return home. Bad thermostat.

1959 German Kodak Retinette 1a.

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