Take My Picture (Cuz I Don't Remember) by CoreyBlack
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Another "Boys Town" shot from the archive.This is outside the novelty/card shop He Who Eats Mud, right next to Unabridged Bookstore. Both establishments are still there, and Unabridged recently celebrated it's 30th anniversary.
All these years later, I don't remember how the situation resolved itself with the rather irate man coming toward me, but since I don't recall being pummeled senseless, I assume everything worked out.
(Best when zoomed.)
Photographed in the 3200 block of North Broadway in the New Town/Lakeview area of Chicago on March 9, 1989.
Comments (21)
Chipka
I'm glad you posted this! It's such a marvel of a shot and I'm glad I saw it before going off to change a flat tire! Ah, life on this part of the South Side has grown rather...um...interesting. The details in this are superb and I love the sense of texture and actual presence this shot has. Unabridged is still my favorite book store in the area and I'm glad it still there. And now I wonder where this guy is. This is a great shot. And now I'm off to change a truck tire.
MrsLubner
I really like this. It is a real moment in time. It has all the elements of emotion and reality in it. Stellar b/w
kgb224
Outstanding photography my friend.
beachzz
This has an almost retro feel to it, takes me back to the 60's somehow.
minos_6
A slice of history with your main protagonist frozen in time, and waiting over 20 years to be revealed to the world, long after his beef has been forgotten. I love it when you do these "time capsule" posts, and this one is a firm favourite.
durleybeachbum
Fab street shot with Mr.Angry! Such an interesting narrative too.
Bossie_Boots
Superbly captured and i have to agree looks kind of retro!!
whaleman
He doesn't look too happy, but it all worked out okay!
Bothellite
"He Who" - sounds like my brand of religion. 1989 - that wasn't so long ago, was it? Sigh.
Sea_Dog
Great shot! The black and white is perfect to emphasis the starkness of the scene.
jmb007
bien vue!
jeanebean
Love the b&w! The irate guy may have been a casualty to Reganomics or Bush's "A Thousand Points of Light". Remember how many people were wondering around the streets of Chicago talking to phantoms back then because the places where they had gotten help had been closed for lack of funding? Still makes me mad. Anyway, glad the Unabridged Bookstore is still there. It was one of my favorites too when we lived in that area. Really like the pic Corey. Very well done.
sandra46
EXCELLENT IMAGE! WELL DONE!
flavia49
superlative B/W!! fantastic retro mood!
npauling
An excellent clear capture of this moment in time. It is always great when a business survives 30 years.
auntietk
Maybe he was just thinking, "WTF," only nobody had actually thought of it in code before and it hurt his brain. No matter what was on his mind, this is a great shot! Love the slice, the mood, and the contrast. Excellent!
NefariousDrO
Great photo, I love the name of that bookstore. Cool sign, too!
annie5
Magnificent street scene! Love it in b/w..Excellent :)
myrrhluz
Furrowed brow and stance at the ready. I'm glad you don't remember any acting out of that body language. Wonderful urban scene, with a high rise in the distance, and a lot of human and automotive traffic. You got somebody parallel parking and in a pretty tight looking spot. I like the "He Who". I start finishing the sentence. He who lost his soul in a game of strip poker that went to unfortunate extremes. He who smells a bit off. He who walks a silly walk. Wonderful scene and great capture!
KatesFriend
The first thing that caught my eye was the curious juxtaposing of an English only parking sign against the more universal, symbolic no left turn sign down the street. Then there is the old style 50's era cleaners sign in behind the newer and (no doubt) trendier book store shingle. Evidence of a city in transition and perhaps social upheaval. Which brings us back to the somewhat annoyed looking gentleman staring at you....
anahata.c
since i have the privilege of 'retrospect' (a nice way of saying I'm eons late), I can look at a few shots of the same place, posted at different times. This shot, unlike the shot I just commented on, has thrust & darkness & even 'anger' in it. I don't mean your anger---you don't show any anger here. I mean your capture of the anger of the guy coming at us, and even of the hard shadows around him, and just of the strength of concrete, steel & bricks in a big city. The dark shadow & hue on the right harmonizes with the dark jacketed people in mid ground; and the bright light to the other side---emphasized by b&w's---is a harsh contrast. Then there's the guy coming at you: I have yet to learn to photograph people, as I shy away as they approach. (And then they often bow and sneak by, so as not to get in my way.) I assume you have to have some steely nerve to photograph a guy coming at you who looks like he wants to take your camera. FIne piece of urban tension in blacks & whites. And that car moving out into the street may be someone thinking, "this could get ugly, I'm outa here..." More fine work from you, Corey.