[Leica] Lange Photo

[s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)]

I remember driving by Fresno in the mid 70's. The town was divided in  
two, with the side west of the freeway literally a chanty town with a  
wooden board walkway along the one main street. Even back then, I  
traveled with a Leica, but I was too busy looking for the "big  
picture" to see what was taking place in the minutia of every life.
Ironically, I had seen Bill Owens' Suburbia, so I felt that I had a  
grip on the subject. Now, I live by if in doubt, take the shot.
I still kick myself for not taking any shots of that community. Now,  
of course, at Fresno city hall, no such part of town ever existed.
s.d.


On Dec 4, 2008, at 9:07 AM, David Rodgers wrote:

> Slobodan,
>
> I grew up in Modesto. Back then it was best known as the home of Gallo
> Wine. It also became famous as the subject location of "American
> Graffiti" (though it was filmed in Petaluma). George Lucas graduated
> from my High School, or should I say I from his? It's probably best
> known now for Scott Peterson, who was my brother's fertilizer  
> salesman,
> although that's not why he's infamous.
>
> Some years back I was looking through one of Dorothea Lange's books.
> Just past "Migrant Mother" there was an image of a corner gas station
> titled, "Riverbank". Riverbank is right next to Modesto. I decided to
> try and find the spot. It wasn't too difficult. There was a small 4x4
> wooden post in the edge of the photograph with street names.
>
> Dorothea must have been standing in the road when she took the
> photograph. Or maybe she took the image from inside here car. I mean,
> you envision her setting up a tripod and carefully composing. But  
> who's
> to say she didn't snap and dash, like the rest of us have been  
> known to
> do on occasion :-).
>
> I found the post with the street names lying in the weeds. I should  
> have
> grabbed it. Within days they were framing houses on the land. This was
> during the boom a few years back. The 80's boom that ended when the  
> S&Ls
> collapsed, not the more recent one.
>
> I took a photo, but there was not reference to the original. And views
> of acres and acres of partially framed homes were such a common site
> back then it hardly seemed worth it.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Slobodan Dimitrov [mailto:s.dimitrov@charter.net]
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 10:17 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Lange Photo
>
> Wow, still living in the neighborhood, i.e. Modesto, so to say.
> I think that the family should be given the Medal of Freedom by Obama.
>
> s.d.
>
>
> On Dec 4, 2008, at 6:43 AM, Ric Carter wrote:
>
>> <http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/12/02/dustbowl.photo/index.html>
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>> ric
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