Hole in the Clouds

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Tag: alleyscape

Where the Raven Quoth?

Feb 13, 2011

Edgar Allan Poe’s mother’s house. This photo was taken in 1930, a good many years after she lived there.

Edgar Allan Poe   1930   Virginia   alleyscape   Richmond   (Image credit: Frances Benjamin Johnston, via Shorpy)  

Monday

Feb 1, 2016

Just a few years ago, Monday in the neighborhood was obviously washday, as in this scene looking out over the alley behind South Taney Street. But that was then; nowadays, rowhouse backyards like these, minus the clotheslines, are described in realtor-speak as perfect for entertaining. 

alleyscape   clothesline   Philly   alley   Taney St   (Art by Judith Schermer: acrylic on masonite)  

Monday in California

Feb 12, 2018

Back alley in the Mission District, San Francisco, 1936. If you're interested in the apartment advertised, they want $20 a month for rent.

laundry   San Francisco   backyard   alleyscape   clothesline   signage   1936   for rent   Mission District   (Image credit: Dorothea Lange via Shorpy)