A man spent years taking photos of one small town, when you look closer, you’ll see why

http://topinfopost.com ^ | march 22, 2014

[MeshugeMikey]

Thanks for the Thread.

I saw this on a photography forum the other day and am still in awe of this man’s work.

[dhs12345]

Loved the Hubley cast iron models from the 60s and 70s.

[MamaB]

Wow. Reminds me f my hometown in MS.

[JimRed]

That photo brings back a memory- the smell of autumn leaves being burned in the gutter at my grandfather’s home.

[dhs12345]

The might have one at the American History Museum on the Mall in DC.

That is a fun place to reminisce. They had the bright red and blue aluminum drinking glasses that I used when I visited my grandparents.

[luvbach1]

That photo brings back a memory- the smell of autumn leaves being burned in the gutter at my grandfather’s home.

Undoubtedly against the law now.

[cripplecreek]

My sister lives at the far end of that street today. The guy who lived where the bus is parked bought his first car from my great grandfather when he finished serving during the Korean war.

[dljordan]

That is so cool! Thanks!

[Axenolith]

We always used the glass jars my great grandmother got her snuff in as drinking glasses. Still have a few at the grandmothers, and up at our cabin.

[cripplecreek]

Hanover Michigan by the way. Corner of Allen and North Jackson street looking east.

[cardinal4]

Cool post, thanks..!

[Vigilanteman]

We would rake all the leaves into a large “Dakota Pit” and set them on fire. The Dakota Pit is an old Indian trick for keeping burning stuff at ground level with the air supplied by a vent hole. Some type of grating material (often just green wood) was laid over the top to keep the fire from being too visible or from getting away.

[SamAdams76]

Some of those pics have to be real or at least partially real (those with vegetation in the background).

I think that's the whole point. He constructs models of old cars and storefronts and photoshops them into actual current-day pictures of the town. The result makes it look like he stepped into a time machine with a modern camera and went back to around 1952.

Imagine if you could go back to 1952 as a 20 year old, knowing what you know now...

[JoeProBono]

[exit82]

“Ozzie and Harriet” and “Leave it to Beaver” were my favorite shows.

My home life as a kid was the exact opposite of those shows.

I watched those shows like a starving man looks at a piece of pie. They gave me the social cues as to what family life COULD be like.

I am thankful to God I gave my kids a great childhood and home life.

[Paladin2]

I see that now. I've done similar with a model of an old Jackson Hole Tram car to show my wife what it ( a 90% version) would look like in the back yard as a garden shed.

His car and building models are done much better than I can do...

[Nea Wood]

I guess their ideal of a town is some crime ridden area of south central LA because it is diverse.

Except they won't live there themselves. They'll tell YOU to live there, while THEY live in some lily-white gated community!

[Paladin2]

"Imagine if you could go back to 1952 as a 20 year old, knowing what you know now... "

have some old fam 8mm video to pull frames from to show how young kids were armed in the middle 50's.....

[9YearLurker]

That’s gorgeous.

[RetiredTexasVet]

He is really good ... wonder how he is on birth certificates?