Great photos. I always love old photos taken in people’s homes. There are many details in the background which add greatly to the story and a time capsule of what life was like.
From the age of 6-9 I grew up in a West Midland town, in Solihull on the edge of Birmingham and almost opposite the Land Rover plant, so these feel eerily familiar to me too. The wallpaper, the plate on the wall, the patterned dress, the TC, the nearly empty A road. Perhaps because of that, I almost, almost, see them in colour in my minds eye even though these are B&W.
Nice one Andrew, I particularly like the reflection of the photographer in the screen on Television number 4.
Brilliant share, resonant, thanks..!
Brilliant edition! Thank you Andrew!
Great photos. I always love old photos taken in people’s homes. There are many details in the background which add greatly to the story and a time capsule of what life was like.
Love a good everyday moment photo. As always, thanks for sharing, Andrew!
What a wonderful recommendation, Andrew. I love works like these of the mundane and ordinary which becomes extraordinary a few decades later.
That term, subtopia shares a similarity with the effects of gentrification.
Most look like they could also have been taken in my hometown in northwest Illinois those same years. More universal than you might at first think.
Very interesting work and photos.
Right up my alley! (Not literally though)
These photos are both hilarious and cringeworthy. Terrific article and photos.
Thank you, Andrew. Never heard of John Myers, but will get the books you recommended.
My favorite photographer is Saul Leiter, who, like Myers, mostly took photos of his neightborhood (East Village, NYC).
A great read — thanks Andrew!
From the age of 6-9 I grew up in a West Midland town, in Solihull on the edge of Birmingham and almost opposite the Land Rover plant, so these feel eerily familiar to me too. The wallpaper, the plate on the wall, the patterned dress, the TC, the nearly empty A road. Perhaps because of that, I almost, almost, see them in colour in my minds eye even though these are B&W.
The interiors are the ones i knew in nyc.