Photograph
Coin Wash on Williamson Street
View down a sidewalk towards three people waiting outside of a coin laundromat on Williamson Street. Two women, one on steps of a doorway and another near a closed door, are sitting and reading newspapers. Another woman is standing and leaning against a window. Next door to the laundromat is Star Liquor. |
Image ID: | 119242 |
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Creation Date: | 1982 |
Creator Name: | Jack Greene Photography |
City: | Madison |
County: | Dane |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Jack Greene photographs, 1982 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | PH 6959 |
Original Dimensions: | 7.5 x 9.5 inches |
Caption on the bottom of the frame reads: " 'I know most of the old men in the neighborhood,' Karen Jaster, house painter by trade says. 'I buy them cigarettes and adopt them but I don't take them home. A lot of 'em live in a door stoop somewhere. Most of them are dead now. Milton got killed last winter and Charlie froze in a van.' Despite the loss of old friends, Karen likes the Willy Street community. 'It's a nice neighborhood to grow old in.' Is the area changing? 'Only that it's getting worse in terms of transient people. There's more of 'em, more of a hassle with 'em.'" |
Sidewalks |
Newspapers |
Outdoor photography |
Women |
Liquor stores |
Electric signs |
Signs and signboards |
Brickwork |
Commercial buildings |
Clothing and dress |
Dresses |
Hats |
Neighborhoods |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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