Gettysburg fans will recognize this as the angle — sometimes considered the high watermark of the Confederacy — looking north from the Copse of Trees.
Category: Black and white
The Arcade, Newark, Ohio
The Arcade opened in Newark, Ohio in 1909. Modeled after innovative European buildings, it became one of Newark, Ohio’s first successful retail emporiums. Later versions became known as shopping malls. At 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2), the Arcade is one-third the size of an average Wal-Mart. The original architecture provides a beautiful setting that attracts shoppers to its businesses.
Illusions
We do not err because truth is difficult to see. It is visible at a glance. We err because this is more comfortable.”
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Look at the image. Describe what you see.
Did you see the shopping cart in the lower right? Don’t feel bad if you didn’t. Lots of people don’t.
I lived for a lot of years in Newark, Ohio. It’s a midsize town about 40 miles east of Columbus. Lots of history, lots of interesting things to photograph. Famed photographer Clarence White did some of his more important work while living in Newark.
Anyway, Newark was on the Ohio Canal, and throughout the city there are various wall-size murals depicting some aspect of Newark. One of these — on Canal Street where the canal actually ran– shows a winter scene with folks skating on the frozen canal.