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Ludlow Avenue in Cincinnati in 1971 was a hopping place near the university. A movie theater, a fancy ice cream parlor, besides mini markets and quaint shops, below the apartments. Hanging out in a rare alley way loading zone, with very limited parking, I found them with not much to do but shoot the breeze, and me with a traveling camera to remember the times.

Taken with a Zeiss Contarex with a 55mm F1.4 Planar on Kodak Tri-X 135mm panchromatic film. The camera had a distinctive shutter noise, and it's no wonder I was noticed. Later when I changed to Leica, I moved to the quiet side.

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eugene spiegel

The VW Beetle in the background was the common car of young people with parts available everywhere. It was a whole mechanical industry. I had a few and I choose the vans for many years.

Description

Ludlow Avenue in Cincinnati in 1971 was a hopping place near the university. A movie theater, a fancy ice cream parlor, besides mini markets and quaint shops, below the apartments. Hanging out in a rare alley way loading zone, with very limited parking, I found them with not much to do but shoot the breeze, and me with a traveling camera to remember the times.

Taken with a Zeiss Contarex with a 55mm F1.4 Planar on Kodak Tri-X 135mm panchromatic film. The camera had a distinctive shutter noise, and it's no wonder I was noticed. Later when I changed to Leica, I moved to the quiet side.

Click on the photo to enlarge.

eugene spiegel

The VW Beetle in the background was the common car of young people with parts available everywhere. It was a whole mechanical industry. I had a few and I choose the vans for many years.