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Waiting for Cinnabon: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 9:28pm.
Cleveland circa 1908. "Colonial Arcade." Seen earlier here and here. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Spirella
Submitted by Lupinelle on Sun, 12/25/2011 - 6:22pm.
There's enough about Spirella to keep one busy for many days at Ivy Leaf's corset site.
The girl upstairs
Submitted by clairefb on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 11:07pm.
Does she work at the corset shop or the Christian Science reading room?
Between a rock and a hard place
Submitted by Bull City Boy on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 5:17pm.
The young lady is between Christian Science and Spirella Corsets. No wonder she seems hesitant.
Still looks the same in 2011
Submitted by cnik70 on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 9:47am.
Minus the well dressed people. Even the hand painted window signs remain. Although there is a skylight, you still get a claustrophobic feeling while walking around in there due to the narrowness of the arcade.
Peek-a-boo
Submitted by Vintagetvs on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 10:36pm.
The young lady on the right is peeking out of the entryway at the Photographer, while the young man across the way is peeking at her!
Peekaboo
Submitted by Dutch on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 10:13pm.
Wonder if the woman hiding upstairs right was wanted by the police, long lost husband or relatives owed money?
Discreet
Submitted by switzarch on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 9:38pm.
The young lady at the right on the upper level doesn't want to be in the picture; too late to tell her that she is, I suppose! I get the feeling there were shops on the lower level and offices on the upper level. A wonderful space; like the jaunty hat on the fellow, lower level, in the foreground, just ahead of the three ladies.
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