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April 1941. "Houses and grocery store on Federal Street in the Negro section of Chicago." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.
It'd be funny if the derelict cars were still there.
The type of trunk carried on the back of these cars gave rise to our current usage of "trunk" to designate the luggage compartment of today's automobiles.
These were all-metal trunks with gasketed "dust-proof" closures. (Think "unpaved roads!")
That derelict car with flat tires, etc would command some real bucks today. Amazing trim items on the house it's in front of.
was located at 4043 South Federal Street. Judging by Google Maps and a search for 4040 South Federal, the area shown in the photograph is now a grass yard situated among small, attractively renovated apartment buildings in the southern part of Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood.
This could be labeled "Unpainted Ladies."
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