![]() ![]() I found this man trying to stay warm by a barrel that was on fire. Memorial Day of 1976 must have been a cold day in Chicago’s Uptown. All the large cars in this shot signify the end of an era for Detroit. Gasoline prices quadrupled within a year. The embargo created massive unemployment and hyperinflation. Can you spot it? I started photographing in Uptown right after the OPEC Oil Embargo in October 1973. ![]() Also note: of the 40+ cars in this shot, only one is a compact. It looks like the bridge abutments have undergone some changes when I look at the overpass today in Google Maps street view. Long focal lengths like this compress distance. I took several shots from this position but this was taken with a 300mm telephoto. Taken in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood during the mid-1970s. ![]() Below, see a selection of Rehak’s photos accompanied by his descriptions of them. ![]()
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