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OriginalAldine Square, Chicago, in 1935. Aldine Square was a neighborhood that would be demolished to make way for the Ida B. Wells Homes in 1938; this picture was taken by federal employees documenting the pre-project area.
Reason
This was an FPC back in 2020 and garnered some support and no opposition, but wasn't discussed enough to be promoted. This is a compelling and high-quality photograph of a residential neighborhood – Aldine Square, Chicago – that was demolished in 1938 to make way for the Ida B. Wells Homes. The image has high EV in its article and good composition; yes, the tree might be an obstructing element, and one of the few people has motion blurring, but the crispness and angled view of the neighborhood makes this a wonderful "day in the life" street view image from a bygone era, and is IMO more aesthetically pleasing than harsh sepia tones from the late 19th century.
Articles in which this image appears
Aldine Square, Chicago; Oakland, Chicago
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
Historic American Building Survey, with cropping and restoration by John M Wolfson and Bammesk
  • Conditional Support – if the nom gets a couple of supports, I will clean up the scratches. Bammesk (talk) 02:51, 6 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    If you're going to tinker with it further, you might try lightening it up a little and increasing the contrast as well. You've got some room to work with before you blow out any of the highs, and it looks rather dull and dingy right now. That seems to me more of a problem than the scratches. Just my opinion, but a brighter version would probably get my support. Choliamb (talk) 15:20, 6 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Alt1 higher contrast and brightness version version

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:48, 17 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]