Martha Cooper - Street Play - 2006

玛莎·库珀的照片带领我们穿越七九年代末的字母城，当时该地区即将经历大规模城市更新——这一过程直到今天仍在继续。

当时，社区里毒贩和小罪犯比例超出常态，景观看起来既丑陋又令人生畏。 But to the children who grew up there, the abandoned buildings and rubble-strewn lots made perfect playgrounds, providing raw materials and open space for unsupervised play.

A crumbling tenement housed a secret clubhouse, rooftops became private aviaries, and a pile of trash might be a source for treasure.