Car - Dealership - We have night hours 1948 - Side by Side
by Mike Savad
Title
Car - Dealership - We have night hours 1948 - Side by Side
Artist
Mike Savad
Medium
Photograph - Colorized Photo
Description
Colorized photo from 1948
Original title: L Motors business
Photographer: Gottscho-Schleisner
Location: 175th St and Broadway, NY
The original had a lot more detail in the background, and while I did actually color it in, I ended up just focusing on the nearby buildings keeping distractions out. The photographer did a good job of balancing the light without blowing it too badly out. While the original was an 8bit image, there was enough data in there for me to get the tubes in the neon.
There were no color references for the building, I used a palette that had art deco colors. The building itself was designed by Morris Lapidus, a famous architect renown for his flamboyant buildings. He designed it in a way that you will not only take notice but remember it. So I went with flashy colors as well.
Because this is a new car dealership, and I knew the year, it wasn't hard to find the original colors of the cars. The inside has a huge dome light that made the place just glow. There are weird little characters in the cars, that are more creepy than anything else.
The location of this, there is dealership, it rotated from auto store to grocery a few times over. The church is still there, as is the apartment, a Lowes theater across the street. Only recently did they convert that side street into a pedestrian only zone.
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March 11th, 2020
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