A Visit to William Christenberry's Five Cent Coca-Cola Wall in Demopolis, Alabama (B&W Photography)

In this video, we travel to the small Alabama communities of Demopolis and Sprott, to visit three sites made iconic by the late fine art photographer William Christenberry and Walker Evans before him.
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Christenberry images:
Christenberry Photos Capture the Changing South
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Jackson Fine Art. William Christenberry. "5 Cent, Demopolis, Alabama, 1978."
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Hood Museum. "Post Office, Sprott, Alabama. William Christenberry, American, 1936 - 2016."
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Getty Museum. "William Christenberry."
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Phillips Collection. "Wall of Building with 5 cent Signs, Demopolis, Alabama."
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Sources and Links:
Library of Congress. "Crossroads store, post office. Sprott, Alabama digital file from b&w film dup. neg."
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National Register of Historic Places. Inventory - Nomination Form. Mar. 7, 1979.npgallery.nps....
NPR. "William Christenberry, Artist Whose Muse Was Rural Alabama, Dies At 80." Audio: Christenberry explains his fascination with Sprott church.
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SFMOMA. "Walker Evans Post Office, Sprott, Alabama."
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Tuscaloosa News. "Couple's Gift will Benefit Demopolis." Apr. 28, 2003.www.tuscaloosa...
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[@georgecarpenter4126]

It is so much fun when you can just drive around and look...there are so many old structures just dying to be captured for posterity on film and digitally. Glad to see what you do and inspire so many, including me, to go out and do the same. Keep it up and stay safe !

[@Keithdotson]

Thanks so much for the kind words George! Keep on shooting!

[@jasongold6751]

Sally Mann his Protege!

[@charliejg]

The biggest annoyance today when trying to shoot older buildings is those pesky electricity supply lines! LOL! I was trying to shoot an old Quaker Meeting site yesterday and was getting very frustrated trying to avoid them. But, I guess that is part of the current state of the sites. I often wonder what led to the color decisions for painting buildings. I often think it was the cheapest choice. Wow.... did you shoot any photos of that burned out truck? Jeez.... Thanks for taking us along!

[@Keithdotson]

Yeah power lines are the bane of my photography work! And power tools are the bane of my video work! 😂 I didn’t photograph that burned truck but I saw two burned vehicles on that day in Alabama which makes me wonder what’s going on over there

[@trinity7776]

Coke was a dime in the 1960's when I was growing up in Detroit. Funny how you can still buy a coke for a dime if you have the right dime-a pre 1965 90% silver dime.