For 40 years, Rainbow Shoe Repair has photographed Lower East Siders in their element
Elroy Gay and Lillie Gay, 1987. Photo: Joseph Borukhov Once upon a time in the 1980s — long before the days of Ludlow House, $7 lattes, and recently relocated frat boys — the Lower East Side was one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Manhattan. Today, only traces of those previous tenants and their businesses remain in the wake of gentrification, making the remaining stalwarts feel all the more precious.
Soon after, she visited the Delancey Street storefront with fellow curator Brooke Nicholas. “The owner disappeared into a backroom and emerged with crumbling manila folders, spilling out with unclaimed photographs from the ’80s, ’90s and 2000s,” says Nicholas. These were far more artistic than your typical in-and-out passport-photo setup. These shoots put couples, graduates, and families in dozens of unique poses, and often involved background and outfit changes.
Yesenia, circa 1998. Photo: Ilya Shoulov Individuals featured in the exhibition pointed and said things like “that’s my son,” providing context to peers and strangers, unbidden. Shawntel Dunbar reflected on her own portrait in front of the rainbow backdrop: “It was taken just after I started a new job. I really wanted to dress the part, because I was working down on Wall Street. I wanted to fit in, but I didn’t want to take away from who I was.
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