Michael Paul Smith builds scale models. His collection of 1/24 scale scenes from mid-20th century America can be seen at his Flickr, where he wrote:
Our past is a powerful draw and in so many ways we try to capture it in order to explain it to ourselves.There is also a New York Times' story, "Lots of Web Traffic in such a Tiny Town," about his work.
What started out as an exercise in model building and photography, ended up as a dream-like reconstruction of the town I grew up in. It's not an exact recreation, but it does capture the mood of my memories.
And like a dream, many of the buildings show up in different configurations throughout the photos. Or sometimes, the buildings stay put and the backgrounds change.
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