Camilo Jose Vergara: 30 Years Documenting the American Ghetto

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The photographer's goal is to create a comprehensive and permanent record of America's inner-cities that allows visitors to experience the visual effect of decades of change.

By Lorraine Calvacca Posted March 10, 2008

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Camilo Jose Vergara: 30 Years Documenting the American GhettoCamden 1979
View West along Fern St.
This is the first of a series of three photos taken in 1979, 1988 and 2005 show the unbuilding of Fern Street. Already in 1979 several row houses in the 900 block of Fern Street were vacant. Demolition, however, had not yet started.

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