charlesczoller

Just what were they thinking with those things? Is it like the peacock's tail? Maybe it was an ostentatious display of stupidity to get on one of those things, and maybe that worked...

is he barefoot? How strange.

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nice call on the barefoot, ingrid! this guy has me beat

I think it's more likely he's wearing oxford shoes than posing barefoot. That wouldn't be very gentleman like.

Hmm, can anyone make out the intersection?

After spending a lot (too much) time, looking at it, I'd say it's Harvard, looking WNW - as per Google Maps Street View: maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&q=oxford+street,+r... The house on the western corner bears some resemblance to the one in the photo. As for the sign, while hard to read, it seems it may have a V about halfway down. And it's clear that Oxford is the major street in this intersection, as the boulevard intersects the right-of-way of the cross street. This, plus the limited stretch of Oxford which is a boulevard (though, of course, not necessarily, was) seems the best bet. Even looked at the shadows, but it must be late morning - they fall almost north-south, either way the camera is pointing.

Hmm, I will go back to the original and try and discern the street name, hopefully we'll be able to put this bad boy on the map!

An update: my sister, who grew up a block or two from there, says it's Oxford and Brighton - that she recognizes the house.

Thanks for the follow up!

Thanks for sharing this photo with the commons! We've used it in an illustration for opensource.com opensource.com/life/12/5/your-mother-was-right