This is an adorable image that I found tonight. When I shoot in some of these older neighborhoods like Flint and Detroit, this is what I envision it was like back in the day, before the factories started closing down and everyone started leaving in search of America. Look at the purse and white gloves! How many little girls dress like this nowadays? I remember looking at outfits like this for sale in the Sears catalog when we were young, wishing we could dress like this! 

Whenever I look at some of these old, beautiful homes - I can't help but imagine what it would be like to live there.  Little girls dressed for church, barbecues on the back porch, dad washing the car. LOVE the smell of fresh grass! 

And there's dad, creeping around the side of the house with a hose! How sad  that these neighborhoods are so decayed now, and all that is left are these memories.  On a side note, I imagine his wife probably took this photo!