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Radial Avenue Traffic Streaks from the YMCA, Detroit (Circa 1925)

A high-angle vertical night perspective down a brightly lit Detroit avenue flanking Grand Circus Park, showing streaks of moving traffic beneath rows of glowing streetlights. — Radial Avenue Traffic Streaks from the YMCA, Detroit (Circa 1925) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Overlooking the radial street plan of Downtown Detroit circa 1925, Donald A. Hall Sr. framed this long-exposure study of urban illumination. Captured during his engineering tenure with Ford, the image highlights his early mastery of nighttime exposure balance.