There are so many points at which these photos might never have been. It's remarkable that Gundars Osvalds rediscovered them at a time when there was a venue and woman in Charlottesville interested in to displaying the images. Indeed the fact that he took them at all is surprising. What inspired him to explore a neighborhood he had never before stepped in just before its demolition? He didn't know he was capturing history so he doesn't really remember his motivations and impressions more than 50 years later. But he's been reflecting on what the photos mean now and shared some thoughts with me for WTJU's Soundboard.
