The front of an antique blue car parked on the streets of Capitol Hill

The rear of an antique blue car parked on the streets of Capitol Hill

Since I’d made plans to meet some friends at the Folger Shakespeare Library one Saturday morning, I decided to get to Capitol Hill early to take a few photographs to finish off a roll of slide film. After walking around for thirty minutes, I came across this antique car parked on the street. I’m sure that if I reviewed all of the slides, I’d find one with the actual brand of the car visible.

I suppose knowing the brand isn’t that important, but what I remember most is that there was a pothole filled with water about three feet from me. As a result, muddy water would splash on me every time a car would drive by. When I got to the Folger Library, everyone wondered why I was covered in brown water spots.