Photo collector Red Powell (right) and friends in front of his shoe-shine parlor in 1970. Powell's business was located in San Francisco's Fillmore District, once an epicenter of San Francisco's African-American community. The walls of Powell's shop were lined with photos depicting the neighborhood's hey-day as an international jazz destination. (Reprinted with permission of Chronicle Books, courtesy of The Red Powell/Reggie Pettus Collection.)

The Lightening of San Fransisco

Photo collector Red Powell (right) and friends in front of his shoe-shine parlor in 1970. Powell's business was located in San Francisco's Fillmore District, once an epicenter of San Francisco's African-American community. The walls of Powell's shop were lined with photos depicting the neighborhood's hey-day as an international jazz destination.

Credit: Reprinted with permission of Chronicle Books, courtesy of The Red Powell/Reggie Pettus Collection.