Black & white photo taken by Arthur Rafton Canning of 5th Street South between 3rd and 4th avenues. Photograph taken from the Alexandra Hotel looking north. A streetcar is visible in the street, as are people lined up (maybe waiting for a parade). Businesses along the east side of 5th Street are also visible.

This photo can be used for language arts, art, or social studies. It could be used as a visual prompt for a descriptive writing assignment or a short story. It could be used to prompt a discussion about photography and how it can be used as an art form or to spark discussion about reflection, depiction, composition, and expression. In social studies, it could be used to engage is discussion or inquiry about how time changes a place. It could also be used in a computer course to teach how to manipulate images in Photoshop.