Our Vanishing Americana
“If you start forgetting how things began, you stop beginning things.”
Our Vanishing Americana: A North Carolina Portrait
Our Vanishing Americana: A South Carolina Portrait
Someone once said, "If you start forgetting how things began, you stop beginning things." With undaunting energy and perseverance, Mike Lassiter spent six years traveling across the state of North Carolina, looking for the lifeblood of small towns, community icons and historic businesses--the beginnings of Tar Heel commerce, livelihoods, family enterprises. At first it was old storefronts and signage that captured his imagination; soon he became enamored with the people inside the buildings and their stories.
Documentary
Our Vanishing Americana is a four-time Emmy nominated documentary that showcases photographer Mike Lassiter's quest to capture the essence of Main Street across his home state of North Carolina. In this clip, he visits barber Kenneth Wood. Wood began cutting hair in 1927, the same year Lindbergh flew the Atlantic and the New York Yankees starting their "Murderous Row" run.
