Papa's PoBoy Shop -surreal selective color is a photograph by Scott Pellegrin which was uploaded on July 13th, 2013.
Papa's PoBoy Shop -surreal selective color
This is a HDR selective color image of a small town PoBoy shop. This is also available in HDR color. A popular local theory claims that po' boy, as... more
Title
Papa's PoBoy Shop -surreal selective color
Artist
Scott Pellegrin
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Photograph
Description
This is a HDR selective color image of a small town PoBoy shop. This is also available in HDR color. A popular local theory claims that "po' boy", as specifically referring to a type of sandwich, was coined in a New Orleans restaurant owned by Benny and Clovis Martin (originally from Raceland, Louisiana), former streetcar conductors. In 1929, during a four-month strike against the streetcar company, the Martin brothers served their former colleagues free sandwiches. The Martins' restaurant workers jokingly referred to the strikers as "poor boys", and soon the sandwiches themselves took on the name. In Louisiana dialect, this is naturally shortened to "po' boy.
Feel free to email with questions/comments. Thank you for looking.
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July 13th, 2013
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Comments (35)
JOHN TELFER
Scott, Excellent black and white photo love the great details and the real vintage look, fav, voted and google promoted
Terri Waters
I have no idea what a PoBoy shop is but I love the image, most excellent
Scott Pellegrin replied:
Thank you Terri. A PoBoy is a sandwhich much like a hero or sub.. it is made on french bread and stuffed with a variety of meats, etc.. local favorites are shrimp, oyster, roast beef, etc..
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