kevin o'farrell

In the heart of Richmond, Virginia, on may 24, 1974, Grace Street transformed into a living, breathing expression of a generation on the edge of change. The street festival captured in this collection of photographs was more than just an event — it was a moment of anticipation, a space where the past met the future in a haze of sunlight, movement, and self-expression.

This book is a time capsule of a city in transition. The counterculture of the 1960s still lingered in the air, but the bold energy of the 1970s was unmistakable — experimentation, rebellion, and reinvention crackled in every frame. Here, a skateboarder defies gravity, frozen mid-motion, his balance embodying the era’s restless search for new forms of freedom. A figure adorned in an avant-garde costume of plastic and fabric moves through the crowd, a symbol of the DIY artistry and performative spontaneity that defined the time.

Every image in may 24, 1974 holds the tension of expectation — an unspoken sense that something is about to happen. The city, the people, the culture itself teetered on the edge of new possibilities. These photographs don’t just document a festival; they capture the charged atmosphere of a generation stepping toward an unknown but exhilarating future.

Through the grain of film and the golden light of a spring afternoon, this book invites you into a world of potential — a day when art and rebellion blurred together on Grace Street, and anything seemed possible.