While painted screens are a well-known peculiarity of the city embracing both privacy and art, I hadn't seen on in a good twenty years. This shot became the start of a lengthy, friendly conversation with the home's residents. A Latino family renting the house, they were unaware of the Baltimore history of painted screens, and wound up being very positive about the idea of my local history photo project. By request, I also wound up recommending them a camera repair place I frequent on the other side of town.