123 Smith Street in Brooklyn is the site of the Micro Museum.

The space was founded in the mid-1980s while the area was redlined.

Redlining is a discriminatory practice whereby services are withheld from people who live in neighbourhoods classified as "hazardous" to investment. These neighbourhoods usually have significant racial, and ethnic minorities and low-income residents.

The Micro Museum has acted as both an art and performance gallery and local community space since its inception in 1986.

Despite the gentrification of much of Brooklyn, including within the local area, Smith Street still feels like a community of local people.

These portraits represent the inhabitants and frequenters of Smith Street, framed within the street-level viewing window of the Micro Museum front door.