This is on the East side of the City and I love the way the old building is remaining, squeezed in between two big modern ones.
Category Archives: Architecture
Art
This visual is so explanatory. It looks like the freight section of a train station. It is the art in crates for the to-be-installed exhibition at the Guggenheim. One never sees the art arriving, only when it is hung. These are assembled on the main floor of the Guggenheim on Saturday. The door/delivery entrance behind …
Park Avenue
This too, is Park Avenue. Just not around Central Park, but much farther North. So what’s in a name?
Just a Job
On the right hand side of the building, about mid-way up, you see something. Not quite distinguishable. It is a couple of window washers doing their job.
More Theatre Interiors
A splendid example of more artistry on the left. On the right, the construction of the entire seating area is all plywood and the seat cushions are thin and serve the purpose of designating the ticket seating number. This entire seating arrangement sets the scene for a play that is a metaphorical cock fight.
The Bronzes at Union Square
Embedded in the sidewalk are these beautiful bronzes depicting scenes of days gone by. Most of us just walk by them, stepping on them without noticing them. Then one day, there they are!
Priceless!
This house is on the Upper East Side on a street of exquisite buildings. The photo left is a partial of the entrance with a flowerbox above the impressive portal. The photo [right] below is a shot of the entire facade. The photo left is the adjoining house of a famous painter, now deceased. …
THE Meeting Place
The Clock above the circular information kiosk in the center of the waiting area of Grand Central Terminal. This spot is often chosen as a designated meeting place. On any day you may encounter people with a louche air about them, trying not to look as if they feel out of place, as they check …
Sort Of…
…just noticed. Yet, knew it all along. There are no telephone polls in Manhattan. How wonderful is that. Look around your American City. Can you say the same? Don’t think so.
Get It?
The building appendage, the copper colored oddly shaped piece, is actually only half as thick in reality, but the reflection of the building to which it is attached, doubles its size.