1990s new york aesthetic

Please also see: ARCHITECTURE AND MANHATTAN BUILDINGS - PART 1 - The Reservoir / Central Park Somewhere in the "photo district" (near Chelsea) View from Avenue A and 12th street roof ConEd Plant / East 14th street View of avenue B from Tompkins Park. Charlie Parker was actually living in this corner building. My friend Stella (owner of Cafe della Pace on 7ht st.) was renting his old apartment (with a great terrace) in the mid-90's. 22nd st / 7th ave. East Houston street East 12th street…

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Here it is, the MEGA WTC picture thread where all pictures of the WTC pre 9/11 are posted and we remember the Twin Towers. Keep in mind, I didn't take these...

Exakta Varex IIa + Agfa CT18

New YorK (1996)

It’s well known that Times Square in Manhattan endured a massive facelift during the mayoral tenure of Rudy Giuliani in the 1990s. Disney became an investor in the area, which soon became a touristic haven for Madame Tussaud’s and stores selling overpriced fare from Godiva’s, M&M’s, Quiksilver, and Lids. The main casualty of this process of turbo-gentrification were the charming porno houses that dotted the area in the 1970s and 1980s. Maggie Hopp worked in the administration of Mayor John…

Times Square, then Long Acre Square. Photo from Library of Congress, circa 1898-1900. We’ve been doing a bit of research about Times Square these days, in a forthcoming book about the history of Broadway that we’re working on. The Library of Congress has as great repository of vintage photographs and we’d thought we’d share the striking evolution of Times Square from 1898 to today. Times Square had its humble beginnings as Long Acre Square prior to 1904. The Astors owned much of the land…

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