Spectacle
From September 1, 1954, Max Hubacher gives us “The Queen Elizabeth leaving New York”: It’s hard to tell where along
It Looked Familiar: Contrast
In Gotham, a cathedral surrounded by skyscrapers: In New York, a cathedral surrounded by skyscrapers, albeit without a crossing tower:
Last Weekend
A picture of white-out in Manhattan. Note that the sidewalk on the right, behind the bollards, is almost clear of
Demonstrated
A photo from San Francisco, some time in late April 1906: In the foreground, the ruins of an eight-story bearing-wall
Far And Near
The nature of Manhattan is such that you sometimes can’t see a building you know is nearby and you can
Four Circles In Search Of A Tangent
From the NYPL photo album of the construction of the IRT subway 1900-1904, here are four pictures titled “59th Street
From A Distance
From the Wurts Brothers, “General View – Manhattan – Aerial view – Park Avenue – Broadway – looking south”: The
A Period Of Transition
Speaking of the orphaned triangle of land at the southeast corner of Union Square, here it is, in the foreground
All I Wanted Was A Picture Of Snow
From the Bain News Service, “Snowstorm N.Y.”: Nice. The Library of Congress website says it’s February 14, 1914, based on
A Rational Decision
I was in the City Hall subway station yesterday, and there were a number of sparrows in there with me.
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