Commentary &Photos 13 Apr 2008 07:55 am
Buildings In My Sightlines
Ugly
- A year ago I posted some photos of cranes working on buildings in the area not far from my apartment in Manhattan. The one pictured below to the left was there for half a year. The building it was raising is near completion, and I’ve pictured it below, to the right. It’s one of these monsters that goes up to a seeming infiinity and successfully blocks the view of the Empire State Building, a couple of blocks behind it.
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Not Ugly
A small grouping of older buildings sits six blocks south of the monster above. These I find interesting and attractive. Starting to the right, (note that I’ve lightened the building farthest right to highlight the four in the center) there’s an interesting building which has, to its left, a smaller building. Then a smaller building, and a smaller one yet. I suspect it’d be interesing to have an apartment in one of these which sit across from the Flatiron building at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway. At one time, these buildings probably housed photographers’ studios – this had once been the neghborhood for that field.
Finally, I couldn’t resist pointing out these carolers who remain on the
ediface of the building above, farthest left.
They probably went up one christmas and have stayed there
singing ever on.
Below is another shot of the same buildings from 23rd Street.
The arrow points to the carolers.
on 13 Apr 2008 at 12:13 pm 1.Michael J. Ruocco said …
Hey Mike, speaking of cranes and buildings, have you noticed the one setup on 23rd across the street from Madison Square Park? That crane has been there since before I came to SVA last August! Some people in my classes are actually placing bets on when it’ll finally be done & outta there. I can see it from my dorm window, & I’m tired of seeing the damn thing.
on 13 Apr 2008 at 12:24 pm 2.Michael said …
I see it every day, and almost look for it as a touchstone on my trip to work. I’d actually photographed it once but felt that I was repeating myself (and I would have been) if I’d posted it.
on 13 Apr 2008 at 12:54 pm 3.Michael J. Ruocco said …
Well, I can tell you before I saw these pics I never would’ve noticed those carolers. Man, whoever’s in charge must be REALLY lazy to take ‘em down. At least they’ll give off a bit of Christmas cheer in the middle of the swelterin’ heat this summer. Jingle all the way to a heat stroke.
on 14 Apr 2008 at 7:31 am 4.Stephen Macquignon said …
Just to let you know the “carolers†have been there at least since I went to SVA back in the late 80’s. I think the store is some kind of Christmas decoration wholesale but I don’t remember off the top of my head.