Watchtower in orbit
Watching over Metropolis
One Beacon Court, 58th Street, Midtown East
September 10th, 2016
Tag: architecture
On my way to work
On my way to work one day, I stopped at a traffic light. While waiting, I looked up.
September 9th, 2016
Candy Peaks
This ex-candy factory that produced Mason Peaks – a candy bar with coconut covered in chocolate and Mason Mint – a round mint patty also covered in chocolate, later became an affordable housing and subsidized artists’ community until its most recent conversion into luxury condos, not without the controversy and bitter aftertaste that follow evictions that follow real-estate development that follow big bucks investments.
But, thankfully, they kept the sign which has now become my benchmark when looking for the right turn to reach Brooklyn Heights Promenade coming from Brooklyn Bridge. After getting off of the bridge and following the path through the park towards Peaks Mason Mints I continue on Middagh Street up until Columbia Heights then turn left and walk a few meters to a marked descending path which is the start of the Promenade and its glorious views of the Manhattan skyline.
September 5th, 2016
Vertical Reality
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New York by Gehry skyscraper on Spruce Street, Lower Manhattan. Playfully edited but you can see the real thing by clicking on the link. At the time of its completion in February 2011 it was the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere. That was before it was vanquished by its rival on Park Avenue (photo coming up next).
September 5th, 2016
Getting wavy
Guastavino tile vaults spotted on the south arcade of the Manhattan Municipal Building, 1 Centre Street.
September 5th, 2016
Starting from the bottom
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August 26th 2016
The Humble Fabulist 