This entry is a continuation of a detailed one that I will soon post covering a recent trip to Connecticut and New York City. The length of that entry, and the many photographs already included, would make it unwieldy to carry still more. As I explain in the entry entitled Reflecting on Familiar Places: A Connecticut–NYC Journey, “while family, jazz, museums, and restaurants were our primary activities, most mornings after breakfast I took my real digital camera and wandered for up to two hours in all directions—through Central Park, down Fifth and Park Avenues, across 57th Street, and inevitably into Times Square. I hoped to capture interesting shots of NYC scenes and architecture.” I post those here with little commentary and in no particular order.
Bryant Park people-watching (watching phones and dogs) and the nearby Drama Book Shop…
Central Park scenes. Ideal for people-watching. Also the baseball field (I think) used in When Harry Met Sally, and the Central Park Zoo aquarium, featured in the 1949 film Holiday Affair with Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh. In the film it was occupied by a seal; now it houses a dolphin, and it’s behind a gate. Access is for paying customers only…
The Paris Theater. Our go-to movie house for foreign films while I was in college…
Two ironic photographs featuring the Louis Vuitton trunk façade on 57th Street and Fifth Avenue: one with an armored car in the foreground (you’d need its contents to shop there), and the other flanked by a “Mitzvah Tank.” They call it an “architectural landmark and a cultural hub,” but might it be the ultimate symbol of unrestrained plutocracy?...
This “empty office” photo, taken from our hotel room at night, reminds me of a contact print of 35mm negatives….
The ubiquitous presence of Nathan’s, this one near the Plaza Hotel….
The chaos of Times Square, even in the early morning—a “gun free zone” and a pedicab bound for Times Square…
The subway system, once second nature to me. But now? Which will it be—the A, C, B, D, or 1?...
This surreal photo juxtaposes a Victoria’s Secret ad in their store window with the reflection of St. Patrick's Cathedral on the left…
And dominating everything, NYC architecture and skylines. These are among the most striking, besides those above and what I will publish in the main blog entry…
