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Tribeca Then and Now #5
Next on tap for the 1980s-vs.-now photo comparison: Hubert, Collister, and Greenwich. / 3 comments
Another Ride Through the Past
Gardiner Comfort's essay about the old manual elevators that used to be everywhere in Tribeca gave me license to ask artist Grimanesa Amorós whether I could shoot the elevator at 54 N. Moore—and it turns out there are two. This is the second one. / 8 comments
A Ride Through the Past
Gardiner Comfort's essay about the old manual elevators that used to be everywhere in Tribeca gave me license to ask artist Grimanesa Amoros whether I could shoot the elevator at 54 N. Moore—and it turns out there are two. This is the first one.
The Ups and Downs of Old Tribeca
"Every kid who grew up downtown in the old days remembers riding in freight elevators," reminisces Gardiner Comfort. "All the old industrial buildings had them: hand-operated, ancient cages that left the brick shaft walls open and the distant vanishing point of the top floor visible." / 3 comments
Tribeca Then and Now #4
The latest batch of 1980s-vs.-now comparisons heads north up Hudson, from Ericsson to Laight, with detours to the Holland Tunnel and Broome Street. / 1 comment
Tribeca Then and Now #3
Next up in the 80s-vs.-now series: Leonard, Varick, N. Moore, Franklin, and Hudson. / 5 comments
In the News: Ice Rink Opening Today
Or so it's said. Plus: Stingy starlet; Finn Square's history; beer and sausages in FiDi.
In the News: 93 Worth Debuts
Plus: Asphalt Green; Zone A building updates; 36 Warren's history; artist Nate Lowman; ZONA's back story; Barbarini looking elsewhere; Pier 17 reopens. / 2 comments
Tribeca Then and Now #2
The second batch of now-vs.-the-80s photos includes Staple, Harrison, Jay, and Hudson. / 3 comments
In the News: Hudson Square Rezoning Deal
Plus: Tribeca Canvas and Benares; West Thames pedestrian bridge moving forward; the history of Washington Market.
Tribeca Then and Now #1
When I posted Yvonne Babineaux's photos of Tribeca in the 1980s, I promised I'd go out and take "now" shots for comparison's sake. Here's the first batch (W. Broadway and Duane). / 14 comments
In the News: A Landmark Deteriorates
Plus: SouthWest NY to open this week; Lower Manhattan businesses are slow; suing 88 Greenwich.
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