Category Archives: Photos

Local Street Photographed

snow_Jan23 (1)-tn.jpgIsitan writes us: “This picture was taken right in the middle of where I live and my wife’s shop, which was only 3 weeks old at the time (Sunday, Jan. 23). I was just crossing the street and wanted to capture Vanderbilt Avenue transformed to a white asphalt. I’m afraid there’s no story attached to the image other than this. 🙂

OK! I think that’s the last of the winter photos…

Construction Pit at 647-649 Washington Ave.

construction-pit-at-647-9-Washington Ave-tn.jpgThis is a panoramic night shot of the construction pit at 647-649 Washington Ave.(click to enlarge) where a “rag assorting” facility once stood.

It is my homage to Cornershots.com, which documents the travels of Jimmie, a Brooklynite and photo urbanologist, and his quest for the perfect image of cities after dark (though he does more than night shots, of course).

Somehow my pit panorama got lost in the queue, so the picture is a bit dated. What’s the latest behind that fence?

As previously reported here, this is likely to become a 7 story, 70-foot-high building, with 8 apartments and 12,200 total square feet.

Link: 647-649 Washington Ave.: from Rag Assortery to Object of Condo Lust [DAILY HEIGHTS]

Photo Quiz – A Chef and a Doorbell

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Chef2-tn.jpgLucas writes: “One of the things that I thought would be (mildly) amusing would be to occasionally post a photo from the neighborhood and see if people can tell where it’s from. Since Prospect Heights is such a small area, chances are even some obscure shots will be recognizable to some people. Here are a couple examples…” [Click the thumbnails for a larger view]