Park Ave. north of 96th Street has always been a different world, but at one point it was as run down as any street in Manhattan…
©Matt Weber
May 18, 2012
Park Ave. Hotel 1986
May 9, 2012
“Empire Checker” 1988-9
I remember being excited with this view as I wiggled back and forth behind this checker, trying to line up the Empire State Building for this image….Unfortunately I underexposed this frame badly and can’t get a great print / scan from this negative. This view was gone shortly thereafter as the new office building has blocked the majestic “ESB” and I guess I’m lucky to have this picture at all…
©Matt Weber
May 3, 2012
March 31, 2012
Harlem Kodachrome 1985
A badly composed photo of my favorite traffic light…
©Matt Weber
March 17, 2012
March 8, 2012
February 23, 2012
February 15, 2012
“The Night of the Iguana” 1988
Remember the Lone Star Cafe? 13th St. & 5th Ave. For a few years they had a giant iguana on their roof, until someone actually bought it and took it to their home…
©Matt Weber
