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 11, 2012
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
April 20, 2012
April 14, 2012
March 31, 2012
Harlem Kodachrome 1985
A badly composed photo of my favorite traffic light…
©Matt Weber
February 16, 2012
YALE Trucking “West Side Highway” 1988
This old truck was an ad for Yale trucking and was viewable from the old elevated West Side Highway which also was known as the Miller Highway a long long time ago…
©Matt Weber
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
