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November 3, 2015November 3, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Men of New York, Old New York

“The Cube” 1988

5-MenUnderCube-1988 copy©Matt Weber

November 3, 2015November 3, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs, Urban Wildlife

“Sad Guard Dog” NYC 1993

©Matt Weberthe sad guardian copy

November 2, 2015November 2, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Men of New York, Old New York, Uncategorized

The TV Thief 1989

Nocturnal=TV-Thief-1989 copyIf you remember the “Good Old Days” then you remember when a black & white television was something worth stealing. We had ours lifted in ’68…

©Matt Weber

November 1, 2015November 1, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Men of New York, Old New York, signs

“Urinetown” 1989

PairPissing-1989 copy©Matt Weber

October 31, 2015October 31, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Men of New York, Old New York, Uncategorized

Brooklyn Queens Expressway 1988

FrankensteinFireman-1988 copy©Matt Weber

October 31, 2015October 31, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Men of New York, Old New York, signs

Phone Booth 1989

©Matt WeberPhoneBooth-Legs-1989 copy

October 30, 2015October 30, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Men of New York, Old New York

New Year’s Eve 1989

NewYearsEve-RainUmbrellaHoustonSt-1989 copyI’m pretty sure this was East Houston St. maybe as far east as Ave. A or B…

©Matt Weber

October 28, 2015October 28, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Harlem, Old New York, signs

Harlem Triptych 1988

©Matt WeberHArlem-Triptych-1988 copy

October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Men of New York, Old New York, signs, Urban Landscape

“The Doctor on 42d Street” 1985

©Matt Webergooden-mural

October 26, 2015October 26, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), America, Cars & Buses, Color, Old New York, signs

6th Ave. AKA “Avenue of the Americas” 1985

This and almost all of my other images can be licensed for documentary use, or purchased as signed fine art prints.   http://mattweberphotos.com/  ©matt Weber

Ave-Americas-USA-Sign copy

October 26, 2015October 26, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

“The 79th St. RESTAURANT” 1985

This greasy spoon is rarely mentioned when discussing the “old” upper west side…

©Matt Weber79st-Restaurant-neon-1985 copy

October 24, 2015October 24, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Men of New York, Old New York

A Somewhat Famous Man “Gene Palma” 1988

Gene Palma was the famous street drummer, who could do a mean “Gene Krupa” and entertained people for decades in midtown. He also had a cameo in “Taxi Driver” ©Matt Weberdrummer-OperaMan-Mannequin-1989 copy

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York

Bronx Telephone Pole 1987

©Matt WeberBronx-Pole&Wires-1987 copy

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Men of New York, Old New York, signs

St. Marks Bar & Grill 1988

©Matt Weberst,marks-bar-grill

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Old New York, Subway

“G” Train 1989

G-Train-Highway-1989 copy©Matt Weber

October 21, 2015October 21, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

Times Sq. Nathan’s 1985

©Matt Webernathan's-hotdog

October 20, 2015October 20, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Kids & Teens, Men of New York, Old New York

St. Marks Place 1988

the-urban-prisonerFrom “The Urban Prisoner”

©Matt Weber

October 18, 2015October 18, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, Times Square

Hotel Lenox 1986

Interesting article on the developer who attacked this Times Sq. hotel in the middle of the night because of a new law regarding SRO’s…©Matt Weber

http://www.waltergrutchfield.net/lenoxhotel.htmTimesSq-HotelLenox-1986 copy

October 17, 2015October 17, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs, Times Square

Times Sq. 1985

bonds-clothing©Matt Weber

October 16, 2015October 16, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, homeless, Old New York

“The Sun Hotel” 1985

Could this have been the same hotel which is now known as the Sunbright Hotel?

©Matt WeberSUN-HOTEL-RGB-1985 copy

October 14, 2015October 14, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs, Times Square

Times Sq. 1990

TimesSq-GiantCigarette-1990©Matt Weber

October 13, 2015October 13, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs, Times Square

42d Street 1985

Times-LeSEX-Shoppe-1985 copyA rare color picture from my first year photographing New York.

©Matt Weber

October 12, 2015October 12, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Men of New York, Old New York, signs, Times Square

Times Sq / 42d Street 1989

Three more sailors, and I think this was taken on the new year’s eve when we said farewell to the 1980’s…TimeSq-SailorsHAT-Peep-1989 copy

October 11, 2015October 11, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs

“Dianetics” 1986

©Matt WeberDianetics-Scientology-TimesSq-1986 copy

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