This old porcelain sign had started to fade from decades of sunlight, but I’m sure the lamp post it was attached to was much older. More info on this can be found at Forgotten New York
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“The Concorde Lands” 1985
One day I dropped someone off at JFK and decided to go to nearby Gateway park and just sit there and wait. British Airways and Air France were the only companies flying Concordes and I knew I might be waiting for a long time. It looked so different, and really was a beautiful bird as it landed…I don’y fly but I would’ve liked to have gone for a ride on that plane. I think a one way ticket to London was at least $5,000 but maybe it was $10k, I forget.
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The Strip in COLOR! 1985
This trip back to’85 has been fun! Strange non-Kodak film with cool red dots…
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Hell’s Kitchen 1985
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Mi Chinita Diner 1985
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“Ike & Ron SMALLS” Harlem 1985
This is one of my favorite pictures from my early color work…
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Harlem 1985
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“Shredded” 1985
These two little houses were located at 84th & 1st Ave…
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The Thalia 1985
A slightly rare look at the Thalia from behind…
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Farewell Daitch Shopwell 1985
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“Once Upon a Time in New York”
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NYC 1985
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Everyone didn’t drive a Checker…1985
Most of us drove Chevy’s and Ford’s…
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Night Shift 1985
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Levy’s Famous Frankfurters 1985
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Peekskill Hollow 1985
Finally scanned this picture of a “Real” gas station which was still in all its 1950’s glamour. The pumps were still operational and my pal’s car was a 1967 R/S small block Camaro…
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Corner Book Store 1985
To heck with the snow, I found this snap last night which will compliment the B&W version I posted earlier…
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West Side Highway (Formerly Miller Highway) 1985
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Consecutive Frames 1985
It just so happened that these pictures were of two old movie theaters which were being torn down at the same exact time…Sad if you lived on the upper west side when it was a middle class neighborhood…
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Upper West Side 1985
It has always been common to see a twenty year old Chevrolet on the streets of Manhattan. So why is this anything but common? ©Matt Weber
The Circle Line 1985
I keep finding old negatives from ’85 which have elements of my childhood. This boat would have been the one I rode on several times. Long gone, I imagine it may have been pre-war, and it left one exposed to the elements much more than the new ships…
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East 14th Street 1985
At first I was far more interested in photographing the old buildings and signs than the people of New York, which is obvious by what I focused my camera on…That would change.
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Mickey Mantle & The Scooter 1985
Today’s baseball fans have no idea how talented #7 was…©Matt Weber
The Beacon Bowling Alley 1985
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Black and White Street Photographs of New York City by Matt Weber 