Matt Weber (Street photography), Graffiti-NYC Tags, Old New York

“Snake-1” & “Cay-161” Circa 1971 Tags

These tags were from the “First Wave” back in 1971-2…Snake-1 often tagged with Stitch-1. I think they were one of the first dynamic duos in graffiti. Others were SJK-171 & MIke 171, although I remember seeing Frank-207 with their tags most of the time. Then there was Moses & Patch 147 who bombed big time a few years later. Barbara & Eva 62 were the premier lady taggers of the early days. Can you recall ever seeing a Pillo-136 without a Pollo-136 right next to it? I didn’t think so…

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Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Old New York, signs

Astoria N.Y. 1987

Back in my taxi driving days I would always peek out the corner of my eye as I sped past this beautiful gas pump. It was located on the very busy 21st Street and I was usually on my way to LaGuardia airport. Even back in the late ’80s it was unusual to find a perfect example of a 1959 Sinclair pump. Anyone my age will recall their logo “Dino the Dinosaur” The gas stations would give away dinosaur shaped bars of green soap and other silly items in order to compete with all the other companies.

When I first started driving, gasoline was 50¢ per gallon. Cigarettes were 50¢ a pack. Pizza was still 50¢ a slice…

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