“New York” – Page 44 – Black and White Street Photographs of New York City by Matt Weber

February 24, 2015February 24, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Color, Old New York, signs

SOHO 1986

Does anyone remember this little newsstand turned fruit stand on Prince St? One day the owner discovered these vintage Camel signs underneath some plywood, and the pickup truck complimented the scene perfectly…

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February 23, 2015February 23, 2015 Matt Weber Old New York, Urban Landscape

GIMBELS 1986

I dig the tarnished overpass which I imagine is now once again mint…

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February 23, 2015February 23, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

Bill’s Flower Market 1986

February 22, 2015February 22, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), America, Color, Old New York, signs

“A” From the Swedish American Sign at Pier 97 Circa 1985

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February 22, 2015February 22, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), America, Color, Old New York, signs

“Avenue of the Americas” 1987

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

“Spirit in the Sky” 1986

Go ahead on Mr. Business man, you can’t dress like me…

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February 20, 2015February 20, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York

The Audubon Ballroom 1987

50 years ago Malcolm X was assassinated in this building…

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February 20, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

Shea Stadium 1972

I can’t believe I didn’t take any snaps of the old Yankee stadium, but this is all I have…

This image and most others can be licensed for documentary use and is also available as a signed print…

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February 20, 2015February 20, 2015 Matt Weber Color, Old New York

The Anderson Theater 1986

I looked it up on the trusty internet and alas this old theater is now gone, replaced by condos…Surprise, surprise.

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February 19, 2015February 19, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

St. Marks Place & 1st Ave. 1986

I never was much of a drinker, or I would have spent some time in this joint…

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February 18, 2015February 18, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs, Urban Landscape

Triangle Hotel 1986

The “Meat Packing” district has been improved greatly, and if you bought real estate there twenty years ago, bully for you… others would disagree…©Matt Weber

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, Urban Landscape

Breaking Ground 1986

I’m pretty sure this was the gigantic “World Wide Plaza” lot, but I could be wrong…

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February 16, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Harlem, homeless, Urban Wildlife

“Harlem Lookout” 1987

I took this picture a few months before taking one of my all time favorites, this one and the one below.

This image and most others can be licensed for documentary use and is also available as a signed print…

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February 15, 2015February 15, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Men of New York, Old New York, signs

My Stoop 1986

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February 15, 2015February 15, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs, Times Square

“Blue Movie” 1985

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February 14, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, homeless, Kids & Teens, Old New York, Urban Landscape

“Alphabet City” 1986

This image and most others can be licensed for documentary use and is also available as a signed print…

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February 13, 2015February 13, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Color, Old New York

FORD Maverick parked in front of S.O.B.’s 1986

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February 12, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Harlem, Old New York

“Ghostbusters HQ” Harlem 1985

Another find from ’85 but this time in good old B&W…

This image and most others can be licensed for documentary use and is also available as a signed print…

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February 12, 2015February 12, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs, Times Square

Times Square Go-Go Club 1985

I shot a few rolls of Ektachrome and some of the older rolls have faded badly. Maybe the sign was so vivid that the emulsion still held enough of the original colors to look decent thirty years later…

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February 11, 2015February 11, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, Urban Landscape

“Red, White and Blue” 1985

Another Kodachrome slide from ’85 which depicts the big gas tank in Queens, or at least I think it does. I was robbed at double gunpoint just a couple of blocks away in ’84…

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February 11, 2015February 11, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Color, Old New York, Urban Landscape

“Red Corvette Diner” 1986

I remember driving down the west side highway one day and saying “Oh Shit, look at that!” Someone bought a ’65 Vette and placed the stripped beauty on top of that old diner. I never went to the place despite the fact that I liked Doo-Wop more than most people I knew…

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February 10, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

ROSELAND 1985

The last time I was here, Big Audio Dynamite was playing and I was disappointed by the sound, but I’m not much of an expert in these things…

This image and most others can be licensed for documentary use and is also available as a signed print…

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February 9, 2015February 9, 2015 Matt Weber Cars & Buses, Old New York, signs

Williamsburg 1985

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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February 8, 2015February 8, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), 9/11 Related, Cars & Buses

“Omen” 1985

Weird what we photograph sometimes…