Coca-Cola – Black and White Street Photographs of New York City by Matt Weber

February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

Brooklyn 1985

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October 21, 2016October 21, 2016 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs

The Bronx 1986

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July 17, 2016July 17, 2016 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

“Candy-Toys” Ozone Park, Queens 1985

You can almost hear someone blasting some Doo-Wop from their ’57 Chevy…Almost.

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July 15, 2016July 15, 2016 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

Zerega Ave. Bronx 1985

A Kodachrome scan of one of the best examples of a pre-war candy store…

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February 23, 2016February 23, 2016 Matt Weber (Street photography), Harlem, Old New York, signs

125th St. and Broadway 1985

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November 30, 2015November 30, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

“God Makes House Calls” 1985

Queens? Brooklyn? You tell me…

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November 25, 2015November 25, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

Broke Coke 1985

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August 20, 2015August 20, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Harlem, Old New York, signs

Harlem Candy Store 1949-1986

June 22, 2015June 22, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs, Times Square

“Abandoned Coke Sign” Times Sq. 1989

After a store would close, Con Edison would often leave some illuminated signs running for weeks before turning them off…

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June 2, 2015June 2, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

Downtown 1985

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March 14, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber Harlem, Kids & Teens, Old New York, signs

“LUNCHEON” Harlem 1985

This corner was the subject of one of my favorite Black & White pictures.

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

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February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs, Urban Landscape

Hell’s Kitchen 1985

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January 12, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

Benny’s 89th & Broadway 1985

A sad photo of a tiny restaurant which was built into the New Yorker movie theater, and had to give way to a high-rise in ’85…

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

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January 3, 2015January 3, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs, Urban Landscape

“Greasy Spoon” 6th Ave 1985

I posted a picture of this in Black & White awhile back and then found this negative last night…

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January 2, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

NYC 1985

Spent over an hour cleaning up this dusty negative. I think it was worth the work since it is exactly the type of picture I had set out to take thirty years ago.

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

©Matt Weber

July 26, 2014July 26, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs

Police Headquarters 1989

Of course they turned the building into a bunch of condos…

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April 18, 2014April 18, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Old New York, signs

I had the rare White Coca Cola button. I had a black cat. I even had a White Trans Am., but I never had a single print of this corner…I just realized yesterday, that many of my better images are just a bunch of “zeros and ones”.