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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…

©Matt Webercolumbus-circle-1986

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…

©Matt WeberAudubon-Ballroom-Boat-1987 copy

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…

©Matt WeberMets-Shea-Rheingold-1972 copy

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.

©Matt Weberanderson-theater-nyc

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 WeberTriangle-Hotel-1986 copy

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…

©Matt WeberBulldozer-1986 copy

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…

©Matt Weberabandoned-building-harlem

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

My Stoop 1986

©Matt Weberupper-west-side

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

“Blue Movie” 1985

©Matt WeberSEX-PLAY-3-Blue-Movie-1985 copy

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…

©Matt Weber
"Alphabet City" 1986 urban-blight

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…

©Matt WeberHarlem-GhostBusters-1985 copy

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…

©Matt WeberMETROPOLE-GO-GO-NEON-1985 copy

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…

©Matt WeberROSELAND-1985 copy

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

“Omen” 1985

Weird what we photograph sometimes…

©Matt Weber
Jet-Plane-Building-1985 copy

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

Hell’s Kitchen 1985

©Matt Weberhell's-kitchen-1980's

February 3, 2015February 3, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), America, Cars & Buses

Taconic State Parkway 1985

A nice Kodachrome moment from one of my ventures north of the city…

©Matt Weberold-car

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

“Ike & Ron SMALLS” Harlem 1985

This is one of my favorite pictures from my early color work…

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

©Matt Weberharlem-bar-

February 1, 2015February 1, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, Urban Landscape

“Shredded” 1985

These two little houses were located at 84th & 1st Ave…

©Matt Weberdemolition-nyc

January 30, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, Urban Landscape

NYC 1985

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

©Matt Weberempire-state-building-sunset

January 30, 2015January 30, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Color, Old New York

Everyone didn’t drive a Checker…1985

Most of us drove Chevy’s and Ford’s…

©Matt WeberChevy-Impala-Taxi-Cab-1985 copy

January 29, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Color, Old New York

Night Shift 1985

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

©Matt WeberCHECKER-TAXI-NYC

January 28, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs, Urban Landscape

Levy’s Famous Frankfurters 1985

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

©Matt WeberLEVY's-Franks-1985 copy

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

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…

©Matt WeberCorner-Book-Store-RGB-1985 copy

January 26, 2015May 24, 2015 Matt Weber "New New York", (Street photography), homeless, Men of New York

Jesus

©Matt Weberhomeless-snow-nyc

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