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August 27, 2015August 27, 2015 Matt Weber "New New York", (Street photography), Color, Women of New York

Upper West Side 2015

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August 14, 2015August 14, 2015 Matt Weber "New New York", (Street photography), Color, Men of New York

“Heatwave” 2015

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June 2, 2015June 2, 2015 Matt Weber "New New York", Color, Coney Island

Hydrant 2010

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March 10, 2015March 10, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Color, Old New York, Urban Landscape

“Leaking Stubby” 1985

I really like this old “Stubby” and its crumbling surroundings which I assume were somewhere in lower Manhattan…

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November 30, 2014November 30, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Old New York, Urban Landscape

“Stubbie” 1989

EmpireFireHydrant-1989 copyThese old fat hydrants were patented in 1909 and installed in the mid-twenties. They were removed in 1993 for reasons which had to do with water pressure…

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June 17, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Kids & Teens, Old New York

Hydrant Fun 1988

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February 26, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Kids & Teens, Old New York

“When Kids Still Played” 1989

kids-climbing-nyc-matt-weberLife before X-Box…

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July 6, 2013 Matt Weber (Street photography), homeless

“Hydrant” 1988 (New Scan)

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May 27, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Kids & Teens, Old New York

“Summer Fun in Alphabet City” 1988

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May 26, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Coney Island, Old New York

Coney Island 1988

When I spent an afternoon at Coney Island in 1988, I found several of these nineteenth century fire hydrants still hanging around. They were dated 1898 and may have been the same type which were used to try and put out the famous Luna Park fire in 1944…

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