Old New York – Page 47 – Black and White Street Photographs of New York City by Matt Weber

May 12, 2011May 12, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs, Urban Landscape

Cafeteria 1988

May 11, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Men of New York, Old New York, Urban Wildlife

“Greenwich Village” 1988

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May 8, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York

New York Telephone 1988

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May 7, 2011May 7, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Men of New York, Old New York, signs, Times Square

Midtown 1988

May 5, 2011May 5, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, Urban Landscape

“Don’t Look Back” 1988

When I look in the rear view mirror of my life, there are a few things which I will never be able to fathom…

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May 1, 2011May 1, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Old New York

Park Ave. 1989

Park Ave. always looks good this time of year!

April 29, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs

“Greasy Spoon” 1988

April 27, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Men of New York

NYC 1989

I keep finding images which I had assumed were not very good and now, over twenty years later, they are starting to seem OK…

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April 25, 2011December 17, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Coney Island, Old New York, signs, Subway

Coney Island Subway Station 1986

The old subway station before the overhaul, when Coney Island was probably as run down as it ever was. The new Coney Island is hard to get too excited about, but I will reserve judgement till it’s finished. I think it will be similar to the “New Times Sq.” but I could be wrong…

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April 23, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs, Times Square

Times Sq. 1988

April 19, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, Urban Landscape

“Lower East Side” 1988

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April 17, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Harlem, Old New York, signs

“Televison Killed the Radio Star” 1988

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April 17, 2011April 17, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Harlem, Old New York

Harlem 1988

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April 16, 2011April 16, 2011 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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April 15, 2011April 15, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs

NYC 1988

Searching through some old negatives and finding bonus frames which remind me of the good old daze…

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April 14, 2011April 14, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, Urban Landscape

“Retired” 1989

I guess when NYC is done with you, they just put a potato sack over you and bid you farewell…

For more things which are long gone, go to Forgotten New York

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April 13, 2011April 13, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Harlem, Old New York

Harlem 1986

I use to drive my taxi up to Harlem in the morning and look for things to shoot. This picture is one of my favorites.

April 12, 2011April 12, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Old New York

Taxi Driver 1989

April 6, 2011April 6, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Coney Island, Kids & Teens, Old New York

“Coney Island Poisoned” 2010

March 2, 2011March 2, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Men of New York, Old New York

“Old School” 2010

Everyone has their own definition of what “Old School” means…

February 14, 2011February 14, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Women of New York

“The Beehive” 2010

Alive and well on the upper west side of Manhattan…

February 12, 2011February 12, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Coney Island, Urban Landscape

“Leveling Coney Island” 2010

The wreckers have been having a field day out at Coney Island lately. I dread my next trip out there, as I will find a few empty lots in place of some of Coney’s oldest buildings. I am very skeptical as to whether or not the new Coney Island will still be a place where the working class can come and enjoy themselves. Time will tell…

January 15, 2011January 15, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Color, Old New York

“Checker Taxi” 1986

I took many pictures of the “Checker taxicab” after they ceased production in 1982. I figured since they were an endangered species, I should photograph them in their natural habitat. My pal Dave Beckerman sells quite a few calendars come Christmas season each year. I think my Checker pictures will make a decent calendar. Only time will tell…

December 1, 2010December 1, 2010 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, Times Square

42d Street 1988

Anyone who was in New York back in the ’80s should remember the “Guardian Angels” They rode the subways and congregated around 42d Street and other places where they felt they were needed. Their leader Curtis Sliwa became a talk radio guy for the conservatives.

Oh well…