821 Sixth is near 28th street. A lot of music studios in that neighborhood. Most of them doing commercial work. That would be just south of the garment district. Paul Paul On Sep 29, 2007, at 9:11 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
> Well I used to work at 1180 Sixth Ave - which was between 46th and > 47th st - > 821 would be downtown from there a number of blocks and that is the > west > side... > I'm just off 1st ave - the east side .... and farther "south" than he > was.... > > If I'd read your post before I went to the little photo show I just > got > back from > I would have strolled down to see what is there now... I was at 44th > just west of 6th and 821 is at 28th st - > > I sent someone on a search for the line > > ann > > > Bob W wrote: > >>>> He did a series called As From My Window I Sometimes Glance, in >>>> >>>> >> which >> >> >>>> he photographed scenes from his apartment in NYC. >>>> >>>> Some of them are here: >>>> http://tinyurl.com/ypq8zj >>>> >>>> http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=Mod_ViewBoxInse >>>> >>>> >>> rtion.Vie >>> >>> >>>> wBoxInsertion_VPage&R=2S5RYD1974RW&RP=Mod_ViewBox.ViewBoxThum >>>> >>>> >>> b_VPage&C >>> >>> >>>> T=Story&SP=Story >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> OMG - You know, I never saw these (well, at least that I >>> recall) .... >>> but there are many of the photos I took in the 70's and 80's from my >>> >>> >> >> >> >>> window that could have been taken in 1958 as well -- in fact, >>> I lived a >>> block away from where I live now >>> in 1959 for a few months... on 6th street - well before I got into >>> doing photography. And the Smith photos >>> I know well are the coal miners, the kids in the woods, etc >>> and um the >>> old guy in the boat :) So mine are >>> not by way of an homage. That second shot sure looks like my 'hood. >>> >>> >> >> >> >>> I'd love to know what corner that is. >>> >>> I have this vague recollection that someone I knew from the days >>> >>> >> when >> >> >>> the Game Room was in the basement >>> next to the Beacon theatre (it is now a bar/club of some >>> sort) lived in >>> Smith's building, which I thought was >>> then , at least, on the upper west side. >>> >>> >>> >> [...] >> >> The pictures were taken from 821 Sixth Avenue. I don't know if that's >> near Sixth Street. Apparently the building was once a brothel, but >> was >> rented cheap by jazz musicians and other arty bohemian & Beat types. >> Smith also did a series called The Loft From The Inside In, in which >> he photographed the people who lived there and passed by. >> >> http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx? >> VP=Mod_ViewBoxInsertion.Vie >> wBoxInsertion_VPage&R=2S5RYD52NHB&RP=Mod_ViewBox.ViewBoxThumb_VPage&C >> T >> =Story&SP=Story >> >> >> >>> Well - now the question is (and I googled first to no avail) >>> where did >>> that title come from? surely a line >>> of verse... >>> >>> >> >> I think Smith invented the title. His photography was great, but his >> prose was leaden and portentous - which I think that title is. >> >> >> >>> The character of the east village is being rapidly destroyed >>> by the NYU >>> high rise dorms and luxury buildings >>> It is beginning to get a little scary on a number of levels. >>> >>> You can tell I just got up -- I'm running off at the keyboard ! >>> >>> ann >>> >>> >> >> It looks like a great area. It's a shame these places get ruined. I'm >> living in an area which I love at the moment, but already it's >> starting to be surrounded by more and more high rises. >> >> Bob >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
