Hi Ann, I mapquested to find the right cross street. But I figured it had to be down that way. I do remember the area well. I've been back a few times to work at ZEN Music on 25th Street. For a time in the mid eighties I worked on 23rd between fifth and sixth -- in the old Stern's Department store building, which is now Bozell. Paul On Sep 29, 2007, at 11:31 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
> Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> 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 >> > Did you remember taht from when you lived ehre or did you do map quest > as I did? :) :) > ann > >> 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. -- 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.
