Igor Roshchin wrote:
I like the composition, including the tree branches.
However, I am not seeing that much of the old-new contrast in it.
The brick building does not look that old in this photo.
It may not look that old in the photo, but trust me, it is. but then
"old" is a relative term.
The Carl Fischer building was built in 1926. The glass one was finished
about um 4 or 5 years ago.
Manhattan has a few places where this contrast is more striking.
It's even stronger in Boston, near Newbury Street, Boston Commons,
Public Garden, Copley Place and around.
Indeed it does.
So, as far as I can tell the photo was taken from that small area
just south of Copper Union - between 7th St and Copper Square,
just East of the side of the 4th Ave.
Right?
right - I was standing in that little triangle below the south entrance
to Cooper Union...
Waiting for the 3rd ave bus to come along, actually.
It's an interesting area with a mixture of different buildings and
stores. There is(?) (was) an interesting Tibetan Restaurant on St Marks Pl,
or E. 9th. There is also a nice wine store across the
street from this new building that you photographed - "Astor Wines"
with a very interesting selection of wines from around the world and
very reasonable prices.
Igor
I think the Tibetan restaurant is still there - its 9th street... but
you blink now a days and another old something is gone.
Astor Wines , alas, has been replaced by a Walgreens drug store.
I live near 7th street and 1st ave, Igor - and have for the last 41 years.
ann
On Sep 5, 2009, at 10:31 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-New-York/2564371_i3HHm/1/640499085_n8Sg8/Large
the "old" is the Carl Fisher building at Astor Place in New York...
The "new" is a luxury apartment building that
took away a parking lot across from Cooper Union - I'm not wild
about most modern architecture and would never
want to live in one of those hermetically sealed environments with
quitethis much glass, but there are cool reflections
in this one at many angles and I'm warming up to it. - I just wish
it were not where it is.
ann
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