I was looking through some old family pictures, and found this one from circa 1981 with my brother (then either 8 or 9 years old), standing in front of a […]
Tag: architecture
Contrasting architectural styles in NYC
I was looking back through some old pictures and found this one that I took a few years back, I’m sure it was the extremely contrasting architectural styles that caught […]
Pace Gallery vs. The Whitney – a comparison of terrace views
Maybe because it’s February and it’s cold outside, or maybe because the pandemic has restricted art viewing in New York City, but I thought I’d post two videos from pre-pandemic […]
My dream home, demolished
In the summer of 2018, when I was looking for a home or condo to buy, I happened upon a really funky house in West Orange that grabbed my attention. […]
Art in the garbage
The last time I was in NYC and walking around Chelsea, I noticed a pile of garbage curbside with something that caught my eye … a large scale photograph mounted […]
Being Watched As You Come And Go
On a recent visit to New York City, as I was walking through the East Village, I noticed this entrance to the building at 70 East 3rd Street. It’s a […]
Competing stacked architecture on both sides of the Hudson River
I was in Jersey City recently, enjoying a walk along the waterfront, when I noticed one of my favorite buildings across the Hudson River in NYC, 56 Leonard (below left), […]
Ancient ruins in Belleville, NJ?
I walked by a home in Belleville (NJ) the other day that had all of these upturned planter urns (I think that’s what they are) and this crooked bird bath […]
Old and new in Jersey City
I took this picture on Summit Avenue in the Five Corners area of Jersey City tonight – it seems like a war zone when you look at the left side […]
Windows on top of windows: architectural reflections
As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve become more-interested in observing architecture and looking for interesting visual compositions in the various buildings and construction sites around New York City. […]