C Train Blur I and II

See the oldest subway car in revenue operation, coming into that station where Michael Jackson shot his “Bad” music video.  Living in the past today, and whenever possible.  For those not familiar, this is an R32 subway car at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station in downtown Brooklyn.

Pedal to the Floor...Bring It, Pulaski!

Coming on Newtown Creek, leaving Brooklyn and entering Queens, on the Pulaski Bridge.  The bridge was completed in 1954 and was named after the American Revolutionary War commander Casimir Pulaski.  The skyline of the Queens neighborhood, Long Island City is seen in the distance.

Weekend Visual Closeout Madness

Musashi commutes to Lower Manhattan using the J train!  Who knew?  Taken from the platform of the Marcy Avenue subway station in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Every live poultry place has a competitive edge, take this one is Greenpoint for example; its no-nonsense façade lets you know they mean business.  The one in my neighborhood carries rabbits in stock, all about the live animal niche market…

Say hello to Freeman Alley in the Bowery.  Now that your formally introduced, you may want to view this one large.  Once you do, you can bask in fire escape goodness and learn that someone really hates Che Guevara.

This light in the tunnel stood there for five minutes before finally creeping to the platform, teasing everyone on the platform, whom have already been waiting 10-15 minutes.  Oh well, this was occurring in the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station in downtown Brooklyn, so while I wait I can enjoy it all in its grimy glory and appreciate that I am looking at the platform which Michael Jackson danced to his ‘Bad’ music video.

Stop Ahead / Stop, Stop Ahead / Stop

On Mulberry Street in what is now known as the Columbus Park area of Chinatown, Manhattan. Historically, the notorious slum known as Five Points sat in this area throughout the 19th century.

Euclidean to the Max

Axioms and theorems are always on my mind when waiting for the train. Actually, they're not, but what you may not realize is that they tend to come into our lives in ways we are not concious of. At any rate, I just want to continue my theme of featuring subway stations that immortalize important historic figures that have participated in shaping the world as we know it. This station is located on the IND Fulton Line (A and C Trains) in East New York, Brooklyn.

The Baron's Station

Taken at the De Kalb Avenue subway station in Downtown Brooklyn. De Kalb avenue was named after Baron Johann De Kalb. A Bavarian General who served in the American Revolutionary War.

Gowanus Express

The Gowanus Expressway (a section of I-278) cuts through the neighborhoods of Red Hook, Gowanus, Park Slope, South Brooklyn, et al. It serves as a major vehicular artery through the Borough of Brooklyn, providing several commuter connections; for example, from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. As it cuts through Brooklyn, it delivers the typical fare to the table of its urban neighborhoods; in the form of noise, pollution, destruction of human scale design, and their isolation from nearby neighborhoods. For better or worse and although he didn't get the Brooklyn-Battery Bridge he wanted, the legacy of Robert Moses is still alive and well in NYC...

Suburban Scum

On Meridian Street, under Union Station... These tags are in and around Union Station, various blurbs are sprayed on the walls like some kind of two bit Manson family murders reenactment.

Market Street Blight

This is an area of Market Street that is placed between East and New Jersey Streets. I have great hopes that the recent revitalization of East Market Street will bring some much needed love to this neglected area.

The East Market Street section is now open and I have taken several shots of it; a post that will be coming within the next few days once I process and organize them all.

Eastern Bloc Indianapolis

Bourgeois architecture, the Barton Towers are not...