Scenes From Vinegar Hill

Vinegar Hill is a neighborhood just due East of Dumbo in Brooklyn. Like dumbo, it was previously an industrial area that has seen revitalization by the art scene among others. I would also like to apologize in advance for I'm struck by the mood to make bad puns and jokes today (and it found its way in this post), so bear with me here ;)

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The Manhattan Bridge and Lower Manhattan skyline is pictured in the distance...


More cobblestone streets, do you think I like them much?


Death from Above!


Pay phone Darwinism: A pay phone that has evolved to adapt to its harsh jimmying environment. Love the graffiti work here!

Motorcycle Social...

She's a very kinky ficus...

The kind you don't plant at home for mother...
She's a super ficus

Super ficus

She's super ficus-ey (don't say I didn't warn you)

Around the corner of the same building in the previous shot...

Brick Above and Below

I love brick and cobblestone paved streets; this one was taken on 10th Street in Indianapolis' St. Joseph neighborhood, just north of Downtown. Much like many of the brick streets in the neighborhoods of Indianapolis, it is in rough condition (which in my opinion adds to its gritty historic feel). I just hope some day in the future, they don't just pave them over like so many others within the neighborhoods.

The exact location is geotagged in Flickr and may be accessed by clicking the image...

All Hail the CTA Blue Line

Well Ok, you need not humble yourself to prostrate to the next approaching train, but it is quite a nice service. One line can transport you from O'Hare International to the loop without transferring for $2.25. This is one of the most extensive posts in Heidelberger Paper's history ;)

I fly to cities / Airports frequently and in my experience, how do other cities I frequent size up:

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New York City / LGA: No direct subway access, but a shuttle bus ($2.25 can get you to the 125th and Lexington subway station (free transfer), in which a complex pattern of train transfers can proceed it to get you around Manhattan. This runs 24 hours a day with reduced frequency off hours.

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New York City / JFK: An independent tram operated by the NY/NJ port authority ($5.00 and no free transfer to the subway, which is $2.25) can take you from the terminals to Jamaica Station on the far side of Queens, then a complex pattern of train transfers may also ensue to get you around Manhattan. Trips from JFK to Midtown Manhattan can take an hour and a half or more.

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Washington DC / DCA: A subway line runs (fees vary on distance traveled) from the airport and usually only one transfer (at Metro Center) will be required to get you where you need to go.

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Indianapolis International: A soon to be terminated, express bus line is available ($7.00) to take you downtown. Another bus line runs local (recently increased to $2.00). Just don't expect you to get anywhere late night or early morning.

From Long Island City With Love Pt. 2

From the same location as the previous post, except this one is looking to ground level with the Queensboro bridge in the background...



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From Long Island City With Love

Taken from the Queensboro Plaza subway station in Long Island City, Queens. This station is located at the Queens side of the base of the Queensboro Bridge. You can see the Midtown Manhattan skyline in the background.

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The Stream

Taken from Pennsylvania Street along Fall Creek in the Fall Creek Place neighborhood of Indianapolis...

Unedited Original...

Zuccotti Park After Dark

Located at the corner of Liberty and Broadway in The Financial District of Lower Manhattan; about a block from the World Trade Center.

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10 Street For Sale

This long vacant building at 10th and Pennsylvania Streets in the St. Joseph neighborhood of Indianapolis is becoming a canvas for bad graffiti...

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Skyscrapers, Fire Escapes, and Rubber Stamps

Taken from the corner of 10th and Pennsylvania Streets in the St. Joseph area of Indianapolis...

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Rogue Manhole Covers

Near 1oth and Alabama Street in the St. Joseph area of Indianapolis...

Babe of Brooklyn

In a neighborhood called Borough Park (not far from Bensonhurst or Coney Island), which has a heavily dense Orthodox Jewish population. This makes for an incredibly quiet (almost surreal considering your in NYC) neighborhood on the weekends. Obviously a baby running alone down the sidewalk really caught my attention, but don't worry, her parents are on the stoop in the distance.

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Randolf / Washington

Taken from a Red Line subway station in Chicago's Loop...

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The Commute

Taken from College Avenue in Lockerbie Square in Indianapolis...

Weathered and Burned

On Alabama Street, near the corner of 19th in the Herron-Morton neighborhood of Indianapolis.

Nothing But Yellow

On Atlantic Avenue in the Prospect Heights Neighborhood of Brooklyn...

Jesus Saves

On top of the Wheeler Mission on Delaware Street...

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Cabbie Smoke Break

Taken from the High Line (an old elevated rail line converted into an urban park) in the Meat Packing District of Manhattan...

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Big Wheel Bikes

At the corner of 33rd and M Streets in Georgetown, Washington D.C.

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Ask for Woody

Bail and gun permits go together so well together... On Delaware Street, across from the City County Building...

Over the Edge

It has been years since I went to the top of the Sears/Willis tower, but this occasion was different for I had my camera (with wide angle lens) with me. There is a section of the observation deck that features a glass section which you can walk on and see over the edge. I waited patiently, but eventually had to give some greedy tourists, that were hogging this space 'the shove' to get this shot.

This shot amuses me to no end...

Tunnels * 3

Looking over part of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park from Connecticut Avenue in the Adams-Morgan area of Washington DC...

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Fight, Fight, Fight

Itchy and Scratchy hanging around outside the Athenaeum Building...

A Day in DUMBO

Not the elephant that sports well endowed ears, but a neighborhood in Brooklyn called Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass.

Both of these shots are from York Street, this one is looking at the Midtown skyline in Manhattan across the East River...


Also on York Street but looking the opposite way...

Both these shots have been geotagged in Flickr and recommend checking them out to take a peek at the interesting geography and layout of the area. As per usual, I also recommend viewing these in large as well. You may do both these things by clicking on the shot...

Soul Saving Station

Tickets please?

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Streetulite

Near the corner of 22nd and Talbott...

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My Favorite Terminated Vista

With the recent talk of Terminated Vistas, I thought I would share my favorite one. The Chicago Board Of Trade Building presides over right where the La Salle Street Canyon terminates into Jackson Blvd...

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Hoboken Hello

Looking at Hoboken New Jersey from the Hudson River Pier from the West Village area of Manhattan...

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The Line of Fire

This crossing is notorious for being an uncomfortable pedestrian experience. Located at Meridian and Fall Creek...

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Trying to be a good neighbor

The new addition to the Indianapolis / Marion County Central Public Library...

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The Franklin

Near the corner of 86th and Lexington; the heart of the Upper East Side...

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Restoration

The restoration of the Central Avenue Methodist Chuch is underway. This chuch is located at the corner of 12th and Central in the Old Northside neighborhood.

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Sunset on the Loop

From the Library-State/Van Buren 'L' station...

Atlantic Av

Having a little fun with ultra wide angle distortion. This is the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower, taken near the Atlantic Avenue subway station in Brooklyn.

All About the Money

The Wednesday Farmer's Market has returned to Market Street...

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Sahm and Scioto

A few blocks north of the Central Library...

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Stay Out of the Chicago River

Beause I fall into it all the time; this was taken near the corner of Jackson and Wacker...

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Saturday Social

On Halsted Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago...

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Vacant Building in the Clouds

On Delaware Street, near the the City County Building and the City Market. I really liked this place, really the only one of its kind downtown...

Brown to Blue

Looking North over State Street from the Library-State/Van Buren Station

Going down to Dearborn Street to Transfer to the Blue Line...

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Dr. Jay's Ladies in B/W