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Large Brick Wall – Brooklyn
1896 1920 vague traces

I made a different picture of this wall that i happen to like a little better but it doesn’t really do a good job of showing the fading old advertisements that are visible straight on. My intent was to include…

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Superfine
1900 1920 vague traces

I was going for something here that didn’t work out exactly the way i planned. Instead of getting a couple of slightly blurred people walking past as i intended i was left with 2 ghostly legs and that’s about it.…

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Abandoned Building and Manhattan Bridge
1899 1920 vague traces

I realized after looking through these last several pictures from Brooklyn that i haven’t really ever made a series of images of a city before, i really enjoy it. Seems to me like the same basic rules apply to both…

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The Belly of the Brooklyn Bridge
1912 1920 vague traces

Standing underneath the Brooklyn Bridge is like standing underneath a lot of other bridges in that i always expect a 4×8 foot sheet of 1″ thick steel to break free and come crashing down… (that’s cause i live in san…

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The Empire State Building from Brooklyn
1917 1920 vague traces

As i mentioned earlier, Brooklyn gave me this great perspective on New York City that i’d never had before. Walking around there it feels a lot like san francisco: even though this town’s got about twice the amount of land…

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Brooklyn Bridge
1913 1920 vague traces

Sorry for the short break there… At the last minute last week i ended up taking a couple of days off and going skiing with some friends for the weekend. We returned yesterday afternoon, all limbs intact and only minor…

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Dumbo, Brooklyn
1908 1920 vague traces

This is probably one of the best neighborhood names i’ve heard. In case you don’t know DUMBO translates to: Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. It seems from looking around for that this – like many other things – is…

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Statue of Liberty
1903 1920 vague traces

On Friday morning we set out to check out Brooklyn a little bit and work up an appetite for Catherine’s birthday dinner which was to be held later that evening. A lunch of cheesecake, pickles and pastrami sandwiches at Junior’s…

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Congress St BQE Overpass – Brooklyn
1900 1920 vague traces

Brooklyn: The New York City Skyline
1915 1920 vague traces

One month ago today we arrived in Brooklyn and had the pleasure of spending a few days with Catherine and Carl. To say it was great is a bit of an understatement. Usually whenever i get to spend time in…

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