street photo
June 4, 2011
Dated color
By SinclairBelieve it or not, this photo was taken today. The Impala (62?) is a dated color, but it’s the car with the mustard, blue and browns of the background houses that really push this image back about 40 or 50 years.
March 29, 2011
Transportation alternatives, South Bronx style
By SinclairWhile scoping a job in the South Bronx today, I came upon this righteous sight, gingerly cable locked to the adjacent railing. Unfortunately I was not able to introduce myself to the badass in charge. But I assure you devoted reader, if I get this job, there will be more on the subject. Suffice it [...]
March 19, 2011
Eddie Bauer or Die
By SinclairI like what this dude has done with his Eddie Bauer Edition Ford Explorer. He really has a strong grasp of the Eddie Bauer brand and how to wear it in that subtle way that says, “I’m a modest American outdoorsman.” Btw, forgive me for so chauvinistically presuming the owner is a man. Don’t know [...]
February 22, 2011
Bobbing for Apples
By SinclairOk ok, so two Apple posts in a row– but this is cool! Besides, when in soho…. These guys are outside the Prince St Apple store with a small core driller, going down 70′ taking soil samples. For the EPA I ask? Nope, he shakes his head and nods to the building next to him. [...]
February 21, 2011
Bushwick marketing
By SinclairI’ve been out here in Bushwick or East Williamsburg for eleven years and one of the things I love most about neighborhoods like this is the blurred lines between clean intention and decayed happenstance. Yummus Hummus is a little place around the corner and they use this old bike, chained to a sign post as [...]
February 13, 2011
Last lot on Reade Street
By SinclairI’ve walked and driven past the northeast corner of Reade and Greenwich lord knows how many times in my life but I (understandably) never noticed this teeny tiny thing until yesterday. (158 Reade maybe?) I love small buildings and lots particularly in the often hulking building-scape of NYC and this one makes me think of [...]