Pondering

Pondering, a photo by jankor on Flickr.

Pondering on W 34th St

World Trade Center and Woolworth Building

World Trade Center and Woolworth Building, a photo by jankor on Flickr.

Onwards and Upwards - World Trade Center and Woolworth Building

... and one for the road - Fanelli Café

... and one for the road - Fanelli Café, a photo by jankor on Flickr.

The Fanelli Cafe on the corner of Prince Street and Mercer Street is a SoHo institution and one of my all-time favorite bars in the city. When the New Yorker published in 2012 a wonderful story about Bob Bozic, the article started with this historical wrap-up: Fanelli's is "the second-oldest continuously operating drinking establishment in New York City. The original building, erected in 1847, housed a grocery store, where customers could drink liquor and beer and perhaps gain access to the bordello in the back. After a new building went up, in 1853, the ground floor was described as a saloon. Michael Fanelli bought the place in 1922 and operated it as a speakeasy during Prohibition; his name remained on the neon marquee even after his family sold it, thirty years ago, to a Roumanian named Hans Noe, who passed it on to his son, Sasha." (Nick Paumgarten: "The Ring And The Bar. The Bob Bozic Stories" in New Yorker, January 30, 2012, p. 28-34.)

Temporary Overlay (nature + engineering = art)

Temporary Overlay (nature + engineering = art), a photo by jankor on Flickr.

Temporary Overlay (nature + engineering = art)

Fort Totten

Fort Totten, a photo by jankor on Flickr.

Forgotten Fort Totten, guarding the entry into the East River from the Long Island Sound since the Civil War.

Follow The Yellow Brick Ceiling

Follow The Yellow Brick Ceiling, a photo by jankor on Flickr.

Shopping in the golden age of consumerism

GinkoGehry

GinkoGehry, a photo by jankor on Flickr.

Lower Manhattan, before the trees start smelling badly.

Chicago's Central Camera Company

Since 1899 in business: Central Camera Co. on 230 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, Cook, Illinois 60604
Map it here. If your are still working with film, this is the place for you to go, either in the meat world or online. Here are two shots from my latest visit in June 2013.

In the loop since 1899: Central Camera Company by day - 230 S Wabash Ave, Chicago

In the loop since 1899: Central Camera Company by night - 230 S Wabash Ave, Chicago

What Goes Up Must Come Down

I especially love the "updated and expanded" note - and the little dent in the upper left corner of the right book.

Coffee! You can sleep when you're dead!

Coffee! You can sleep when you're dead!, a photo by jankor on Flickr.

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