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.

What's more to say?

Confidencia

Confidencia, a photo by jankor on Flickr.

Easter Bonnet Parade 2013 on New York's 5th Ave. See the whole set on Flickr, to enjoy the titles, or go straight ahead and enjoy them in a slide show.

The total bonfire of vanities - for more than 140 years New Yorkers took to 5th Ave and went strolling between 49th St and 57th St. The tradition is quite alive since the 1870s, but the peak with more than a million participants in 1947 is definitely history. Unlike the St. Patrick's Day Parade, the Steuben Parade or the Columbus Day Parade, this is not a proper parade - there are no floats, no music, no organized show. The mood is festive, people show off their fanciful costumes and themselves - and enjoy like real New Yorkers the Easter Sunday. More facts at Wikipedia.

Dutifully serving Grand Marquis in the East Village

Dutifully serving Grand Marquis in the East Village, a photo by jankor on Flickr.

Another one in my NYC clunker series

Zürich - down in the hole

Zürich - down in the hole, a photo by jankor on Flickr.

Just for the sake of color: A manhole cover along the river Limmat in Zürich, where a concrete strip along the river is condoned to graffiti artists. The manhole cover obviously serves as a test spot.

Silvercup Studios 2

Silvercup Studios 2, a photo by jankor on Flickr.

Where "The Sopranos", "Sex & The City", "Ugly Betty" and others were filmed - plus one shot more on Flickr.