I love New York. I’ve been saying that for years. From my first trip as college seniors when Jack told his parents we were getting engaged in some long forgotten Greenwich Village restaurant to recently when we took our 10 year old Grand Daughter to the Big Apple for five days. I have a lot of history in the city.
Like many big cities, I see the nuttiest things. I mean, what can you say when you see this stuff? Maybe my alert button is turned up high when I’m in the city. Maybe there’s stuff like this in GR but I doubt it. Not where I hang out anyway.
I always love the street and public art. There’s always something new to look at or look at an old installation in a new way.
Over the past 20 years I’ve particularly intrigued with the changes in the area around the Highline.
Here’s what it looked like when it first opened.
Two years ago when we were there the buildings around the area was so overwhelming and jammed together that I thought nothing else could be crammed into this space along the elevated park, but I was wrong. Now you can’t see buildings like this because so many new buildings have been built in the way.
This is topic for another blog post.
It’s sad in a way. A friend recently sent me an article about an architect winning an award for “ not building.” I’m thinking this idea could have been applied here. Keep the open space and the luxurious views. Hasn’t happened. The area is more and more crowded with knock-em-dead high rises.
New York isn’t NYC without the Art Museums. Recently we viewed the extensive Jasper Johns exhibit and one with examples of Surrealist Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Store windows are always interesting too. They aren’t what they were like years ago when I went to New York monthly as a buyer for a specialty store, but fun none-the-less. Now that I’m obsessed with photography I look for elements to capture with my camera, like the lion in the lower left corner of this Bergdorf’s window . What do you think about what I did with him?
As always, no matter where I am, Reflections and Shadows grab my attention. I can’t help it.
And finally. I never leave New York without some idea what I might do on my next visit. The Little Island near the end of the Highline made it on the list this time. I’m really curious about this.
Comments
6 CommentsPeggy DePersia
Jan 31, 2022WOW and WOW!
Your photos are certainly taking on a new energy and creative dynamic. They clearly evidence the dramatic changes possible with photography in the ever evolving digital age. New York always captures the imagination in one way or another!
Susan J. Smith
Feb 25, 2022Thanks, Peggy. I appreciate your comments. So encouraging.
Susan Levine
Jan 31, 2022Similar to you, I’ve loved New York since I was young (10) and I lived there for 10 years from 1978 through 1987 and have visited routinely. But, I haven’t visited for a couple of years, so enjoyed especially the new building on the Highline, the Bergdorf’s window & the lion’s eye. Thank you for the virtual trip!!
Susan J. Smith
Feb 25, 2022I hope you get back to the Big Apple soon.
Julie Hawksworth
Jan 31, 2022agree, your photos are really fantastic Susan! Also agree – while I love certain aspects of the new Hudson Yards area – Developers and real estate companies have the power and money to get approval to build on huge land parcels – seems like it could and should be decided by voters – but it’s not – a park would have been nice.
Susan J. Smith
Feb 25, 2022The ironic thing is that the High Line is a park but it can be so crowded now that it doesn’t feel like it. I agree with you. Some pocket parks where some of these high rise buildings are going up would be lovely.