tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67535055347560289082024-03-05T21:44:53.092-05:00Big Sky BrooklynBlog / Novel / ArtifactsAdam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.comBlogger218125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-47576600995628478142012-05-10T16:34:00.003-04:002012-06-04T18:07:22.536-04:00BayFest<P><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENwyl68yw8aKScTG8Q_o4_scG-YUm44RN5E2PKgfl45e-SwkGek6TiGvHP0myinKcc5DlBLaghqoY12_xz2D7aZJ9A9tKQKkcJiB_gKAeEajVCnZJR7bKjo_jH2LjKz2O-TevOeJ1ipE/s1600/No.+1_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENwyl68yw8aKScTG8Q_o4_scG-YUm44RN5E2PKgfl45e-SwkGek6TiGvHP0myinKcc5DlBLaghqoY12_xz2D7aZJ9A9tKQKkcJiB_gKAeEajVCnZJR7bKjo_jH2LjKz2O-TevOeJ1ipE/s400/No.+1_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690184083216527970" /></a>Sunday, May 15 . . . It rained all morning and there was a 60 percent chance of rain throughout the day. I would not be deterred—this had been on my calendar for months, plus I needed a respite of the kind only BayFest could deliver. So I made the trip (and it stayed dry).<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYz2gRd84QATji5EQoTmM_gYYUH5aCREpDsM28UeaAuxnvk4D80oxF8QBizI6lJTbMXI_d09Az6PoUZ5v1wzdzeh05CX6S41Z-dX8VjHx3gtnUHpwnQ2LD2V4Hx_25pbJXAcfon_2cPvc/s1600/No.+2_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYz2gRd84QATji5EQoTmM_gYYUH5aCREpDsM28UeaAuxnvk4D80oxF8QBizI6lJTbMXI_d09Az6PoUZ5v1wzdzeh05CX6S41Z-dX8VjHx3gtnUHpwnQ2LD2V4Hx_25pbJXAcfon_2cPvc/s400/No.+2_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690184080199848802" /></a>En route to BayFest 2011 . . . <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0opJkZBlBFIZWbCwayPDRm9CzMDVsgwzC2SfB7SQ8sRUbeHqMHqxGP1H0Yj56L7qoW9LM3sIwgJD1J2b3qsevJb4NRHbaCN7JM5d3ABgu1NjgWdDRPmVpKwo-x8RPdy9BY_eWhJQvmA/s1600/No.+3_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0opJkZBlBFIZWbCwayPDRm9CzMDVsgwzC2SfB7SQ8sRUbeHqMHqxGP1H0Yj56L7qoW9LM3sIwgJD1J2b3qsevJb4NRHbaCN7JM5d3ABgu1NjgWdDRPmVpKwo-x8RPdy9BY_eWhJQvmA/s400/No.+3_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690184074021346242" /></a>Someone threw out a record collection (under the overpass)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGOrljsv4ttANw6MLzgsTy9Libkq5QP4OnOsFg7sD3Kd1u25SkXocHUpQbuxLcluYVWYjqFogp7qPDjqxvpZK3Qm87dwi2V0jCZOso4C0g6sheQH9J1pyDhL597UGmHuQzAn8vPi1lrc/s1600/No.+4_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 389px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGOrljsv4ttANw6MLzgsTy9Libkq5QP4OnOsFg7sD3Kd1u25SkXocHUpQbuxLcluYVWYjqFogp7qPDjqxvpZK3Qm87dwi2V0jCZOso4C0g6sheQH9J1pyDhL597UGmHuQzAn8vPi1lrc/s400/No.+4_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690184071158904530" /></a>Emmons Ave., Sheepshead Bay<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nZmDUDSlPNtBtbrKWTOvdwdCz-YCBCYNzDgSD6330O6NYX8k6Dvpt77PXGqk1JkOQeJ0IjQ_zDpIuHdZnRYFaeNBKWDv_x-GrFLUlG8v9y6aDxD1afFYobE5MnzrYGFdVzp6KY82Gos/s1600/No.+5_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIi1roG4oevYaj9oQAWLKaZDJm8o20Z3OFe8j_Dft-4qoT5G8dI0v5BVnbwYCa0_gTP-umciGdqTzIoxzPwjTXhOM2YzjeK0LpuzzxJk5zTDkkCMwjiegoO6QBa0bk5AsT93KI-BL-Aw/s400/No.+7_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690184391184786066" /></a>"J-Pop sensation Reni Mimura came to the U.S. to Share LOVE and JOY!”<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPS5rXsoUa9MzEHk4PnUTPdUagkDknqh_5yaisUH8bsVgqtBNoA1CrdQBoSyRN02e8Pkwo4DHcGshih2QpYefs_m8whyphenhyphen3iG23Kfn_YwFLNEJLipUkuJj41rirbq2RNyIC1Wuro__Xtjg/s1600/No.+8_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 345px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPS5rXsoUa9MzEHk4PnUTPdUagkDknqh_5yaisUH8bsVgqtBNoA1CrdQBoSyRN02e8Pkwo4DHcGshih2QpYefs_m8whyphenhyphen3iG23Kfn_YwFLNEJLipUkuJj41rirbq2RNyIC1Wuro__Xtjg/s400/No.+8_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690184385700521106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTA71nBHFDEZcTObZnLFglV02uXkeoBNacRX9rYWUngliVq6Y9N3aO33gLXYr7zWX3Sg9gUN_wxUgyc2kfo_XamDM-4vjrtGRLZBwhzj0Qf3wqUDjcKq8KbO5Wrt3BIRgXNBsA40bUfA/s1600/No.+z10_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTA71nBHFDEZcTObZnLFglV02uXkeoBNacRX9rYWUngliVq6Y9N3aO33gLXYr7zWX3Sg9gUN_wxUgyc2kfo_XamDM-4vjrtGRLZBwhzj0Qf3wqUDjcKq8KbO5Wrt3BIRgXNBsA40bUfA/s400/No.+z10_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690184380974210914" /></a>“The Xylopholks play novelty ragtime music of the ‘20s dressed in fuzzy animal costumes.”<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnVqE9AcHZVlzSBlA2eSVUe4OFdoeZgP3G2ylqy_flvc86tPUC91s3WymIomNBsoJaH0wqY7C5KR_5wCPRGXeJM1o8smyccLxb0jY2jnortnEu5z8mjSXZjcfjr-zKzFO6EKItfllkVA/s1600/No.+z11_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnVqE9AcHZVlzSBlA2eSVUe4OFdoeZgP3G2ylqy_flvc86tPUC91s3WymIomNBsoJaH0wqY7C5KR_5wCPRGXeJM1o8smyccLxb0jY2jnortnEu5z8mjSXZjcfjr-zKzFO6EKItfllkVA/s400/No.+z11_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690184647914582642" /></a>“The Shots & Friends: Rock ‘n’ roll bagpipe band”<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDqmmABUimX2PexifXbKRhhsnCGCggK5zxMkAuNnJL7pVGnaeRcxbvhcIvMSKPxlk0rx78fnrxA-oh7fpqcl-F7Q_ae5UyQsQpNP52Jk3C5Oq2wPvKrbyBPykPmARBH9ieM5_zIsU59w/s1600/No.+z13_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDqmmABUimX2PexifXbKRhhsnCGCggK5zxMkAuNnJL7pVGnaeRcxbvhcIvMSKPxlk0rx78fnrxA-oh7fpqcl-F7Q_ae5UyQsQpNP52Jk3C5Oq2wPvKrbyBPykPmARBH9ieM5_zIsU59w/s400/No.+z13_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690184644378032594" /></a> “3:15 pm: FDNY Marine Unit Fireboat Demonstration”<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubLX2z5PbnKu2XNDDbrfjKSSNgtqyxAjujBTv7wRlF0Tt_ovxZi0nAamECGm6wdljLIsDc8afJeasWLL_5WrKxs5pXSoSkPMCwzmUh-dO8-54_JevGVAFI9uWUuSqT5PgjtlIBEe6QcI/s1600/No.+z14_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubLX2z5PbnKu2XNDDbrfjKSSNgtqyxAjujBTv7wRlF0Tt_ovxZi0nAamECGm6wdljLIsDc8afJeasWLL_5WrKxs5pXSoSkPMCwzmUh-dO8-54_JevGVAFI9uWUuSqT5PgjtlIBEe6QcI/s400/No.+z14_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690184635581997570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_0Vy3l0stIBwtZceVuaVqkUWMzYQX74Xn6mF-LPmtPPG_bx0Z8gbbAhlQNtTTGZm1wC_xnhwsfc7g0MokRwT-zJfurajPXOhI1XBQyz3fufuy-hsJQ8H8utp0icuRm7fzLrEbmmW_TU/s1600/No.+z15_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_0Vy3l0stIBwtZceVuaVqkUWMzYQX74Xn6mF-LPmtPPG_bx0Z8gbbAhlQNtTTGZm1wC_xnhwsfc7g0MokRwT-zJfurajPXOhI1XBQyz3fufuy-hsJQ8H8utp0icuRm7fzLrEbmmW_TU/s400/No.+z15_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690184637493454866" /></a>The band played the Marine Corps theme as the hoses gushed<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YixCImNJV5I4VWvo3tKzLs7NFFeRsngCbQKhvpeUqIzx9CM1eq1_yQk8PuD_3Kw_bJLT3POv_Ax2PTuvH_CNBSTAnI_pv_muIP80HHobOc4F-sWTe1p1gB9Cd2CTdkH8AGxslrNPzf0/s1600/No.+z16_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YixCImNJV5I4VWvo3tKzLs7NFFeRsngCbQKhvpeUqIzx9CM1eq1_yQk8PuD_3Kw_bJLT3POv_Ax2PTuvH_CNBSTAnI_pv_muIP80HHobOc4F-sWTe1p1gB9Cd2CTdkH8AGxslrNPzf0/s400/No.+z16_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690184631353494754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTf-srfrglgJhfzt04nEDpjN7YR6gaTfzEgGoPHaZkTDqkuxxxwyIgaNTRK-Al_RzcMuA-ivOoLmiFt5PJWAYE_L90c5rvBAwltKvt3ljCvbem6tLRwJDHIdHIhJcszwYV-MpxUF4HOvA/s1600/No.+z17_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgux3jZ084rdWM0YWgX9CKUgF3aUSothIk4Uk7sRD3kqiq3ya7iv4GqxJ6K0vESwW4UzjJRciFwP7YKswu4S8caHjGoVvyUEonpxFdwswasXLFzCDPo8vRICiNHFr2chaFmPwEydY9VQWk/s400/No.+z26_Bay+Fest+2011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690185469001696850" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigskybrooklyn/sets/72157624755634652/show/">SLIDESHOW – Brooklyn by the Sea (Flickr)</a><P>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-36592300994696297902012-03-11T10:46:00.006-04:002012-03-11T10:58:08.427-04:00Brooklyn Still Life (No. 1)<P><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLe4WV_p527OYXe5NY3VbILSDUYerGooPxMiASoML1UDiFTVqcJQ3hYjJYs-Eg8LMevQDu2Z080k2rv8db63iOmQFCVNGXCi5gjeUr3QkzqlpF4urnbLpJ3NEl4Qw22WTQYwi83TgVXS0/s1600/BSL+%2528LoneWolf%2526Nietzsche%2529_Prepared.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 382px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLe4WV_p527OYXe5NY3VbILSDUYerGooPxMiASoML1UDiFTVqcJQ3hYjJYs-Eg8LMevQDu2Z080k2rv8db63iOmQFCVNGXCi5gjeUr3QkzqlpF4urnbLpJ3NEl4Qw22WTQYwi83TgVXS0/s400/BSL+%2528LoneWolf%2526Nietzsche%2529_Prepared.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718653382790575234" /></a>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-74808884296922452802012-03-11T08:00:00.001-04:002012-03-17T15:03:08.987-04:00Brooklyn Still Life (Deus ex machina)<P><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jhHwJ_lXsr4c2vf7F6kvVqln7fSKV6nHwnECeyIgNCa6jX3O5oM-_Nf0tMjmSjxn7LwwSvepkaTjrCf4CF9bAxkl1jl1iLNmyoI0JTWkgWGLE6Y8e_J1xN3AN72k75fvQBT9COohmEs/s1600/BSL_Deus+ex+machina.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jhHwJ_lXsr4c2vf7F6kvVqln7fSKV6nHwnECeyIgNCa6jX3O5oM-_Nf0tMjmSjxn7LwwSvepkaTjrCf4CF9bAxkl1jl1iLNmyoI0JTWkgWGLE6Y8e_J1xN3AN72k75fvQBT9COohmEs/s400/BSL_Deus+ex+machina.2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718688429737800578" /></a><P>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-86228486729242363362012-03-03T21:45:00.002-05:002016-03-01T21:24:02.057-05:00Patinas of Decay (Spring Comes to Brooklyn)<br />
<em>Rhythm is the basis of life, not steady forward progress. The forces of creation, destruction, and preservation have a whirling, dynamic interaction.</em><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIewX1khgAZeqejiP1VmnaM_kaYdNQsQ7ppbz-4QEz9YXGN1nFYb_ztJmZRM-9lW9r5J7pGremMx5HCIz1YS1H5zQG3KvyfRNl5hLky7cupCrwACWpbLctqTv2G-UXJfuS-7sZoziQc8w/s1600/No.+1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650913160629802066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIewX1khgAZeqejiP1VmnaM_kaYdNQsQ7ppbz-4QEz9YXGN1nFYb_ztJmZRM-9lW9r5J7pGremMx5HCIz1YS1H5zQG3KvyfRNl5hLky7cupCrwACWpbLctqTv2G-UXJfuS-7sZoziQc8w/s400/No.+1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650913153098373026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAe_GmWM9bylLuEscOjjli0NryBPL5hkE_WSQYUgQQyOiNtWnu56jJtHE6XT08LA0C7GT5gLj7OKy8kCSvL3pu6J7_p4ajXj0neEoNM8IXU6Sa3Zu7LMSfpwNtrY-C5iaxb9Fq-jIvB_c/s400/No.+3.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />Writing on the wall . . . ?<br />
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A late April stroll through Red Hook confirms that spring is nearing full bloom. The streets are alive with revelations . . . Sun-dappled and shadow-drenched, patinas of decay adorn the landscape in varied patterns. The decay seems less a manifestation of rot within than a veneer signaling the growth below; not a state of ruination, but a state of becoming—the surface giving way to sprouting vitality.<br />
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The roots of a small tree, like convoluted tentacles, burrow under a factory gate . . . The grit from a crumbling window ledge melds with buds from tree branches lodged in the grating above . . . Shrubbery grows along warehouse fences, interwoven with chain link openings . . . And ivy, supple, wondrous ivy—the way it snakes all over and throughout and between everything natural and man-made . . . Vegetation growing among the built world’s detritus heightens the sense of nature’s rebirth—a fresh, underlying force come to light, engulfing the sullied environment (when given a chance).<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXArdIPp97reeaW84pfcgVFfQdYVvCfbJ-stG-rvx2THLbpy0QgWGL0c-ZlQYysaNjosVnD4LFH3UbqwzfZexjyPE_D4QQOdx0nuMduBzroYHB3HTQnD22DOi9hJFVH9HmQBWF4MTXaco/s1600/No.+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650913157030296050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXArdIPp97reeaW84pfcgVFfQdYVvCfbJ-stG-rvx2THLbpy0QgWGL0c-ZlQYysaNjosVnD4LFH3UbqwzfZexjyPE_D4QQOdx0nuMduBzroYHB3HTQnD22DOi9hJFVH9HmQBWF4MTXaco/s400/No.+2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Home is where the heart is<br />
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A sunbeam shines through the latticework of a crane boom draped over the highway—a glittering symbol of the horizon/the future/growth. Jackhammers ring in the distance; destroying in order to create, pummeling the old to make way for the new. <br />
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In architecture and landscape design, it is now de rigueur to incorporate vestiges of the past into brand new projects. Often these elements are inoperative or “distressed," decayed if you will; used for adornment (a nod to history, a wink to the cognoscenti). <br />
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In the scrap business/recycling in general, old, nonfunctioning objects are transformed and reintegrated into the new landscape. In the existence of every such object, though, between its demise and rebirth, there is a singular moment. It occurs at the scrap yard, in a state of transition. In that moment the object, once a uniform piece off an assembly line, is like nothing else—the way it rusts, the gouges and the dents. It is unique, like a snowflake, a metallic snowflake. <br />
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<span style="font-size: 180%;">Vegetation growing among the built world’s detritus heightens the sense of nature’s rebirth.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisag-ZM8LGA-jj-TvzAsn4e6c2kxF7D2DrZ672YzV_uXh-rQkzMrHeCg7XseSwvePR87_zJXwIF01MA7qojwvFRFZPn3-6d9Pw0QxB2MZBq85pyXtEZ-EZDcNpW_vtf4UlEFPSgEeS5zM/s1600/No.+8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650913391698407074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisag-ZM8LGA-jj-TvzAsn4e6c2kxF7D2DrZ672YzV_uXh-rQkzMrHeCg7XseSwvePR87_zJXwIF01MA7qojwvFRFZPn3-6d9Pw0QxB2MZBq85pyXtEZ-EZDcNpW_vtf4UlEFPSgEeS5zM/s400/No.+8.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 302px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Majestic Decay<br />
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Unique to Brooklyn, especially Red Hook, the decay is up front—not behind a sunny façade (a la suburbia). This rawness induces a more probing truth—authentic, inviting, a spur to wonderment. That’s the allure of Red Hook, in essence.Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-11031897330185394182012-03-01T18:51:00.000-05:002012-04-08T09:38:34.064-04:00Slideshow of the Week: Rockaway (Queens)<P><br /><object width="400" height="300"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fbigskybrooklyn%2Fsets%2F72157629228620476%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fbigskybrooklyn%2Fsets%2F72157629228620476%2F&set_id=72157629228620476&jump_to="></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=109615"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=109615" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fbigskybrooklyn%2Fsets%2F72157629228620476%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fbigskybrooklyn%2Fsets%2F72157629228620476%2F&set_id=72157629228620476&jump_to=" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Full Screen: ► . . . 4-way arrows (lower rt.)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8268519@N07/sets/"><span style="font-size:130%;">Visit Big Sky Brooklyn on Flickr</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br />(<a href="http://bigskybrooklyn.blogspot.com/search/label/BSB%20on%20Flickr%20%28Slideshows%29">Slideshow of the Week Archive</a>)<P>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-74100241639422899232011-12-25T15:54:00.007-05:002023-12-06T01:18:00.007-05:00Ikea in Red Hook: Once Was . . . (Street Art from the Construction Site)<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6x5OYc_RHJcXLUSXa78OVJ34cO41j3Y-AiTuuGuHMFhcqpMEk7acUw9DsM8kM0n1XOskZblHOFRROa31R5OGz6qu9sKVPscB9yiwjlqQMJPGgqBxpo0yMRtRxl7VPSUDIvFOKHF6qstY/s1600/No.+1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690175941057184802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6x5OYc_RHJcXLUSXa78OVJ34cO41j3Y-AiTuuGuHMFhcqpMEk7acUw9DsM8kM0n1XOskZblHOFRROa31R5OGz6qu9sKVPscB9yiwjlqQMJPGgqBxpo0yMRtRxl7VPSUDIvFOKHF6qstY/s400/No.+1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 307px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Vestiges: A yellow bollard, from the shipyard that once stood at the site, peeks out from the fence <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1C9w-OlMngZiDxquxjCJ1SmlQYWY-JYF4cys524jy5YcPFrJAkfmn1S1hh9oJHdHXqkf5sGSjA1WJRCcoIf7POfgSJrawyvIIcyCuKyKWOvljfDMVWFsD6S50VjQ9Ef2OAG3HZDXn-E/s1600/No.+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690175935844977074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1C9w-OlMngZiDxquxjCJ1SmlQYWY-JYF4cys524jy5YcPFrJAkfmn1S1hh9oJHdHXqkf5sGSjA1WJRCcoIf7POfgSJrawyvIIcyCuKyKWOvljfDMVWFsD6S50VjQ9Ef2OAG3HZDXn-E/s400/No.+2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 334px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Former site of Lilly’s Bar<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX8rSjrDcDJjd932AplM8ocwLEqz_fkZunsZoPF3422UcHwqLYZX-vPq3MxEEiu1pWhSP-Z67FBhdCX-gPKMTvh7DAcfanlyTySTt7CtxvzGxrm3Q-ZpMbJAaOZ5z-7vRjIK8qwkbk8s/s1600/No.+3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690175926760467090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX8rSjrDcDJjd932AplM8ocwLEqz_fkZunsZoPF3422UcHwqLYZX-vPq3MxEEiu1pWhSP-Z67FBhdCX-gPKMTvh7DAcfanlyTySTt7CtxvzGxrm3Q-ZpMbJAaOZ5z-7vRjIK8qwkbk8s/s400/No.+3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 307px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Before Swedish Modern arrives: Brooklyn Decrepit fills the void<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNKHDk9hUT7y9XZrlxmn1KEOXIfamT-lV_7Db6356hJfvWLaYuuNWkxIeMgX-D1-N_hNN84qKraj345BKTeeiSZTmsndct07R7QI3kOdqOqDz6EtYVsDr0enXqXpB7rjeLIKB4h7qKVo/s1600/No.+4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690175923999924418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNKHDk9hUT7y9XZrlxmn1KEOXIfamT-lV_7Db6356hJfvWLaYuuNWkxIeMgX-D1-N_hNN84qKraj345BKTeeiSZTmsndct07R7QI3kOdqOqDz6EtYVsDr0enXqXpB7rjeLIKB4h7qKVo/s400/No.+4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Foundation Rising: Birth of a Big Box<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtWpeX4kjP-RdRntQxzxVfOtVQle-hYfDUviOWOEKIC9NgiRb16B-QX-cYmMRqdL5P7rTO6xAh0_cyJZMFCh1j_SfpMTl1tl_aIYd-c1_ayT2MdsZOJScKzXU_RkgVSjG3kvbgi0G9HQ/s1600/No.+5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690175920052260642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtWpeX4kjP-RdRntQxzxVfOtVQle-hYfDUviOWOEKIC9NgiRb16B-QX-cYmMRqdL5P7rTO6xAh0_cyJZMFCh1j_SfpMTl1tl_aIYd-c1_ayT2MdsZOJScKzXU_RkgVSjG3kvbgi0G9HQ/s400/No.+5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 292px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Home is where the art is<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUX_cj07HqAiQqshfKubLDcXYlohuxpEdjAk0XigLJDnEYLBIN_vFrv5XQEUEN-qQnsBr4h1W6ZRPjAVVoirm-akEHE23ZYZx90i49zgTtpv4kDDQuv7NekznKGINpedtHdLFhTC8W2_k/s1600/No.+6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690176023685831202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUX_cj07HqAiQqshfKubLDcXYlohuxpEdjAk0XigLJDnEYLBIN_vFrv5XQEUEN-qQnsBr4h1W6ZRPjAVVoirm-akEHE23ZYZx90i49zgTtpv4kDDQuv7NekznKGINpedtHdLFhTC8W2_k/s400/No.+6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>What good are old walls for?<br /><br />Related Post: <a href="http://bigskybrooklyn.blogspot.com/2008/08/ikea-in-red-hook-globalization-comes-to.html">Ikea in Red Hook: Globalization Comes to Brooklyn</a></p><p></p><p></p>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-38989243087063480012011-12-01T13:01:00.000-05:002012-01-01T09:08:13.663-05:00Transit Limbo: Car Service Waiting Rooms<P><em>I need a car . . . “Five minutes”<br />no matter what<br />it is always five minutes</em><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYj25y-qEff-h4L4DYRnGyDRSX69KjIUI97aV-IgDOX7xAMFpySNIWdI2y4z3glNTtmfBt_OANtpaWqhOdatR6qKi4ond0bs1fz_64QMu4vdY25r62NMtQbEBeZFInEi0lGOXJveINoLe1/s1600-h/1-Marlboro_Misc.+Bklyn.+226.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047863764439287394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYj25y-qEff-h4L4DYRnGyDRSX69KjIUI97aV-IgDOX7xAMFpySNIWdI2y4z3glNTtmfBt_OANtpaWqhOdatR6qKi4ond0bs1fz_64QMu4vdY25r62NMtQbEBeZFInEi0lGOXJveINoLe1/s400/1-Marlboro_Misc.+Bklyn.+226.jpg" border="0" /></a>The car service thrives on door-to-door business. The walk-in passenger is like a stepchild, tolerated but never coddled.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROhTZ-X8fas1Eav1TGu73VEANQxzV8i8QRxLOexWBsE8QWKaXoaiieJoRbqbejn6KLne39vwfKmTqJrvL5xcBFJ7fahu3JsZz8iXYlh8inQU7xgKP5bIm3YyXYD1d-cJleaB1DndgZ_MI/s1600-h/2-NEW+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047862802366613074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROhTZ-X8fas1Eav1TGu73VEANQxzV8i8QRxLOexWBsE8QWKaXoaiieJoRbqbejn6KLne39vwfKmTqJrvL5xcBFJ7fahu3JsZz8iXYlh8inQU7xgKP5bIm3YyXYD1d-cJleaB1DndgZ_MI/s400/2-NEW+014.jpg" border="0" /></a>The moment you take a seat in a car service waiting room, you enter transit limbo—hovering between stasis and mobility.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKG-Si_6v_ThE-gdC8Ng2yi-v9NUN_wcJSoGhEn5Awm-C3q_l14C2jhInlMFj70STGkk7IUiKEfT_zOSqLeh7QzSY5V5NC_lYn7PKIArwsJ665SpdLbbQl6pLwTlRlTuNqAD4g-fIm_Vvo/s1600-h/3_2.27.07_Kensington+090.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047862579028313666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKG-Si_6v_ThE-gdC8Ng2yi-v9NUN_wcJSoGhEn5Awm-C3q_l14C2jhInlMFj70STGkk7IUiKEfT_zOSqLeh7QzSY5V5NC_lYn7PKIArwsJ665SpdLbbQl6pLwTlRlTuNqAD4g-fIm_Vvo/s400/3_2.27.07_Kensington+090.jpg" border="0" /></a>The occasional attempt to enliven the space, by adding plants or pictures, is well-intentioned but <em>wrong</em>. It yields the opposite effect. In this setting art and nature sadly remind you of the world outside, driving home the truism that waiting is the hardest part.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Slqmng5NYwZFSlbLbrJsDyRmOVZy6ms8gNb836wjF_IrXDbLWqHkwnlvdEoCH4CMZLpDO2T6FuZjUW5jmvSOhlcvrUWOEKkt1yCYrX5pDIe_KtLF940_NiGDOs29Xt7iKV-2Kj5qkGOZ/s1600-h/4_NEW+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047862381459818034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Slqmng5NYwZFSlbLbrJsDyRmOVZy6ms8gNb836wjF_IrXDbLWqHkwnlvdEoCH4CMZLpDO2T6FuZjUW5jmvSOhlcvrUWOEKkt1yCYrX5pDIe_KtLF940_NiGDOs29Xt7iKV-2Kj5qkGOZ/s400/4_NEW+003.jpg" border="0" /></a>If you’re lucky, though, during your time in limbo you might see a few Greek drivers playing backgammon in a way that’s so loud and animated as to change your view of what you had always thought was a tedious game. Or maybe you’ll get to hear the strains of Arab music filtering in from a sleek Town Car parked outside, as the Jewish owner of the car service proudly shows you the Muslim prayer room in the back of the office.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBz7d2l3_NqQksMpchag5porCYuJUei998QnZfePRONVbtgF0tNj50LG6y_LylvyzDQs1Uo2bhyphenhyphenC-BTk5Mb3b49uJCKx0zfjAGexjk0rokL_gcqJu3x3yzRRr55YWAjEClYGLsKlndkYm4/s1600-h/5_NEW+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047862213956093474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBz7d2l3_NqQksMpchag5porCYuJUei998QnZfePRONVbtgF0tNj50LG6y_LylvyzDQs1Uo2bhyphenhyphenC-BTk5Mb3b49uJCKx0zfjAGexjk0rokL_gcqJu3x3yzRRr55YWAjEClYGLsKlndkYm4/s400/5_NEW+006.jpg" border="0" /></a>At any rate, it’s never long until your car pulls up and sets you in motion, toward your destination, which if you’re really lucky, is back where you started: home.<br /><p><br /><a href="http://www.taxi-library.org/marosi.htm">One of the Most Dangerous Jobs in New York: Gypsy Cab Driver</a><br /><br /><a href="http://goo.gl/SqYBA"> SLIDESHOW – Castles of Limbo: Car Service Waiting Rooms (Flickr)</a><br /><p>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-9513395662833525922011-11-11T00:18:00.000-05:002012-02-20T00:24:37.204-05:00One Day Near Calvary Cemetery<P><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoh7z4kHrBUVa38gbHZdvwiZrQJhhiJNjvQryB9gD01s5PvD6n73-9TKnEHpI6s8LTlT_DVsIW0Yz_iDCWdw42ct0I7GuDmopR4Opho1IenGIgmK_RTZx8AmK0YU7uNnaVpGTWihvLHWQ/s1600-h/No.+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389236016784831762" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipN-ZWh6IoniZk2bk4ZRT0rYbyyLU0yI42Ob_kZfjPBAoc3dBdaXRZVQi2IKY_FElo2fDx5Op9VsvX_qGrVLjlgM_aHXdEdNDQ5mtsliB3XN7zXql3vDKbsL2RuJlwNJ0Ciaefoi7cgL0/s400/No.+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhl_9EnQ6WcNAX1xujbeAw7iY6uBcGFuMzlVMSHi7gC8DOb-4M99YSGYq4-TYaWlU4cllH_8f8SgP8xHWoE9zCIEd4p638JHO4rP2hAgn3znHdWQM9gpL34VJbKkqJsnQaeZ-MiG3h3M/s1600-h/No.+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389237196831721874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhl_9EnQ6WcNAX1xujbeAw7iY6uBcGFuMzlVMSHi7gC8DOb-4M99YSGYq4-TYaWlU4cllH_8f8SgP8xHWoE9zCIEd4p638JHO4rP2hAgn3znHdWQM9gpL34VJbKkqJsnQaeZ-MiG3h3M/s400/No.+5.jpg" border="0" /></a>A man came off the footbridge near Calvary Cemetery and was standing next to the Long Island Expressway. Someone there who saw him said he was disoriented. Cars were flying by and the noise was deafening. He kept muttering something about “Triangle Fifty Four” and going to see his cousin, who lived near there.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rKu8qaHaO9otqBZEaM9o8fdKqZ57yjxZnd3vrIJBAhUWvJz2Ur-ceumSvKlMnnON1FUJ9MvnRyhKjD4TXzdYP10PCNbqSIRIpIosgekydgQ1dzatvEX2aXRV1hZNQpR9FYEjFAyjQ2o/s1600-h/No.+6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389237188615748050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rKu8qaHaO9otqBZEaM9o8fdKqZ57yjxZnd3vrIJBAhUWvJz2Ur-ceumSvKlMnnON1FUJ9MvnRyhKjD4TXzdYP10PCNbqSIRIpIosgekydgQ1dzatvEX2aXRV1hZNQpR9FYEjFAyjQ2o/s400/No.+6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKuJCzKqseQMM9a5m_50A8gVRqgnE4w6burcoacTLECE_VCrGrweETSyxGqq8s3tNyJD-RuBBDV2oCRRW2-AsMY2H-kmA28V74zQlOQfC588x-vhJHH_jkKAwvGdj-jrFTiAANKPc2LY/s1600-h/No.+7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389237180206375122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKuJCzKqseQMM9a5m_50A8gVRqgnE4w6burcoacTLECE_VCrGrweETSyxGqq8s3tNyJD-RuBBDV2oCRRW2-AsMY2H-kmA28V74zQlOQfC588x-vhJHH_jkKAwvGdj-jrFTiAANKPc2LY/s400/No.+7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMTU4Q7hfqyTea0RCxgkciBp3gEVaCO_tpA7YRZLcK61pWX4yvLhb9Cbd1-SjLT3pEl-jeBz-MuWEhI4T_VbArCKCFMRne8r0jeoRuMEMfaZprIa4bdyMbQz65PxgkNMMkg44Y4qzljI/s1600-h/No.+8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389237170498408930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMTU4Q7hfqyTea0RCxgkciBp3gEVaCO_tpA7YRZLcK61pWX4yvLhb9Cbd1-SjLT3pEl-jeBz-MuWEhI4T_VbArCKCFMRne8r0jeoRuMEMfaZprIa4bdyMbQz65PxgkNMMkg44Y4qzljI/s400/No.+8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNR7qIf6zVrdjKSTSVCxRrHFUiGEJ_da2D8_4NsdM4KgQPJroH5Nzso48ycNS5WHiGXBLP_2Cyz-5BhxLjxaOev_y73JXrhUaE6OqqBzpVhvIQ-CCitbAkva4pwZcqU78PQ2XMKzBEFqA/s1600-h/No.+9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389237167821142578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNR7qIf6zVrdjKSTSVCxRrHFUiGEJ_da2D8_4NsdM4KgQPJroH5Nzso48ycNS5WHiGXBLP_2Cyz-5BhxLjxaOev_y73JXrhUaE6OqqBzpVhvIQ-CCitbAkva4pwZcqU78PQ2XMKzBEFqA/s400/No.+9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5seE1E64yLN4eqQEaHPLaWwTluvbIybbGi4pdBQL9Q-XUsTEsDr21trGT4RR4g5H4W_2piPZXD5NsF26naGpysEE489A9r8YzAzeQ9ZYXXMsWGPeStmkz-RfvsS_jyO4zsyhawXbaHSA/s1600-h/No.+10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389237749160956850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5seE1E64yLN4eqQEaHPLaWwTluvbIybbGi4pdBQL9Q-XUsTEsDr21trGT4RR4g5H4W_2piPZXD5NsF26naGpysEE489A9r8YzAzeQ9ZYXXMsWGPeStmkz-RfvsS_jyO4zsyhawXbaHSA/s400/No.+10.jpg" border="0" /></a>He had been discharged from a mental hospital the day before and was going to talk to his cousin about staying with him temporarily.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYFUrJBJRfVJ_niJu8T_T5NUysxZ5fxmr7Gj9Ds9sObi96dRzNmclEOccaae7K-idFTVkmBRbA6RKG-0NZ_d9BkRN1PCjJHVchc_kz6XkGVgw8yitYGzvaHYjvaRzpnkbOe8f2AGo1KQ/s1600-h/Last.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389250161531511490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYFUrJBJRfVJ_niJu8T_T5NUysxZ5fxmr7Gj9Ds9sObi96dRzNmclEOccaae7K-idFTVkmBRbA6RKG-0NZ_d9BkRN1PCjJHVchc_kz6XkGVgw8yitYGzvaHYjvaRzpnkbOe8f2AGo1KQ/s400/Last.jpg" border="0" /></a>His cousin said he never showed up. His wallet was found on a grassy knoll beside the highway.<P>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-55519942430810952182011-10-07T04:28:00.008-04:002011-12-23T03:46:44.612-05:00Dead Horse Inn<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAl8TJJtaxEvJDuthpDKc1qvT-Dze5mExZGMPzsFsE359e5LmhwKtD1F5D-YpKqywy5WZo2sh3TlwRYD8OiYoRyMCJkL0ncE_IWCQgtl1Uh2QBFjFt9emqsCsJIz67nVL0vYI8rdlJfgk/s1600/No.+1_Dead+Horse+Inn.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660664731752477682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAl8TJJtaxEvJDuthpDKc1qvT-Dze5mExZGMPzsFsE359e5LmhwKtD1F5D-YpKqywy5WZo2sh3TlwRYD8OiYoRyMCJkL0ncE_IWCQgtl1Uh2QBFjFt9emqsCsJIz67nVL0vYI8rdlJfgk/s400/No.+1_Dead+Horse+Inn.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG1Ftpy-eEKSKfg2nws6UV3YR1-o3jxQPifJYXUmYhX9r7y7vXVEazinM8B-dMrxwKxBJAZgeFr4KPr5T-Y19X8Wv6HgaJzWfa9LygTR7TNa-sZ2WdZsYTGY9SO_0CleIl9RqmDz1sg8/s1600/No.+2_Dead+Horse+Inn.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 291px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660664731202283170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG1Ftpy-eEKSKfg2nws6UV3YR1-o3jxQPifJYXUmYhX9r7y7vXVEazinM8B-dMrxwKxBJAZgeFr4KPr5T-Y19X8Wv6HgaJzWfa9LygTR7TNa-sZ2WdZsYTGY9SO_0CleIl9RqmDz1sg8/s400/No.+2_Dead+Horse+Inn.JPG" /></a>Plumb Beach, Brooklyn (<a href="http://www.dukeriley.info/projects/the-dead-horse-inn">History of Plumb Beach</a>)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKp_9er9yejBN8ovLTOwmPqLDod8LM4U3dzubkCGRsfasC9q-XX1pzIN69uirUEHinAwByBLGmVunCexHwZHqP5_b-0pjWMdvw7wLPSjGsRATHkCJ-5P6ZzU-GAcRg5l-_JqSzwkaES4/s1600/No.+3_Dead+Horse+Inn.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 294px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660664724743800322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKp_9er9yejBN8ovLTOwmPqLDod8LM4U3dzubkCGRsfasC9q-XX1pzIN69uirUEHinAwByBLGmVunCexHwZHqP5_b-0pjWMdvw7wLPSjGsRATHkCJ-5P6ZzU-GAcRg5l-_JqSzwkaES4/s400/No.+3_Dead+Horse+Inn.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8GCi2CZf4hPGgI_SKxq7QUWLe3oEv7bpr1cevLSyKPLLZKi4jq9ru1vt47FHuDX9EVecAXL-bSf1uBk9013oJp0Gn8nMFy7zl-E4iDpEHTIc71pjYRso0wt281osE-zA0p1jcPdy1t4/s1600/No.+4_Dead+Horse+Inn.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660664720322513842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8GCi2CZf4hPGgI_SKxq7QUWLe3oEv7bpr1cevLSyKPLLZKi4jq9ru1vt47FHuDX9EVecAXL-bSf1uBk9013oJp0Gn8nMFy7zl-E4iDpEHTIc71pjYRso0wt281osE-zA0p1jcPdy1t4/s400/No.+4_Dead+Horse+Inn.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fCxjVYyhyphenhyphenGKnvMp-5u8Tm1daFOWMt-bWTPhzenNBWyQtF5Ocbrok44FWf0RbW6b5sn0JarhuNXK0MIsNqB5gi3P0kHrgZVt1nfMBhMYrWcTQ8w-H4uzy6yOOS_EmB3WSHF5aL67-ipQ/s1600/No.+5_Dead+Horse+Inn.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660664720373879570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fCxjVYyhyphenhyphenGKnvMp-5u8Tm1daFOWMt-bWTPhzenNBWyQtF5Ocbrok44FWf0RbW6b5sn0JarhuNXK0MIsNqB5gi3P0kHrgZVt1nfMBhMYrWcTQ8w-H4uzy6yOOS_EmB3WSHF5aL67-ipQ/s400/No.+5_Dead+Horse+Inn.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4hblWkNoQ_RCRKAiG4B_C4A3b1qql7pIfwOgIxMzr26skhEJ-8IHb2TuBcTtdklraQgb3yERGVr7TNHbEu6zjCIC8l8yNunaIUEVycVZbzNT0M4PZK8WGKaHDL_v3vgrGHZ-Knd10ck/s1600/No.+6_Dead+Horse+Inn.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660665479528405410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4hblWkNoQ_RCRKAiG4B_C4A3b1qql7pIfwOgIxMzr26skhEJ-8IHb2TuBcTtdklraQgb3yERGVr7TNHbEu6zjCIC8l8yNunaIUEVycVZbzNT0M4PZK8WGKaHDL_v3vgrGHZ-Knd10ck/s400/No.+6_Dead+Horse+Inn.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSR60LoYe0cfnrNDtgun2ms2C5B5Q6Dv9qfiOQnqOoU9sr-Bq1H485lBvSui9dRtUXTjHWQaHS33btlKPOxHGoVcTm6_86UFwhJdJAfid_Xhniwp0nEY5xqabF87qReYANAoqQwfbs-s/s1600/No.+7_Dead+Horse+Inn.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660665478678092050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSR60LoYe0cfnrNDtgun2ms2C5B5Q6Dv9qfiOQnqOoU9sr-Bq1H485lBvSui9dRtUXTjHWQaHS33btlKPOxHGoVcTm6_86UFwhJdJAfid_Xhniwp0nEY5xqabF87qReYANAoqQwfbs-s/s400/No.+7_Dead+Horse+Inn.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCL1pjJbHXm0r1vobB6XYjbBY3j2cCwnH0CAX4Q8XQJfH5Xy6X4UvGnEkKRdtqCq9LwSYzCHFvc3CjO-BMj7tYPQdCAUWYPGWopYyDqNbY3gsoM9EGFaiMPeGvNOq9V1MTnCkqNk1xeRQ/s1600/No.+8_Dead+Horse+Inn.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660665472801621730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCL1pjJbHXm0r1vobB6XYjbBY3j2cCwnH0CAX4Q8XQJfH5Xy6X4UvGnEkKRdtqCq9LwSYzCHFvc3CjO-BMj7tYPQdCAUWYPGWopYyDqNbY3gsoM9EGFaiMPeGvNOq9V1MTnCkqNk1xeRQ/s400/No.+8_Dead+Horse+Inn.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://bigskybrooklyn.blogspot.com/2010/06/plumb-beach-vicinity-brooklyn-by-sea.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">More Brooklyn by the Sea</span></a> </p>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-14597077571794820612011-09-23T18:08:00.012-04:002016-03-01T21:29:11.186-05:00Ode to the Humble Footbridge<em><br /></em>
<em>Over traffic stream <br />the car-less trudge</em><br />
<em>the highway stops for no one</em><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qnzVXBb35EJHIFZZZMeGojedjfAxd-IhGOTXxK2ZMXybSIXk0JHfOy_hfZptQnZs61uicuZFubTOMMHbE3tX-TYT758gG0kK6td5HPJOsqJxYDNXijcMiU9NtA7IshHN3gwCcUosZZM/s1600/No.+1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640466351765019490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qnzVXBb35EJHIFZZZMeGojedjfAxd-IhGOTXxK2ZMXybSIXk0JHfOy_hfZptQnZs61uicuZFubTOMMHbE3tX-TYT758gG0kK6td5HPJOsqJxYDNXijcMiU9NtA7IshHN3gwCcUosZZM/s400/No.+1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 232px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Bridging the gash (Hicks St. nr. Summit St.)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LTe_22VVUWrBV1LUd4FSFL6ATM-1Bi4SK9YVQf6YVKg7P_dnehjBAooAyb_i08eA_w4ulDheYNcqrlF3t5SqLyOpmQCdQo_BqJI7d_piMVmWeMHdZOIVKVVMd-L24vyXuK9k7eYKwYc/s1600/No.+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640474449860528146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LTe_22VVUWrBV1LUd4FSFL6ATM-1Bi4SK9YVQf6YVKg7P_dnehjBAooAyb_i08eA_w4ulDheYNcqrlF3t5SqLyOpmQCdQo_BqJI7d_piMVmWeMHdZOIVKVVMd-L24vyXuK9k7eYKwYc/s400/No.+2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 312px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Above it all<br />
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The footbridge across the highway is a pedestrian refuge in the midst of the autosphere. The Summit Street Pedestrian Bridge in Red Hook spans the sunken BQE down below (the “Ditch”). When you’re on the bridge, you’re above the traffic, above the noise from the ditch below—that surf-like roar, with the blaring horns and screeching brakes. It drifts up to where you are, filtered by distance and tamed into a calming drone . . . Rush hour seen through the chain link fence is a panoramic glimpse of the city full on. Sunbeams reflect off glass and chrome, darting across windshields and spinning hubcaps—that mad kinetic frenzy! Looking over the Ditch, you feel like you’re commanding a perch all your own, above it all—ruthless velocity, concrete and steel. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpW9sTU8n55OEHuY1n3aAkn1rGlg7KhnuQM4KfEzqepB9zpe9ZFvTjEb0OIqKaZ1FDPO99t_4abtQRg3T0PXps-yFdPy20fNAjUqHfZ1EisjPJUDLSruu7sic__sganew8Y-9xa-wWcNg/s1600/No.+3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640466346346457730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpW9sTU8n55OEHuY1n3aAkn1rGlg7KhnuQM4KfEzqepB9zpe9ZFvTjEb0OIqKaZ1FDPO99t_4abtQRg3T0PXps-yFdPy20fNAjUqHfZ1EisjPJUDLSruu7sic__sganew8Y-9xa-wWcNg/s400/No.+3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 248px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.google.com/maps?q=Henry+St.+%26+Hamilton+Ave.,+Brooklyn,+NY&hl=en&ll=40.678424,-74.002246&spn=0,0.00069&sll=40.678421,-74.002370&sspn=0.006295,0.006295&layer=c&cbp=13,219.88,,0,0.73&cbll=40.678421,-74.00237&t=h&z=21&panoid=kvNALM2eLzT1VX8QyRdUrQ">Over and under (Hamilton Ave. nr. Henry St.)</a><br />
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Another <a href="http://www.google.com/maps?q=Henry+St.+%26+Coles+St.,+Brooklyn,+NY&hl=en&ll=40.678405,-74.002597&spn=0.002827,0.005305&sll=40.678457,-74.003289&sspn=0.002827,0.005305&vpsrc=6&t=k&z=18">footbridge in Red Hook </a>cuts across a 10- or 12-lane stretch where the Gowanus Expressway, the Battery Tunnel, and the BQE converge. It’s a jerry-built structure that goes over multiple roadbeds and under two others. Usually it’s bereft of pedestrians, except during certain parts of the day. When it’s empty, it’s bleak, a slab of concrete strewn with empty beer cans and who knows what—maybe a filthy pile of clothes or the odd used condom, everything coated with a dusting of exhaust fumes. It’s a blighted place, like a tunnel to purgatory. At one point, though, you pass under a road just a few feet above. You can feel the swarming traffic, the mechanical flow. The vibrations engulf you, allowing you to become intimate with the highway, perhaps more than a (living) pedestrian ever could be. <br />
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Any feelings of intimacy or omnipotence that may strike on the footbridge are usually fleeting, a result of lightheadedness perhaps. Back on the ground, one can see clearly that the footbridges of Red Hook symbolize the dominant place of highways in the neighborhood. They’re enduring reminders of the violence done by Robert Moses to expand his auto-centric vision into Red Hook and all over Brooklyn. <br />
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Moses was the Stalin of concrete, the “Master Builder” who built the BQE, the Gowanus Expressway, and so much more. The Ditch, like many of his projects, involved massive displacement—about 500 houses were demolished in the early 1950s. More significantly, it cut Red Hook off from the rest of south Brooklyn. It left a Mosaic landscape—a legacy of truncated avenues and bisected streets, more foe than friend to the walker trying gamely to navigate the broken topography. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigskybrooklyn/sets/72157625535295271/show/">SLIDESHOW – Footbridges & Pedestrian Tunnels (Flickr)</a> Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-78802627161005412522011-08-10T03:29:00.013-04:002012-05-10T17:57:46.392-04:00Bedtime for Maritime<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGrXBq-wb29tyGUS52ql_EcEpd4SBgT7cCccYwhd4F-vszUymwnIbZoi0zS2Oo-tt7luETtIt9OjgyIy_lLZeyRsLtCoGFx3daltzdagSh8bM8ukc8zVbTNeydkq1ki6rosklJFE5FtM/s1600/No.+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639128785104446098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGrXBq-wb29tyGUS52ql_EcEpd4SBgT7cCccYwhd4F-vszUymwnIbZoi0zS2Oo-tt7luETtIt9OjgyIy_lLZeyRsLtCoGFx3daltzdagSh8bM8ukc8zVbTNeydkq1ki6rosklJFE5FtM/s400/No.+1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIH9LO0uscXIMcdzQ6YiEiQR5A830VlnL5tr62e5Jwwgwwqpkp9aveZ1RpfitEZWfhvtv0eXRijdeMh4dvV6Sgx0wKcp8D4DbVlu3NbHhEymzSxB6R3tDX1mA8ow8dXnDkzCNBZOhKYYw/s1600/No.+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 281px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639128783799011826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIH9LO0uscXIMcdzQ6YiEiQR5A830VlnL5tr62e5Jwwgwwqpkp9aveZ1RpfitEZWfhvtv0eXRijdeMh4dvV6Sgx0wKcp8D4DbVlu3NbHhEymzSxB6R3tDX1mA8ow8dXnDkzCNBZOhKYYw/s400/No.+2.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvCkjYNyoRG115Sb38NMF_H_UZt_GRqr0ZxK57a3BytzeYA7kicr1DGILa9CjKUqM4M1bCM5ow8nPbW5QP6C8Aj98XI6DL_YMGpwwTFBYvwXMFtNg6D6_uFPyFbOu891lU6iyKWO41K0/s1600/No.+3+%25283.3.11+065%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 327px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639128779724055410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvCkjYNyoRG115Sb38NMF_H_UZt_GRqr0ZxK57a3BytzeYA7kicr1DGILa9CjKUqM4M1bCM5ow8nPbW5QP6C8Aj98XI6DL_YMGpwwTFBYvwXMFtNg6D6_uFPyFbOu891lU6iyKWO41K0/s400/No.+3+%25283.3.11+065%2529.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGqszyWfswX9qxzJSABaGu8-A26xwOMfb5Dw5o2eLCGKzocxkz-s9LVE0TLdBA7c-6bJJ1iO6OgezRpj7J52oxEfQEEO23b5pBolX8bnLJC45H8T0e7cHr45K9kjo7NV2xuASJifDEWc/s1600/No.+4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639128776024151906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGqszyWfswX9qxzJSABaGu8-A26xwOMfb5Dw5o2eLCGKzocxkz-s9LVE0TLdBA7c-6bJJ1iO6OgezRpj7J52oxEfQEEO23b5pBolX8bnLJC45H8T0e7cHr45K9kjo7NV2xuASJifDEWc/s400/No.+4.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABvcedMoucE0ZGQbSoA24iA9F6CUDPs3rTEfeOSp7GY0lHU8uQk84pWMxEJngS5nIMf_VfUL_1zuUAELUkEKVRRVzt1p-1adEHy3wry5GllXYvp9G-PCVTPWRze5vOv0FzrO02kdISFA/s1600/No.+5.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 393px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639128776680733794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABvcedMoucE0ZGQbSoA24iA9F6CUDPs3rTEfeOSp7GY0lHU8uQk84pWMxEJngS5nIMf_VfUL_1zuUAELUkEKVRRVzt1p-1adEHy3wry5GllXYvp9G-PCVTPWRze5vOv0FzrO02kdISFA/s400/No.+5.JPG" /></a>Nautical detritus (Maritime vestiges). . . Once functional, now decoration<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4ZuX2MEmZS8_z-Msr0TQEuhh6bpHXqNMMux4UEqGVH-eO7pbSj5RWjoRkkW9COGCX2n-RlJOS3_akS_tR67QJDAblDlp017YfrI-o5_gOi3egXA4MWbOdBf_xGR-EOwe5FiA6RpWBLo/s1600/No.+6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 281px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639129679771300978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4ZuX2MEmZS8_z-Msr0TQEuhh6bpHXqNMMux4UEqGVH-eO7pbSj5RWjoRkkW9COGCX2n-RlJOS3_akS_tR67QJDAblDlp017YfrI-o5_gOi3egXA4MWbOdBf_xGR-EOwe5FiA6RpWBLo/s400/No.+6.jpg" /></a>Anchor: March 2007<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMspcB2pyn3yjuN1XVIZwgThyphenhyphenEx6naBJ50kDH4pkkFPsxzVYOx4i_Vf194B7NqXl3M0CpA7xTQgpLe00vej2KoK5cry5kdP9bLKxxmK9i-T3B1Cy8kiXhd9WojqIcFFOJZyD10VtsuY-o/s1600/No.+7.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 281px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639129676646239202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMspcB2pyn3yjuN1XVIZwgThyphenhyphenEx6naBJ50kDH4pkkFPsxzVYOx4i_Vf194B7NqXl3M0CpA7xTQgpLe00vej2KoK5cry5kdP9bLKxxmK9i-T3B1Cy8kiXhd9WojqIcFFOJZyD10VtsuY-o/s400/No.+7.JPG" /></a>Anchor: April 2011<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUzlByrrJEqujUwz9-rteeMuH8Jh5DpamjmDLoCz9uJcUx2lzMw8DUhKgvv0gZGSd8FM46kWc17sU-g8-fhtZA4701LUgMVo_bA86vWAa6jeMSYJO-C7ZdAr_oqgxIqNrllrO9TijLOU/s1600/No.+8.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 321px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639129673063999746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUzlByrrJEqujUwz9-rteeMuH8Jh5DpamjmDLoCz9uJcUx2lzMw8DUhKgvv0gZGSd8FM46kWc17sU-g8-fhtZA4701LUgMVo_bA86vWAa6jeMSYJO-C7ZdAr_oqgxIqNrllrO9TijLOU/s400/No.+8.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7OEwZIxTqzxuhDnUWDIRRf365f4d3gHYwiFITleKbIGsZ78BieYTwVB5XnA_jeBweBT-kzwC5gcN0VA3Qjz4lG-lyb_3B-z3UfOOYpVxZyKTqrHiWZqt04Eolb9E6gk8mIpmYsnS3zc/s1600/No.+9.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639129673238062450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7OEwZIxTqzxuhDnUWDIRRf365f4d3gHYwiFITleKbIGsZ78BieYTwVB5XnA_jeBweBT-kzwC5gcN0VA3Qjz4lG-lyb_3B-z3UfOOYpVxZyKTqrHiWZqt04Eolb9E6gk8mIpmYsnS3zc/s400/No.+9.JPG" /></a>Erie Basin (terminus of Erie Canal)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXF6aqUvnOjLjFI_POYsgEcV4D5GfiFlegMuaI-m5xMSlTb5H7mwKI7VK9SIUqeQf45Z6o9Tj3FeZUN0BsZMPG_ZJBanmL6YivfXEGJiUxwLLWOpGBrmkEGSsHEX6fhyGX6cWdNfUGAEI/s1600/No.+z10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639129670608375650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXF6aqUvnOjLjFI_POYsgEcV4D5GfiFlegMuaI-m5xMSlTb5H7mwKI7VK9SIUqeQf45Z6o9Tj3FeZUN0BsZMPG_ZJBanmL6YivfXEGJiUxwLLWOpGBrmkEGSsHEX6fhyGX6cWdNfUGAEI/s400/No.+z10.jpg" /></a> <br /><p></p>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-64905210378416070872011-08-09T00:01:00.000-04:002015-10-29T15:10:55.870-04:00The Stoop Sale: A Brooklyn Institution<P>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXhazorDsN6RYgkrEBTJo80FQW5JfM1CHbKhIqEH09PSEjkMsU7hBqRGoUBntat33v-r4HyHMTum393mkYEvLiQP7aNEPcmgUGCJ3WTe_p-6fq7E1SoXIifdU6lUbLH05UkhFqlEdnmSy/s1600-h/Misc.+May-2+109.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075422237650915442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXhazorDsN6RYgkrEBTJo80FQW5JfM1CHbKhIqEH09PSEjkMsU7hBqRGoUBntat33v-r4HyHMTum393mkYEvLiQP7aNEPcmgUGCJ3WTe_p-6fq7E1SoXIifdU6lUbLH05UkhFqlEdnmSy/s400/Misc.+May-2+109.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRgmSo37ce0wH7uQLNsAHeZCxLscfhdnmgH1TZMgryGNoxhUmnSbYM40ld3V9faraF6ezi-kp3eu0h61mWaABpKs1cioqiPBilo8sXiNZ5_mz-vKFVrhBe7L_MVk1-ziwbyqtsEJ05VmQ/s1600-h/6.9.07+006.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075422052967321698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRgmSo37ce0wH7uQLNsAHeZCxLscfhdnmgH1TZMgryGNoxhUmnSbYM40ld3V9faraF6ezi-kp3eu0h61mWaABpKs1cioqiPBilo8sXiNZ5_mz-vKFVrhBe7L_MVk1-ziwbyqtsEJ05VmQ/s400/6.9.07+006.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>The stoop sale, that welcome rite of spring, is a Brooklyn institution. Of course variations exist across the country—garage sales and the like—but the distinct setting and a few essential details, the variety of merchandise especially, make the stoop sale unique to Brooklyn.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmutmycPLBhpv7-lNqa48rqooD0FpeX8-Vz27mSoZ-WXEh41n2S2_kzMpLmJl-Ltr2lqRU0V0up59_m_VjHmZdlU40Ym1-rJnWE5iQGb382v9rQEY-dGHMbzr2_pGzs-tbP6sPc8QAKIx/s1600-h/6.9.07+115.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075421670715232322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmutmycPLBhpv7-lNqa48rqooD0FpeX8-Vz27mSoZ-WXEh41n2S2_kzMpLmJl-Ltr2lqRU0V0up59_m_VjHmZdlU40Ym1-rJnWE5iQGb382v9rQEY-dGHMbzr2_pGzs-tbP6sPc8QAKIx/s400/6.9.07+115.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>Underlying every stoop sale is a certain poignancy, born of the near-universal need to part with useful, even cherished items due to lack of space. Much of what’s offered at these makeshift bazaars could be dismissed as garbage, but a thing owned is a thing with a history, often invested with real emotions, like the thrill of discovery or the sadness of some personal association. That such things, freighted with intrinsic value, are sold to complete strangers for a song only intensifies the poignancy.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijji0w6wmPsokhcziboKb_TVbidiOMzwo1DcdSVUusGYXi-xDqlzZfFhyqJAKweQyM3NZ9xhZXWmp_1nFR_nedPghA12jLrmWm9DFdHFr4pQcd8UiMUEtkOPlECCqQc2alL6X-arlscV3o/s1600-h/Misc.+May-2+099.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075420798836871202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijji0w6wmPsokhcziboKb_TVbidiOMzwo1DcdSVUusGYXi-xDqlzZfFhyqJAKweQyM3NZ9xhZXWmp_1nFR_nedPghA12jLrmWm9DFdHFr4pQcd8UiMUEtkOPlECCqQc2alL6X-arlscV3o/s400/Misc.+May-2+099.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>The avid consumer of culture is never fully sated; never is there a point when he has heard all the music or read all the books he wants to. And what a luxury it would be to have the bulk of all the books and CDs one has consumed in a lifetime within arm's reach, including the middling discs with one or two great songs or the books of short stories with only a few choice selections. But this is near impossible, which is among the most compelling arguments for the necessity of the stoop sale—as a vehicle for maintaining the churn of culture and passing along significant art and ideas (and for making one’s cluttered living room once again livable). It is axiomatic, however, that no more than three months after a stoop sale, the seller will yearn to hear songs on CDs or refer to passages in books that are absent.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJG3HCHvaahsAouhqgjlL-zQRaokh3qfQYRlyreXbmxKCpLk8uHB9qqx3q90xjwkwkRuowqpw8lQK9vDlihPg6EmtQl1TIcQorLHZlU6fyDRQenfK4XqdFRJ5dZpa_lVnaqZFPECW2wzT/s1600-h/6.9.07+030.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075420197541449714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJG3HCHvaahsAouhqgjlL-zQRaokh3qfQYRlyreXbmxKCpLk8uHB9qqx3q90xjwkwkRuowqpw8lQK9vDlihPg6EmtQl1TIcQorLHZlU6fyDRQenfK4XqdFRJ5dZpa_lVnaqZFPECW2wzT/s400/6.9.07+030.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>The dizzying array of toys seen at stoop sales, from toddler diversions and pre-school learning games to elaborate adolescent amusements, provides a rare, concentrated look at the phases of youth. Eventually, though, the sale ends and all that remains are some unwanted objects and a few fleeting memories, not unlike youth itself.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqGS_MYH8ifCe18RBtuwD25iW2S3VPteeYQK7tufHtAha3i4L9KAiJJBcrfFAAhinuuaVAMtjb5U4azylplPQvKivcL2gbnOR5q6kU-IlyL2XsUCMNFuDg6i9rZJB_VXI71qjDt7bgySF/s1600-h/Misc.+May-2+026.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075419939843411938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqGS_MYH8ifCe18RBtuwD25iW2S3VPteeYQK7tufHtAha3i4L9KAiJJBcrfFAAhinuuaVAMtjb5U4azylplPQvKivcL2gbnOR5q6kU-IlyL2XsUCMNFuDg6i9rZJB_VXI71qjDt7bgySF/s400/Misc.+May-2+026.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><P>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-45033057820245230672011-04-14T00:48:00.002-04:002011-04-14T10:31:14.887-04:00Up From the Subway<P><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyaJ035Ts7yi25jkgagZH0fU49lglmibT8AvHQIqmJg7rzOmGDvFMPCz9oQROQoXQodQ5X3D-EDegKnHXqePGXH7N0NHDGXhVC3EcaSj7xny9CbPpGID00IPPGS4N87r_S9lxld3Pi8E/s1600/No.+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyaJ035Ts7yi25jkgagZH0fU49lglmibT8AvHQIqmJg7rzOmGDvFMPCz9oQROQoXQodQ5X3D-EDegKnHXqePGXH7N0NHDGXhVC3EcaSj7xny9CbPpGID00IPPGS4N87r_S9lxld3Pi8E/s400/No.+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595446238128689602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgFXr1lU_QSOv8ugWNYkf3nBj-uXe073T3MCsQU13qXjPWuyuMNJAMKtD0HXoAnP4SUHFdBhB5QqnjjBxwcvpGYbvnXkMFrqpNONRmSwhSjgH7dlw4Z_OHkHZU-CbY6wpcGRpnREIclI/s1600/No.+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgFXr1lU_QSOv8ugWNYkf3nBj-uXe073T3MCsQU13qXjPWuyuMNJAMKtD0HXoAnP4SUHFdBhB5QqnjjBxwcvpGYbvnXkMFrqpNONRmSwhSjgH7dlw4Z_OHkHZU-CbY6wpcGRpnREIclI/s400/No.+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595446234877077538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zPoPSjIiXjdBsaKVX5P6-sknYxDExlz4c0NtHVSIaayFS9sRBxOP-iy-mVRs0nWWrLordhpYzE7hyZE5_HDpK4fPFkVJbiQ55Oaoq1KA7D4oCfv_rOxkpGdmVbGHbIdB06Fp1tkO9xQ/s1600/No.+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zPoPSjIiXjdBsaKVX5P6-sknYxDExlz4c0NtHVSIaayFS9sRBxOP-iy-mVRs0nWWrLordhpYzE7hyZE5_HDpK4fPFkVJbiQ55Oaoq1KA7D4oCfv_rOxkpGdmVbGHbIdB06Fp1tkO9xQ/s400/No.+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595446229796432194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SBQnU6II7KTYt2b55SRNN28yC0zeQmTzgnIM2iEyHT7W1kHNzS2OPTgjJLzYDz_p_ghIBKIq1QmdAzdqqvHjB-aDcV9B3RmSzyYUYS_7cTw_I6TdMbeAN1LRVQJRDKL3tAvtxO6SM_0/s1600/No.+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SBQnU6II7KTYt2b55SRNN28yC0zeQmTzgnIM2iEyHT7W1kHNzS2OPTgjJLzYDz_p_ghIBKIq1QmdAzdqqvHjB-aDcV9B3RmSzyYUYS_7cTw_I6TdMbeAN1LRVQJRDKL3tAvtxO6SM_0/s400/No.+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595446229270027218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5r5eiCypby4jO3UUV5PHeIxGKugVhC8xIhackVX1jiYPNfIdNHAu-2rDCK8KDVeV0ToIJeuog22WhC1iPjUSLo1UT64Bwi-LgQ6tbaVxraxh-W4yEVKsXA1czMDsx3P7J20_pAuKIKDc/s1600/No.+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiHlpQPGlYVzYBsrs4w8aD_8MF5JE4etCf4fg2MSvHYcWx4AAf5VYLXWOLNZkQ_u_i5sr8v4gFRvwngcDkohZhsX_LjsK605FrH7-sbw3xipwHtZLc9XAowZHytYDpEzzqXbgiYXtfEE/s400/No.+7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595446543004771970" /></a><br /><P>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-76385278850056782012011-01-18T11:02:00.014-05:002011-12-23T04:49:06.530-05:00Condo Churches (Sacred Sites Transformed)<P><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvYuhnPeALFVpYdYXP8SyTapA7Ga069G9oPjncoQuV-yJ96owNvU_AFI6AO8G2IjcO_1dH3v3XGSfxvARbRRM4kghvMmVDWDNfGldZZByZ2ZpyQLD1vusGkv0fngCPxQdLZi0W70HHeo/s1600/No.+1-g.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 373px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvYuhnPeALFVpYdYXP8SyTapA7Ga069G9oPjncoQuV-yJ96owNvU_AFI6AO8G2IjcO_1dH3v3XGSfxvARbRRM4kghvMmVDWDNfGldZZByZ2ZpyQLD1vusGkv0fngCPxQdLZi0W70HHeo/s400/No.+1-g.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563573524470009362" /></a>The condo church is now a convention, a "sign of the times" . . . A version of progress(?): The material replacing the spiritual . . . the contradictions of America/capitalism, an object lesson: A “Christian nation” housing its wealthy in once sacred sites . . . <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDR98qldGxacCPDHuXDrWryUAiBjKh3DGhYQSWiwMXASVhsHdljEAmSFuYtFIzD-2Y1PPbMJz-Gf-jxdgOZsHmK0h48f3lNiwuH51muYXbQY0KCpEL9KCh5QFOgFgOksllsRNZUPEwbA/s1600/No.+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDR98qldGxacCPDHuXDrWryUAiBjKh3DGhYQSWiwMXASVhsHdljEAmSFuYtFIzD-2Y1PPbMJz-Gf-jxdgOZsHmK0h48f3lNiwuH51muYXbQY0KCpEL9KCh5QFOgFgOksllsRNZUPEwbA/s400/No.+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563575818375119554" /></a>Declining church attendance, diminishing influence of dioceses and religion per se . . . scarcity of housing/consolidation of physical space . . . <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIufrAnmDD1LAX3_y8NqARlg_woRO4i5Hr2Vg-LPeSO8RpxcAhQUXvb9ZQSLlOi6rjLnHE4TpqL01ejKPPJxnIoVv9oJNqXe70-O6k2Mo_y22TMBiNLL9LOfXvAWX5sfNQKEFj_QLLfwo/s1600/No.+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIufrAnmDD1LAX3_y8NqARlg_woRO4i5Hr2Vg-LPeSO8RpxcAhQUXvb9ZQSLlOi6rjLnHE4TpqL01ejKPPJxnIoVv9oJNqXe70-O6k2Mo_y22TMBiNLL9LOfXvAWX5sfNQKEFj_QLLfwo/s400/No.+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563575710602536866" /></a>Sublime inspirations remain as vestiges, reduced to aesthetics: the arched windows, the heavy but graceful stone, the very setting in blue sky intimacy, on the most beautiful street in Brooklyn.<P>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-26106640658651677772010-11-04T02:59:00.010-04:002011-01-18T12:13:08.456-05:00Billboard Shells<P><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRT8bhLfsuRhMdnfg3xMSzXTXZbik6nfThwk1rjhyphenhyphenGO_i5gKCDMIX6hfJEFgzr5_Q9WxMqc5TOSmE3CrXz0EXb8JPucQdw4_KG_XZs3wjy6a1G_OiEftidc9T0wQZGJZ7S7uSvg-RZJM/s1600/No.+1_Billboard+Shells.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 308px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539312900014572018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRT8bhLfsuRhMdnfg3xMSzXTXZbik6nfThwk1rjhyphenhyphenGO_i5gKCDMIX6hfJEFgzr5_Q9WxMqc5TOSmE3CrXz0EXb8JPucQdw4_KG_XZs3wjy6a1G_OiEftidc9T0wQZGJZ7S7uSvg-RZJM/s400/No.+1_Billboard+Shells.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdf_phjsHhyLmdd5vUIWMlcc8fGCrFBroPtkO3LUZWW17Rcv6azdeQCkf0TCeCMQkC8frRzPt_alLfWQHpC85zSfrfPyt0Y8HQFgQ1RL9WR8XzVp3b-ZFp8vSA7B8ggT-wwLGtZsHq4I/s1600/No.+2_Billboard+Shells.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539312894043062482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdf_phjsHhyLmdd5vUIWMlcc8fGCrFBroPtkO3LUZWW17Rcv6azdeQCkf0TCeCMQkC8frRzPt_alLfWQHpC85zSfrfPyt0Y8HQFgQ1RL9WR8XzVp3b-ZFp8vSA7B8ggT-wwLGtZsHq4I/s400/No.+2_Billboard+Shells.jpg" /></a>Pitching the Demographic: A Message of Nothing (Coney Island Creek)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pLPWuJb9-WakeDumf-1D-g-sHojm9amcRnuPmHsNga2_rliXajqp8fUDViLxc3O_uGLXKSUYQG_vJKwi_bndiu9IPzYo931n1gxMrS5D6G09IOhe3XI2jmXB0hsy_vVqWOJS04fPVXk/s1600/No.+3_Billboard+Shells.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539312887562754722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pLPWuJb9-WakeDumf-1D-g-sHojm9amcRnuPmHsNga2_rliXajqp8fUDViLxc3O_uGLXKSUYQG_vJKwi_bndiu9IPzYo931n1gxMrS5D6G09IOhe3XI2jmXB0hsy_vVqWOJS04fPVXk/s400/No.+3_Billboard+Shells.jpg" /></a>Every billboard husk is like a fingerprint—unique—the setting, the details, the way sunlight plays off it at certain times.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pcNVdshuRLWIVo9PywFczsTKYTh39ngPXJ52moGVBuI4NPpO6hyphenhyphenajGIza9fkPUyDGV4ZcCka_CnX-RJjk9wU23ntczAL8Kgn49oYxE8dA_CXo9FTK_vt2EfeUoMlkTiSmf-tNDzpqJY/s1600/No.+4_Billboard+Shells.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539312883164831410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pcNVdshuRLWIVo9PywFczsTKYTh39ngPXJ52moGVBuI4NPpO6hyphenhyphenajGIza9fkPUyDGV4ZcCka_CnX-RJjk9wU23ntczAL8Kgn49oYxE8dA_CXo9FTK_vt2EfeUoMlkTiSmf-tNDzpqJY/s400/No.+4_Billboard+Shells.jpg" /></a>Multicolored hues of sunset trapped between empty billboard<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDD7CEkYr4lLlZxc27FitbMr5DJNS3Oq3b9Tu2LuS-odtd_bed-FeIOK1rwp4ivNy96r-DQP4aNF_VWBIgT0rCizv37r2kJv3eBpaw8uLL9pNlzKbQkz7eJEJXYA4QIx52Z4hKMXohlc/s1600/No.+5_Billboard+Shells.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 281px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539312882850422770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDD7CEkYr4lLlZxc27FitbMr5DJNS3Oq3b9Tu2LuS-odtd_bed-FeIOK1rwp4ivNy96r-DQP4aNF_VWBIgT0rCizv37r2kJv3eBpaw8uLL9pNlzKbQkz7eJEJXYA4QIx52Z4hKMXohlc/s400/No.+5_Billboard+Shells.jpg" /></a>Double Duty: Cell Phone Tower/Beacon of Emptiness<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWiSvSS9PBPvtIn0Ke1CAs9Dhfvxlr38Ru-mAk8a_Z8zdIIcA_wjsum2LU6PA70_6BnSspeGkURz14tVGLrsEH0mv-l1cou2GTR4HDKCyhCy2jWo2PWQu75_UicdurwtdhzKmQb-8JvI/s1600/No.+6_Billboard+Shells.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 323px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539313255616247842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWiSvSS9PBPvtIn0Ke1CAs9Dhfvxlr38Ru-mAk8a_Z8zdIIcA_wjsum2LU6PA70_6BnSspeGkURz14tVGLrsEH0mv-l1cou2GTR4HDKCyhCy2jWo2PWQu75_UicdurwtdhzKmQb-8JvI/s400/No.+6_Billboard+Shells.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZMNiiumeFmE7vKeFJWikC47MsnpkMd385NM0twtqLFf9wHPoORFoiVypK4EqCabjEEpX_No3E4S654Glf20Ff8h3Sr7qsOKAAPpo58nlWHamzJow42jwCglfBZ7Vx9R7DtKlL0yq1nQ/s1600/No.+7_Billboard+Shells.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539313250095698338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZMNiiumeFmE7vKeFJWikC47MsnpkMd385NM0twtqLFf9wHPoORFoiVypK4EqCabjEEpX_No3E4S654Glf20Ff8h3Sr7qsOKAAPpo58nlWHamzJow42jwCglfBZ7Vx9R7DtKlL0yq1nQ/s400/No.+7_Billboard+Shells.jpg" /></a>Clouds seen through a billboard shell<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdGvPeLD67HGJTrPk1SxfAqsJlXwcmt6ROny4suvzmS2Ic0coSqJG2oOMfb_0zBA6cLnCOYP5RMgyhTv1NQ6E-LU0zOq_LxOQDUk-vFCi7YS4PeYurzy3mTUEs4PXb7T3WiwOHbblP9c/s1600/No.+8_Billboard+Shells.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539313245567911906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdGvPeLD67HGJTrPk1SxfAqsJlXwcmt6ROny4suvzmS2Ic0coSqJG2oOMfb_0zBA6cLnCOYP5RMgyhTv1NQ6E-LU0zOq_LxOQDUk-vFCi7YS4PeYurzy3mTUEs4PXb7T3WiwOHbblP9c/s400/No.+8_Billboard+Shells.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvgSS48SsunuqzlT7inVBc8N_YcEQ6TQH-zUsUuazCEFzVFb6zdMWFBgPX_eVYHtWv-vK16HB6BUAqMShcaAmnEbH53SUD9MYFJjtxXkHE9Nz9h9TG_U1r7HTr0KdcShqXJj_TPdelLo/s1600/No.+9_Billboard+Shell.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539313239923360242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvgSS48SsunuqzlT7inVBc8N_YcEQ6TQH-zUsUuazCEFzVFb6zdMWFBgPX_eVYHtWv-vK16HB6BUAqMShcaAmnEbH53SUD9MYFJjtxXkHE9Nz9h9TG_U1r7HTr0KdcShqXJj_TPdelLo/s400/No.+9_Billboard+Shell.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzoc246Um3hqogwBrJ8CzttfbKJJp6rg5sSWLxeYsIWF2m-zufOvxyoDOtpuiL4mxAO8lN9_AY4ifacAPBHtQEYPDTtPFDQ0d2LfEj3_4mYsPsC-1ip__q8J0fpLKcE7Fu_9QeFDMCnJw/s1600/No.+10_Billboard+Shells.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539313235590884514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzoc246Um3hqogwBrJ8CzttfbKJJp6rg5sSWLxeYsIWF2m-zufOvxyoDOtpuiL4mxAO8lN9_AY4ifacAPBHtQEYPDTtPFDQ0d2LfEj3_4mYsPsC-1ip__q8J0fpLKcE7Fu_9QeFDMCnJw/s400/No.+10_Billboard+Shells.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjIYkZ_gbadT_c7I_j1OF7VHbdR8omKeamlgxsaugDiMKpCT7OYzElGnaRvZam8khpHt3dJ87navQ5GK7grpcUQhOZeU8jMoUfSH_2TWT8i_3t0Z35Nbub6nOZrTnKfdFMA9KiNlEg3I/s1600/No.+11_Billboard+Shells.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539313797711307234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjIYkZ_gbadT_c7I_j1OF7VHbdR8omKeamlgxsaugDiMKpCT7OYzElGnaRvZam8khpHt3dJ87navQ5GK7grpcUQhOZeU8jMoUfSH_2TWT8i_3t0Z35Nbub6nOZrTnKfdFMA9KiNlEg3I/s400/No.+11_Billboard+Shells.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOlEGzv7Vecx4AX-F233ludH2sOcZ_eOVooZhUb8q4yGL5_5ZwCUeaeCMvtyrumZglwLBL879d3YGeEU96H05dD0D8egK37QXTy-M_vUWKvvaCyOrhU34TYlPNbq0X2XS3w4MVI6ZhzU/s1600/No.+12_Billboard+Shells.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539313790501032978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOlEGzv7Vecx4AX-F233ludH2sOcZ_eOVooZhUb8q4yGL5_5ZwCUeaeCMvtyrumZglwLBL879d3YGeEU96H05dD0D8egK37QXTy-M_vUWKvvaCyOrhU34TYlPNbq0X2XS3w4MVI6ZhzU/s400/No.+12_Billboard+Shells.jpg" /></a>Billboard seen through hollow in trestle bridge<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgj9JTXDTYhttrmbKo0DvsdbKooLoo3iK59odyEyB2kOvsP5IBeCHWvWl2A6zvJAvG4D5pRq5gjELAKqBs6qFc_JiNp8UIjzcf__KUo3YQMaeU5xzwM9CuG9kahM8-YyC7vT68IfJDLE/s1600/No.+13_Billboard+Shells.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539313788115171410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgj9JTXDTYhttrmbKo0DvsdbKooLoo3iK59odyEyB2kOvsP5IBeCHWvWl2A6zvJAvG4D5pRq5gjELAKqBs6qFc_JiNp8UIjzcf__KUo3YQMaeU5xzwM9CuG9kahM8-YyC7vT68IfJDLE/s400/No.+13_Billboard+Shells.jpg" /></a>Billboard shell’s gridwork silhouette<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHzAAYeWbRLc_MA8GGZMvNPi_4rAQLb125J19A2uhx8GA1mOh1H0ouq7grWNfqjoWOLUixXWuOrZyYuF8S6X3MbsD7inTnMh34PEQ65BHUXt3hXENJAb5qhYn-L2JhUZPnwDOJcT-vbk/s1600/No.+14_Billboard+Shells.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539313784674940914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHzAAYeWbRLc_MA8GGZMvNPi_4rAQLb125J19A2uhx8GA1mOh1H0ouq7grWNfqjoWOLUixXWuOrZyYuF8S6X3MbsD7inTnMh34PEQ65BHUXt3hXENJAb5qhYn-L2JhUZPnwDOJcT-vbk/s400/No.+14_Billboard+Shells.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZAUrCDtmIl_VGHeNs9GUcS8h9vEqAjANHqT7HAC7WVNVJmmavuAkOQAojKA5nBHXo37XEyFQNmkkI-wt1ThFqp5KCj7AaprecpUsBF15WmFniEwWkKFUrsX3RybPtiqRya448aZcGFw/s1600/No.+15_Billboard+Shells.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 279px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539313777931207618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZAUrCDtmIl_VGHeNs9GUcS8h9vEqAjANHqT7HAC7WVNVJmmavuAkOQAojKA5nBHXo37XEyFQNmkkI-wt1ThFqp5KCj7AaprecpUsBF15WmFniEwWkKFUrsX3RybPtiqRya448aZcGFw/s400/No.+15_Billboard+Shells.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54xMWwCuGabeh9PWxFwZy8fmtD-0NPfIEHumzJvw6Pa5-7EZoGkCZUQ2O0BH1zxfWaKfpmM64o8xiFdI7_8HYl5HzkZXqjA-IjCQyITMqDS0SZpMW8agGjn57LHt0YC38FHymkGaJoE8/s1600/No.+16_Billboard+Shells.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539314021467598562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54xMWwCuGabeh9PWxFwZy8fmtD-0NPfIEHumzJvw6Pa5-7EZoGkCZUQ2O0BH1zxfWaKfpmM64o8xiFdI7_8HYl5HzkZXqjA-IjCQyITMqDS0SZpMW8agGjn57LHt0YC38FHymkGaJoE8/s400/No.+16_Billboard+Shells.jpg" /></a>Sunset over billboard shell beside viaduct<br /><p></p>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-45130145080789314712010-11-01T21:58:00.006-04:002011-06-04T19:18:34.979-04:00A-to-Z Mannequins (Park Slope)<P><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHkX4vmI140bccFfQ43AWaxWwS7moQ8HzxZGIrg40PyqOfqiVr3TzvDI0KpQgQy0Jvrs7KhpDYJOAD7FYVXiNQ0itC3J2yrwhtWzvjydHUsS0SDCq1jJFbkzris0xavZdKgim6leOTRc/s1600/No.+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498779759123426786" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTEuH-_8lR6hAq7ekOB85WuQ4Y9m0uJFPmHPn_Vc-SJ3XGlpVQNFm621PLDkl-ucbgPlkU6PG2sgVpIMkyW8HM05P3IjhaJcXwrTtxx2QBL-vlrQDghJ22RmUe9g1eJ-Wgkzt4MAsjgE/s400/No.+5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TsFJSYTgg0zgVbLU4wrc9u5Gj3G8NrqcGQ1l22c7tKO-9qswYL0K2DTSjkwKGPBBZk3hD9EagDii3Y525xz6G8BwRb3z5rMhLqipqqFiei_xmRNLjjsNL6qCsVsgVnt8G9dY8_N6Oiw/s1600/No.+6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498780852729723650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 358px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TsFJSYTgg0zgVbLU4wrc9u5Gj3G8NrqcGQ1l22c7tKO-9qswYL0K2DTSjkwKGPBBZk3hD9EagDii3Y525xz6G8BwRb3z5rMhLqipqqFiei_xmRNLjjsNL6qCsVsgVnt8G9dY8_N6Oiw/s400/No.+6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiL8PLMu8uBc0RqwpgbdS7v3jZy62oaBuUAXYE-UT-HZZtEw0hgelB6Ml7GeB9hcLFZm7Qboo-aSeQe_UvnKrwRSEnPIrmusVF2okW3RANtdnyFBqIiS3qBxeRZSWWnnQm6IHVJcbqAng/s1600/No.+7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498780843642891442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiL8PLMu8uBc0RqwpgbdS7v3jZy62oaBuUAXYE-UT-HZZtEw0hgelB6Ml7GeB9hcLFZm7Qboo-aSeQe_UvnKrwRSEnPIrmusVF2okW3RANtdnyFBqIiS3qBxeRZSWWnnQm6IHVJcbqAng/s400/No.+7.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.a2zmannequins.com/index.html">A-to-Z Mannequins</a><br /><p></p>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-37244692972898172702010-06-30T02:17:00.008-04:002011-06-07T15:29:22.178-04:00Dead Tech (No. 3)<P><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRlVUYKwel1sUxyEMKvs035PhP66lWBA4UcQP-I5Ps2obssPFP8uEk7Zr3e6jmrli1hcNqSviKbmZR8d0Hvem8lMXHxu_3wKrECLwxVJnROdN7-vurQYorkExZ-UlBowXHMBGGu_mEyQ/s1600/No.+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRlVUYKwel1sUxyEMKvs035PhP66lWBA4UcQP-I5Ps2obssPFP8uEk7Zr3e6jmrli1hcNqSviKbmZR8d0Hvem8lMXHxu_3wKrECLwxVJnROdN7-vurQYorkExZ-UlBowXHMBGGu_mEyQ/s400/No.+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488447470202028850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zdaJaTShRJXoCFd9snsUeD8D87n69v50A-PEoiZLH2vTM79e1N7PMsWcMRsAF2clIecUdGo4KcqWc1bmiOo-9tAh-pyXxudolWqTQsoHcMvGFka6KMYnajwX2d2FQ-hCz3zF2kEseDU/s1600/No.+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zdaJaTShRJXoCFd9snsUeD8D87n69v50A-PEoiZLH2vTM79e1N7PMsWcMRsAF2clIecUdGo4KcqWc1bmiOo-9tAh-pyXxudolWqTQsoHcMvGFka6KMYnajwX2d2FQ-hCz3zF2kEseDU/s400/No.+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488447461882993826" /></a>Adolescence/Obsolescence<br /><br />(Dead Tech: <a href="http://bigskybrooklyn.blogspot.com/2007/06/dead-tech-1.html">No. 1</a> . . . <a href="http://bigskybrooklyn.blogspot.com/2007/06/dead-tech-2.html">No. 2</a>)<br /><P>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-76635659828933748542010-06-30T01:56:00.003-04:002011-12-23T03:03:06.578-05:00Washington Plaza (Beside the Williamsburg Bridge)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYDOT0R06NDzwrdLk5VcjZ62G5y8sQWqs_Xe08nKRiAmvootUGgN1xVztOFXv3SAkitLHHI7TgXWqaAH61U5c-mFcClEUjNyAHIW4kIcenfVBRZ9E62e5YUx26jSZCWSEI_scYjyhqjw/s1600/No.+AA.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRDskm2zolMFDs3-6yrqNk2W5JniStvz9Ws-feELm2yFYCElg0mriAXk40vBb0TYIXb8PVLec8iAH8Z2QYD7AkmL0oFXDqEPSzM9dJiWkdJ2cxyylKi5dvtBnot-R5NTDt7Uhsi5Beeg/s400/No.+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488267396943674770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzGTdpcjgu6Vkpzwz8KOLa_K3MyZaKzVJ-ps1t2V1Gqudjy0hcsJ1xiDyscxBCu3ysunb6G0iTZZacND2bZudw6itJLjWInv4xoNqfVMUjm3QcLayQdmrTKkPmRpr75kk0Ls4fL03DF0/s1600/No.+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzGTdpcjgu6Vkpzwz8KOLa_K3MyZaKzVJ-ps1t2V1Gqudjy0hcsJ1xiDyscxBCu3ysunb6G0iTZZacND2bZudw6itJLjWInv4xoNqfVMUjm3QcLayQdmrTKkPmRpr75kk0Ls4fL03DF0/s400/No.+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488267381610787634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmDB3cgREXH899tSwXqVVE1CmBeA-1J07JgXIoP1xe6VMcjTExMmyqWTo_7BUwUoR6iPC0BQIz6bzGw8HIPGKi5Q8zkovWpmq_KY6NU5ifLPgWjTqQA8gS0EYgc_UIc50uZ7JTc33EtI/s1600/No.+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmDB3cgREXH899tSwXqVVE1CmBeA-1J07JgXIoP1xe6VMcjTExMmyqWTo_7BUwUoR6iPC0BQIz6bzGw8HIPGKi5Q8zkovWpmq_KY6NU5ifLPgWjTqQA8gS0EYgc_UIc50uZ7JTc33EtI/s400/No.+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488267373764599218" /></a>Flimsy ribbed fences listing in the wind<br />the sound like docked boats banging together gently<br /><P>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-5601394354811922532010-06-29T14:00:00.015-04:002012-06-21T14:21:19.661-04:00Horace Greeley’s Grave/Goose in Grass (Green-Wood Cemetery: Part 3)<P><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4idFK-dMbg7BJPZiK132GOGCqui1SllmY7idrnh3IkLIC_g6-lxZmcHltwQslf1wM5_Awaui38cDTgbmVdmiQ5OVxiyyKQX7jPT5ck8m39pmjwSxpTDH7S_s4QD9Yp9cOSePSalSE7I/s1600/No.+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488258515539283346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4idFK-dMbg7BJPZiK132GOGCqui1SllmY7idrnh3IkLIC_g6-lxZmcHltwQslf1wM5_Awaui38cDTgbmVdmiQ5OVxiyyKQX7jPT5ck8m39pmjwSxpTDH7S_s4QD9Yp9cOSePSalSE7I/s400/No.+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Greeley">Horace Greeley</a> (1811 – 1872) was a famous newspaper editor and politician, best known for saying, “Go west young man.” The monument, though ravaged by black streaks and time, is still etched with that look of resolve Victorian gentlemen favored in their personal statuary (apparent throughout Green-Wood Cemetery).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihXGVlaVU5amcd6naUhMCfnDFFjwu5S6JT5huTQocGy3ApSP8khE56je_31QlxsfNn75pxOxH5kUQXz-qL6gFCa7c_BW1WtDIo_b4vVt9Mtxcn2w9-MyDJP39xyOJEuIkXm3bWufRKgo/s1600/No.+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488258511065288514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihXGVlaVU5amcd6naUhMCfnDFFjwu5S6JT5huTQocGy3ApSP8khE56je_31QlxsfNn75pxOxH5kUQXz-qL6gFCa7c_BW1WtDIo_b4vVt9Mtxcn2w9-MyDJP39xyOJEuIkXm3bWufRKgo/s400/No.+2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Greeley’s Grave in Green-Wood is located at one of the cemetery’s highest points, overlooking Bush Terminal (<a href="http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/brooklyn/sunsetpark/bushterminal/index.htm">Pictures</a> . . . <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_Terminal ">History</a> . . . More on BSB: <a href="http://bigskybrooklyn.blogspot.com/2008/12/third-avenue-meltdown.html">No. 1</a> . . . <a href="http://bigskybrooklyn.blogspot.com/2008/02/loading-dock-series.html">No. 2</a>).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVv2Vtcv6LGrN56FoJ9YyeOi9-H4q8A47zeRS_1THYifKAsY8sA-rj33SxfdZN74ZT9sXevPoPAURcQnA-NvCPMdTVW_KMwN3lFBaMZMr6wa_7t1G04at4M_4iBEDpty1KK3BObpbDOw/s1600/No.+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488258502760195650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 292px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVv2Vtcv6LGrN56FoJ9YyeOi9-H4q8A47zeRS_1THYifKAsY8sA-rj33SxfdZN74ZT9sXevPoPAURcQnA-NvCPMdTVW_KMwN3lFBaMZMr6wa_7t1G04at4M_4iBEDpty1KK3BObpbDOw/s400/No.+3.jpg" border="0" /></a>Go North Young Man: A groundskeeper grooms the majestic burial site<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqMefiJ8EJB0mEtfUauCu3P2ACOV4uVtfpgVtbpsSgrEIGAMZTxCdCZA0dI8Yn4FAY6Zwo5BZdOw6yYN37vWO46FIDuxIyDYnYbEdzmmoyLKCCQgkP0WucnuzT9CH520vCncm-gL-asw/s1600/No.+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488258494926710402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqMefiJ8EJB0mEtfUauCu3P2ACOV4uVtfpgVtbpsSgrEIGAMZTxCdCZA0dI8Yn4FAY6Zwo5BZdOw6yYN37vWO46FIDuxIyDYnYbEdzmmoyLKCCQgkP0WucnuzT9CH520vCncm-gL-asw/s400/No.+4.jpg" border="0" /></a>Serene Nature (Seamless Adaptation): Goose in the grass, at the foot of a family plot, paying homage to the clan<br /><br />(Green-Wood Cemetery: <a href="http://bigskybrooklyn.blogspot.com/2007/06/hello-from-green-wood-cemetery.html">Part 1</a> . . . <a href="http://bigskybrooklyn.blogspot.com/2007/06/hello-from-green-wood-cemetery-part-ii.html">Part 2</a>)<br /><p></p>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-59896493693771529782010-06-28T10:22:00.011-04:002011-12-23T03:06:27.817-05:00Birds on Crane<P><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjQgLwZf7LcqeRElKE50zV6xeTrvA4nB5OcAvu0WW2LvnzirzJbGFUHMIfv8zojXhnKfGwxSnSY-CuGA0pWKrfpsfWVo7LuIf-oyE7-H6juY9u8H8gWxYeh0zlNqKRMEAWp3jmrc0VK8/s1600/Birds+on+Crane+Boom+Wire+(No.+1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjQgLwZf7LcqeRElKE50zV6xeTrvA4nB5OcAvu0WW2LvnzirzJbGFUHMIfv8zojXhnKfGwxSnSY-CuGA0pWKrfpsfWVo7LuIf-oyE7-H6juY9u8H8gWxYeh0zlNqKRMEAWp3jmrc0VK8/s400/Birds+on+Crane+Boom+Wire+(No.+1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487830185086822546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFbZ3oDzgUdxIQz1TUcRoEPGDPnscTwGlHV31WY3wjIeGJjlfFHmf0AA51_BwONnbVXQZvUOCSymPqX0oFBPvgDUKKF-vWjFRUN1h27zZhaszZqApvpUhud5aB3cJUEBe2P4KkJT_fVc/s1600/Birds+on+Crane+Boom+Wire.3+(3.25.10+068).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFbZ3oDzgUdxIQz1TUcRoEPGDPnscTwGlHV31WY3wjIeGJjlfFHmf0AA51_BwONnbVXQZvUOCSymPqX0oFBPvgDUKKF-vWjFRUN1h27zZhaszZqApvpUhud5aB3cJUEBe2P4KkJT_fVc/s400/Birds+on+Crane+Boom+Wire.3+(3.25.10+068).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488262986367026786" /></a> Birds alighting <br />a crane boom and cable <br />by the canal<P>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-35632581653843749842010-06-28T09:57:00.012-04:002011-12-23T03:08:11.656-05:00Grand Army Plaza/Library (Monumental Brooklyn: No. 2)<P><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnrlUgcsCpIJOgeRv7z90W0S0YTPb1Fx-1rcnkcCJ_Jh2U_OAF86LnMeGgv5Zr0zH78-5VVTn-X0YkY92CM3Cr7JwZfYi87vOtftKSsDHC54oI8U0zB7giktaTK8r3_8AdU2RlLlDNK0/s1600/No.+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnrlUgcsCpIJOgeRv7z90W0S0YTPb1Fx-1rcnkcCJ_Jh2U_OAF86LnMeGgv5Zr0zH78-5VVTn-X0YkY92CM3Cr7JwZfYi87vOtftKSsDHC54oI8U0zB7giktaTK8r3_8AdU2RlLlDNK0/s400/No.+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487824088652897298" /></a>Neptune and friends carouse in the fountain at Grand Army Plaza<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuy8R6JKP2s36E_ogbWfH1aBd1knn92OlDcT42_XoT6tm86bIIpi8vWXBy1KtkOnRBQzYo6f67HbjApsxzgUg52B_DY5SGkXM-eolfDIfXVeRxDGNGEneO6Q8PYYQL3ArGeHgBok6nawY/s1600/No.+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuy8R6JKP2s36E_ogbWfH1aBd1knn92OlDcT42_XoT6tm86bIIpi8vWXBy1KtkOnRBQzYo6f67HbjApsxzgUg52B_DY5SGkXM-eolfDIfXVeRxDGNGEneO6Q8PYYQL3ArGeHgBok6nawY/s400/No.+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487824076548882754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MbpWrj5JupDxbuosh00MlE61B1kPAa5cH4qaX3jXilvyrxFJp2RQq-R0sf08JCF7VbmUrzu4YHp560o8dSbVkIkSVgzup74ms0DxwccX8uGpuaHpMEAiUUDP280wClktgJBW1WdyFvk/s1600/No.+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 363px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MbpWrj5JupDxbuosh00MlE61B1kPAa5cH4qaX3jXilvyrxFJp2RQq-R0sf08JCF7VbmUrzu4YHp560o8dSbVkIkSVgzup74ms0DxwccX8uGpuaHpMEAiUUDP280wClktgJBW1WdyFvk/s400/No.+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487824073129781778" /></a>Lincoln on horseback, the arch at Grand Army Plaza<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVV-Q9FIHuSRytqxMM0EkpF7lyggMAzvP2ONxqLXO0zwTbeTUIjYobJEMZpcUZ3S60ETxOtxTln34_mQ31boRIRlbLKup9ln-VG80D4_F1ZRbjY-JbkPjxcVz2cVMyiwE6vV0TMBE0Quw/s1600/No.+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVV-Q9FIHuSRytqxMM0EkpF7lyggMAzvP2ONxqLXO0zwTbeTUIjYobJEMZpcUZ3S60ETxOtxTln34_mQ31boRIRlbLKup9ln-VG80D4_F1ZRbjY-JbkPjxcVz2cVMyiwE6vV0TMBE0Quw/s400/No.+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487824067253783058" /></a>Union soldiers massed alongside winged gods (sacrifice, virtue . . . the American Ideal triumphs)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi672mb9OvQ6sbsbwLNdypnTv-QEoDdmOalfQGjdnrdaMdruADAyb8e5t9QWci2aaxWfH8XzqCR7INlSTyvvKnaQxxblc26ZkviZKHgpVAKWnuuccRoY5LW69o5BuVpgobbx4fMmqDkfks/s1600/No.+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi672mb9OvQ6sbsbwLNdypnTv-QEoDdmOalfQGjdnrdaMdruADAyb8e5t9QWci2aaxWfH8XzqCR7INlSTyvvKnaQxxblc26ZkviZKHgpVAKWnuuccRoY5LW69o5BuVpgobbx4fMmqDkfks/s400/No.+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487824056429023506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlG588JJVo0EkSUPdKiBxq-W3xvgu5xyQ8Qo3DLAkRwFSUJh4Sdf8rxSUfyUJwJejKcvGbhXn5EX24XlcGaUVx90wiR2rTbTNTib2FRiN3oQ7_RhtV6_2j-1UDyRobaBzxpH8DNg8LFwE/s1600/No.+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlG588JJVo0EkSUPdKiBxq-W3xvgu5xyQ8Qo3DLAkRwFSUJh4Sdf8rxSUfyUJwJejKcvGbhXn5EX24XlcGaUVx90wiR2rTbTNTib2FRiN3oQ7_RhtV6_2j-1UDyRobaBzxpH8DNg8LFwE/s400/No.+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487824466464217442" /></a>Look: a satellite dish is reflected in the top-middle of the pictureAdam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-38134756734733960622010-06-28T09:40:00.003-04:002011-05-26T16:57:19.966-04:00In-spired (No. 3)<P><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilFb9oYoUtmOSHtBvRaC0wuRjT37JOxN86XjN3vzmfpPrHSfvIgLAMsun6EanH4ohCsJqpBw47Eh5Sb0Z7WJ9DPu8PmdA5UnrS5noVPY8KYhBhOXEV193F4vFSytMZfQcQYcfiuhw8Qc/s1600/No.+1+(9.29.09+002).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilFb9oYoUtmOSHtBvRaC0wuRjT37JOxN86XjN3vzmfpPrHSfvIgLAMsun6EanH4ohCsJqpBw47Eh5Sb0Z7WJ9DPu8PmdA5UnrS5noVPY8KYhBhOXEV193F4vFSytMZfQcQYcfiuhw8Qc/s400/No.+1+(9.29.09+002).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487819788653385298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGURWCQxLRT7wGNZhaB7-J88tVrC4TS4-cjJHicW8KWhobzAaxrLq6ahVCKj2TRo-0_CNatfnbAjgUV45NsW4V5A4asEOduD7MrGfqUo2SmGFiii8ZrJ961aLY6SXBSv5wnREvzDoM7U/s1600/No.+2+(Misc.+2009-10+025).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGURWCQxLRT7wGNZhaB7-J88tVrC4TS4-cjJHicW8KWhobzAaxrLq6ahVCKj2TRo-0_CNatfnbAjgUV45NsW4V5A4asEOduD7MrGfqUo2SmGFiii8ZrJ961aLY6SXBSv5wnREvzDoM7U/s400/No.+2+(Misc.+2009-10+025).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487819777682181314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHIVTSysEWY39P_1Deo_lzJI5wIOtrqbl2qEgTM9arS9DGoXXQFYe8WzGOZZoB_89f5K6X3C03jmO6e2gh3Nei8TZ_TxOS1vmagnZo5fVma33QS2kM5ZVea2natjpi_EyLoMGYuQz4z8/s1600/In-spired_No.+3+(Misc.+2009-10+228).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHIVTSysEWY39P_1Deo_lzJI5wIOtrqbl2qEgTM9arS9DGoXXQFYe8WzGOZZoB_89f5K6X3C03jmO6e2gh3Nei8TZ_TxOS1vmagnZo5fVma33QS2kM5ZVea2natjpi_EyLoMGYuQz4z8/s400/In-spired_No.+3+(Misc.+2009-10+228).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487819771481041890" /></a>Sunset, day before spring<P>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-227335694322731722010-06-27T19:23:00.015-04:002011-12-25T17:44:48.755-05:00Dead Horse Bay/Floyd Bennett Field (Brooklyn by the Sea: Part 3)<P><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xL53g6pcEu0j1sCx3zg7NT3O2O1ygnr4AP0WeCAgcNEhsjm9OxqJwxDDHmnIPM_RZuuY5LvzfQzDCId3Or8Id5khU63VDXkFUtHlqDdufSYJgREWpdEmmh82sbyX7x7yuqReQKdOmok/s1600/No.+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487598670687269378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xL53g6pcEu0j1sCx3zg7NT3O2O1ygnr4AP0WeCAgcNEhsjm9OxqJwxDDHmnIPM_RZuuY5LvzfQzDCId3Or8Id5khU63VDXkFUtHlqDdufSYJgREWpdEmmh82sbyX7x7yuqReQKdOmok/s400/No.+1.jpg" /></a>Dead Horse Bay and Floyd Bennett Field, like Plumb Beach, are part of the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/gate">Gateway National Recreation Area</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlEaKAqT8Nphuu62FdDOQiDBCCbtbwWiPR5o0A1J8ZgYwLzmhP328yvddxTMcRi74-SfQ1MWSZ5tHWRiocGOcnpgE_s7Jc-B7EkxgNLYXG4HrBgYI7LiqE-3HeNWHbCfpvWrRP_siI5A/s1600/No.+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487598662246658498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlEaKAqT8Nphuu62FdDOQiDBCCbtbwWiPR5o0A1J8ZgYwLzmhP328yvddxTMcRi74-SfQ1MWSZ5tHWRiocGOcnpgE_s7Jc-B7EkxgNLYXG4HrBgYI7LiqE-3HeNWHbCfpvWrRP_siI5A/s400/No.+2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzd3sNc9GPGX_v7NVBWr-MJfTHJEDTFD-2O0YBnyug3t8ekXfFtkLfXBVGml9sB0iouJpJdIRDqOE8RQedL-hkXhNHjEp2I4zqzc7I5b94FgbP5f64CYOZpHAF1KQk2UznSCeCKx0XYI/s1600/No.+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487598659332214818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzd3sNc9GPGX_v7NVBWr-MJfTHJEDTFD-2O0YBnyug3t8ekXfFtkLfXBVGml9sB0iouJpJdIRDqOE8RQedL-hkXhNHjEp2I4zqzc7I5b94FgbP5f64CYOZpHAF1KQk2UznSCeCKx0XYI/s400/No.+3.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgji2TTkEC5Tihdxg-ThCj7JAZca1Lq3gBOo3xFABPN_LjdCfRWkUa06ZPU_xMG3IDWfe7unu6SPTzkB5Rq8xNRUC5b2aJoPyyjxGoA6YYFjdZAS5mIATNxi6tV2y71IMWnis5msuFj-3U/s1600/No.+4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487598651665664466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgji2TTkEC5Tihdxg-ThCj7JAZca1Lq3gBOo3xFABPN_LjdCfRWkUa06ZPU_xMG3IDWfe7unu6SPTzkB5Rq8xNRUC5b2aJoPyyjxGoA6YYFjdZAS5mIATNxi6tV2y71IMWnis5msuFj-3U/s400/No.+4.jpg" /></a>Dead Horse Bay’s main attraction is its vintage garbage (<a href="http://atlasobscura.com/place/dead-horse-bay">Video</a>).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-E6yMPJ28lj79y6w_ihbAbAWYIkgYnGk2BKrj_7QItJn82gs06Uri0Y_vQE1s0quqhthtkdUJzmr956ExYQ-48MDsIPj4pKg9QvE58oOCLtaJHqKndD4ulpuEaM9HV2yrTEFkoZ4VBg/s1600/No.+5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487598642621355410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-E6yMPJ28lj79y6w_ihbAbAWYIkgYnGk2BKrj_7QItJn82gs06Uri0Y_vQE1s0quqhthtkdUJzmr956ExYQ-48MDsIPj4pKg9QvE58oOCLtaJHqKndD4ulpuEaM9HV2yrTEFkoZ4VBg/s400/No.+5.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj244K5AMdsakb_9OL5kXqwN5deWqWnQ0TVM2XvwOwFxVCkL7MQyPzWjjl5vOwOcr55mtkGDoV1b0t8a6i_mFN8Jac5eZROIElTYby845zB55gawCwgl77Gm_Ias53c5XN4anCrDbVGJaI/s1600/No.+6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487600825467940626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj244K5AMdsakb_9OL5kXqwN5deWqWnQ0TVM2XvwOwFxVCkL7MQyPzWjjl5vOwOcr55mtkGDoV1b0t8a6i_mFN8Jac5eZROIElTYby845zB55gawCwgl77Gm_Ias53c5XN4anCrDbVGJaI/s400/No.+6.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwtgUG0p5L0Jv_QBKjJSbuFqdNlw_ux81kc9eiqW5jjihfyYVluAn-Zx5U-wp0Zkqo1OLK3maGeREZd00WYRf7u3GziFQDZplqgOCOzvOsEH1ujN7HFZfVJRN6oWH48bSSVaTMtk6tAI/s1600/No.+7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487600815577015442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwtgUG0p5L0Jv_QBKjJSbuFqdNlw_ux81kc9eiqW5jjihfyYVluAn-Zx5U-wp0Zkqo1OLK3maGeREZd00WYRf7u3GziFQDZplqgOCOzvOsEH1ujN7HFZfVJRN6oWH48bSSVaTMtk6tAI/s400/No.+7.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbD4azjKMuSFOs9US2J4gL1qrrPVxa7WXvaqsmeI-XmoLRrB3L_RAfqGkQeW0NZFa6KsnG3a8uPOLqpf23MRaLpZ2Bx0AtsC1tw5YyAkroNnnE0Mg125l9gdVNS2wWj7eVkVwtyZ2oL0/s1600/No.+8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487600810007183410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbD4azjKMuSFOs9US2J4gL1qrrPVxa7WXvaqsmeI-XmoLRrB3L_RAfqGkQeW0NZFa6KsnG3a8uPOLqpf23MRaLpZ2Bx0AtsC1tw5YyAkroNnnE0Mg125l9gdVNS2wWj7eVkVwtyZ2oL0/s400/No.+8.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVyZht94Ial-a9lsGtR_cJ4KpcrEn3jCLk0KMhzzLfF3e_pVWplEJua8TBhZbuv1HZHkFelzBeYNRW_-ABMT2MXjjhlloicL70aA51FTq9b9pWSlcMHbLpK9qMCbWJFVonmZFmjvQMPU/s1600/No.+9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487600806952290402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVyZht94Ial-a9lsGtR_cJ4KpcrEn3jCLk0KMhzzLfF3e_pVWplEJua8TBhZbuv1HZHkFelzBeYNRW_-ABMT2MXjjhlloicL70aA51FTq9b9pWSlcMHbLpK9qMCbWJFVonmZFmjvQMPU/s400/No.+9.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgLeYHIivf7NICGgK60bocDQHGmKUZj_2hmFCGIgEPzrTzDvCyY4y0r-xqYUuJhy0Kw_WbtrByYzub9I1dNnVuRK8U2k3-serivet09wZBbnocBc-vrIap0N3o5AFBFoIDpzcMiAViBA/s1600/No.+10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 312px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487600791762939330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgLeYHIivf7NICGgK60bocDQHGmKUZj_2hmFCGIgEPzrTzDvCyY4y0r-xqYUuJhy0Kw_WbtrByYzub9I1dNnVuRK8U2k3-serivet09wZBbnocBc-vrIap0N3o5AFBFoIDpzcMiAViBA/s400/No.+10.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z35fwKsW73hqd1ry_rCaHC3ziL9qJdjJXFfbDL-KWSGO6FYvqvnz7cnBLIf4tDQzSweKtu6KgnGRqp82Ii_Lts3j7vd_OMdqD63LosJ9vMYAlsaCsoHFaPxLIFkTUsj34mIImQxd-xU/s1600/No.+12.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487602004550015666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z35fwKsW73hqd1ry_rCaHC3ziL9qJdjJXFfbDL-KWSGO6FYvqvnz7cnBLIf4tDQzSweKtu6KgnGRqp82Ii_Lts3j7vd_OMdqD63LosJ9vMYAlsaCsoHFaPxLIFkTUsj34mIImQxd-xU/s400/No.+12.jpg" /></a>The Historic Aircraft Restoration Project (<a href="http://Webspace.webring.com/people/dh/harpfb">H.A.R.P.</a>) is a unique museum and active workshop in an old hangar at <a href="http://www.nps.gov/gate/historyculture/fbf.htm">Floyd Bennett Field</a>. The volunteer staff there is devoted to the history and preservation of American aviation. They can be remarkably friendly and informative, showing their appreciation to visitors who make the trek to this obscure corner of Brooklyn.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClEmLpDu61alfdZ9SYzHYVbJUq07OuPbWK0G_UC84bbcUu90Xx_gdHIqIY3yRpfSpq4DnS-2abs3AYkqekohoMYz6E1ggrB4q8Kt-b9INr3yR6dPyoinEccbSi8_6uZroTZCA0GF67Lk/s1600/No.+13.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487601992232166722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClEmLpDu61alfdZ9SYzHYVbJUq07OuPbWK0G_UC84bbcUu90Xx_gdHIqIY3yRpfSpq4DnS-2abs3AYkqekohoMYz6E1ggrB4q8Kt-b9INr3yR6dPyoinEccbSi8_6uZroTZCA0GF67Lk/s400/No.+13.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hs_Lcnp7edQWTVenAA7rd10sR0DVbj8O7nZBLy2RoBaGnSarXzk49oI8u5AR8Z_gn1WCOoHA9hufv0YJQWGbLC8SluQEXswTg1oMlbW-irwoXU-s6z-S8Opqi0hUuOSDHfhKkXbElmY/s1600/No.+15.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487601978730934002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hs_Lcnp7edQWTVenAA7rd10sR0DVbj8O7nZBLy2RoBaGnSarXzk49oI8u5AR8Z_gn1WCOoHA9hufv0YJQWGbLC8SluQEXswTg1oMlbW-irwoXU-s6z-S8Opqi0hUuOSDHfhKkXbElmY/s400/No.+15.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJ7__tCu8mxspEfTmTeq3XqGql9FyFwoyzi8N1JAPuIchV_0cetB3VUZ-Bx0lJjcZ-xGbEkwFY-YYQOwyT_vuAFHsesD5o1y2srldkS-7wyBy6HOuLuqcnJjkVonJENoYdstD82imHMo/s1600/No.+17.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487603598524280738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJ7__tCu8mxspEfTmTeq3XqGql9FyFwoyzi8N1JAPuIchV_0cetB3VUZ-Bx0lJjcZ-xGbEkwFY-YYQOwyT_vuAFHsesD5o1y2srldkS-7wyBy6HOuLuqcnJjkVonJENoYdstD82imHMo/s400/No.+17.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIvBjKPmOlxeGaGmB2xN0qC7lUaNZH24UfxaIiznOaxA8P8H5LAn-yrmkHl-0VGuQ4s1EnQj1NgJvkEhOTYKCMV6m7aG5GawN12FGdLAdllK3UDOmkVTf44b4352VI9GEFjaJEVwPaRc/s1600/No.+20.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487603575637740754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIvBjKPmOlxeGaGmB2xN0qC7lUaNZH24UfxaIiznOaxA8P8H5LAn-yrmkHl-0VGuQ4s1EnQj1NgJvkEhOTYKCMV6m7aG5GawN12FGdLAdllK3UDOmkVTf44b4352VI9GEFjaJEVwPaRc/s400/No.+20.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSNxTnjnqd-w8CTDYdNlnIUDUsclhx3P6_OZmlVqim5qODOyxfD_H-jCXmZF-tDXH2BROBxda-teOXsVqLT5osNjalXeOhLYxbPW8-1xV-f4fTGpTzKB10kKf9DL9Q6SeH0Jw-8ehUgA/s1600/No.+19.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487603582224365986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSNxTnjnqd-w8CTDYdNlnIUDUsclhx3P6_OZmlVqim5qODOyxfD_H-jCXmZF-tDXH2BROBxda-teOXsVqLT5osNjalXeOhLYxbPW8-1xV-f4fTGpTzKB10kKf9DL9Q6SeH0Jw-8ehUgA/s400/No.+19.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigskybrooklyn/sets/72157624755634652/show/">SLIDESHOW – Brooklyn by the Sea (Flickr)</a> <p></p>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753505534756028908.post-49804140662153698462010-06-27T03:34:00.019-04:002011-12-25T17:35:30.272-05:00Plumb Beach & Vicinity (Brooklyn by the Sea: Part 2)<P><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rmpSw7h0Rt1qNaC0XRzB1BMtmiNyN0NeRbANYjbBLkLpbWhVGgVwPKxxxrRNWnoqISeYOraMTHJPipxp6P7Vteaseb6duRoONfYcz5l5G6vExHIj4DzwcmfCl_HYf5MoZue5VIU8deg/s1600/No.+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rmpSw7h0Rt1qNaC0XRzB1BMtmiNyN0NeRbANYjbBLkLpbWhVGgVwPKxxxrRNWnoqISeYOraMTHJPipxp6P7Vteaseb6duRoONfYcz5l5G6vExHIj4DzwcmfCl_HYf5MoZue5VIU8deg/s400/No.+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487355239387192498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMArjT1Hle5yM3ldH-a1-kSqaBbvdG7sPt466tvZFOZHmLCn31Db7vc1NOX7BpmaLruuD3F2BHovumtt-02U8AElqVHwDCK5iyEQ9eVKeZyqm32AOHaxV2fspRk19tlimXpPNuyRwGMs/s1600/No.+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMArjT1Hle5yM3ldH-a1-kSqaBbvdG7sPt466tvZFOZHmLCn31Db7vc1NOX7BpmaLruuD3F2BHovumtt-02U8AElqVHwDCK5iyEQ9eVKeZyqm32AOHaxV2fspRk19tlimXpPNuyRwGMs/s400/No.+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487355230805357922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVfgHFxF-9QJkRba1PDlekdIsMa4gCBye30ZONe3g6WDBk1fbCNCTpLtRj8OwcNMOBiBzDz-v-wGs00CCE7FMd9zTGyMkc-k25bUI5oOtgxxdUELIc7_cQMKvdTFhyphenhyphen2c-V6PjBnSUruI/s1600/No.+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVfgHFxF-9QJkRba1PDlekdIsMa4gCBye30ZONe3g6WDBk1fbCNCTpLtRj8OwcNMOBiBzDz-v-wGs00CCE7FMd9zTGyMkc-k25bUI5oOtgxxdUELIc7_cQMKvdTFhyphenhyphen2c-V6PjBnSUruI/s400/No.+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487355221076632178" /></a>Official Plumb Beach: A shuttered rest stop (<a href="http://www.dukeriley.info/projects/the-dead-horse-inn">click for Plumb Beach history</a>)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8vZ8D34Un6ZEH8xNHm7YG3FP9QXXPStCWzWGsUb1AaRUspsnfd3aVOpwLq2n7eQq-PcKlSI_-wzG3aWeFiPLJF3TT8PbHlA0y3FVQOzW74n5lUh4MPcBJPqav2331tQno0wtEDOnK8k/s1600/No.+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8vZ8D34Un6ZEH8xNHm7YG3FP9QXXPStCWzWGsUb1AaRUspsnfd3aVOpwLq2n7eQq-PcKlSI_-wzG3aWeFiPLJF3TT8PbHlA0y3FVQOzW74n5lUh4MPcBJPqav2331tQno0wtEDOnK8k/s400/No.+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487355217201078290" /></a>Sewage treatment plant on Knapp St. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvVIgQwCel1CiLngw1YW04K5F-DXz98pKF0V_rTz5Qsza5wg7xBMg3jWSX5-aSj1THBGE3tRtBonFB1P5KXAH08imWJFWZlosc5N4gGjGZMrc6B45_4MGN_2TU8LqSjn2uxBZUzgVxVg/s1600/No.+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvVIgQwCel1CiLngw1YW04K5F-DXz98pKF0V_rTz5Qsza5wg7xBMg3jWSX5-aSj1THBGE3tRtBonFB1P5KXAH08imWJFWZlosc5N4gGjGZMrc6B45_4MGN_2TU8LqSjn2uxBZUzgVxVg/s400/No.+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487355210202067250" /></a>“Ever Vigilant in Protecting Nature’s Precious Resource. Through Applied Technology We are Purifying our Water.” <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6iY7ZvoKNS_N0sOrZIsrm0R-OG56Ae8I02IKXeBVZvMxHPigCkp3q3L75u1YER2-aD5RgUfz7cDkmQlXA5Pxn1cwx1XJNB0spkU6uNgX9290iylsAcBK_NQarvsx8OKZxe1zL_kjKi8/s1600/No.+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6iY7ZvoKNS_N0sOrZIsrm0R-OG56Ae8I02IKXeBVZvMxHPigCkp3q3L75u1YER2-aD5RgUfz7cDkmQlXA5Pxn1cwx1XJNB0spkU6uNgX9290iylsAcBK_NQarvsx8OKZxe1zL_kjKi8/s400/No.+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487356581363059394" /></a>Marina on Plumb Beach Channel, Gerritsen Beach <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYhIzVaYYp1yhGtdlBnJyTu1a7Q2CELP3WY7GACFlJ3qvrPKrQSCVcbhirQRxxuRtHb1GDD8Xxx7rhQM4jx-v6xmhkyTx1xAjSr1HBj_xM9mKFLHchrc9fY6_l9UU1CkEKrcjdpyoqIk/s1600/No.+7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYhIzVaYYp1yhGtdlBnJyTu1a7Q2CELP3WY7GACFlJ3qvrPKrQSCVcbhirQRxxuRtHb1GDD8Xxx7rhQM4jx-v6xmhkyTx1xAjSr1HBj_xM9mKFLHchrc9fY6_l9UU1CkEKrcjdpyoqIk/s400/No.+7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487356575413488866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJXHx_z8w-sLqAtC4JpNqBwqZNvb4v7Q_JyRXFADG7PD_rxt1OjCINNoh50Bd_iyEB6RnmBeyqI2rnCeWVIF0jGnwagkZ3mTW1dx3zOP_SwYHzOy3CgTwzbBi8es2MNS5dBvHa7_GDow/s1600/No.+8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJXHx_z8w-sLqAtC4JpNqBwqZNvb4v7Q_JyRXFADG7PD_rxt1OjCINNoh50Bd_iyEB6RnmBeyqI2rnCeWVIF0jGnwagkZ3mTW1dx3zOP_SwYHzOy3CgTwzbBi8es2MNS5dBvHa7_GDow/s400/No.+8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487356568562797842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZm50VTw_o16jEN3g2dDbESW1ngdP9UKZGg7ksgrHQK-LBs242x-aAkiU4hJhFxE4XPaoiszG8NzytV-sVSmk8bntz1sggprmeo3wjUXAu1Xm009Vxx43Jhv8KNDF7VDJ53ACWHIr00mg/s1600/No.+9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZm50VTw_o16jEN3g2dDbESW1ngdP9UKZGg7ksgrHQK-LBs242x-aAkiU4hJhFxE4XPaoiszG8NzytV-sVSmk8bntz1sggprmeo3wjUXAu1Xm009Vxx43Jhv8KNDF7VDJ53ACWHIr00mg/s400/No.+9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487356559734846434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdejuuL1TcECkFsxPe3Z_uSRgKnfsKIVGjYTFl2YaDhP14KRK7tsCdh9ICWDt3KJUYmjm8tCXR7iqcCfQ3_JmS5eAXMdgf_iZdmlHfbvALQmOrndS5uA7VgQjJZBwxa9IDNC9xfiqgII/s1600/No.+10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdejuuL1TcECkFsxPe3Z_uSRgKnfsKIVGjYTFl2YaDhP14KRK7tsCdh9ICWDt3KJUYmjm8tCXR7iqcCfQ3_JmS5eAXMdgf_iZdmlHfbvALQmOrndS5uA7VgQjJZBwxa9IDNC9xfiqgII/s400/No.+10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487356545213568674" /></a>Gerritsen Beach <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJgQ2tcz85xAzLpbW-SMUXw0Q15eF7KY-ed3C0d2BO8AhXayTFdIw0TdEilxdXw_B0GskrJWDfO-nL7nDZabVmssCXee0onp8tYz0XZKxKF1AcKJLmcbWQsVDiF29sIcVddwZiJOwIaI/s1600/No.+11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJgQ2tcz85xAzLpbW-SMUXw0Q15eF7KY-ed3C0d2BO8AhXayTFdIw0TdEilxdXw_B0GskrJWDfO-nL7nDZabVmssCXee0onp8tYz0XZKxKF1AcKJLmcbWQsVDiF29sIcVddwZiJOwIaI/s400/No.+11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487357962189239730" /></a>Houses on Plumb Beach Channel<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xNcONpvxaS2kAaUZqN01JpFUOtaEqi5yAeKQEWhgwxRGZ4rYrBuzv5yEllOoDe6eF06e7BfvoSUYKXMPc5N8YP-mNM9qw6Rmpfocl1-q_aQRZK9YBWz9ygvGZ7dzJ08bWqy1Wz78sZA/s1600/No.+12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xNcONpvxaS2kAaUZqN01JpFUOtaEqi5yAeKQEWhgwxRGZ4rYrBuzv5yEllOoDe6eF06e7BfvoSUYKXMPc5N8YP-mNM9qw6Rmpfocl1-q_aQRZK9YBWz9ygvGZ7dzJ08bWqy1Wz78sZA/s400/No.+12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487357956485020290" /></a>Condos on Emmons Ave., Sheepshead Bay<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqM96_1BfS8Pa6-zKHBTSVAVmMC4ZuyzsMc8azm7gCxk4Zmm-Tz1l5SqLlfEEhqDx25VSdm5VJV5ofuyPteQpLksXN1dbneiYFxDNMabNOgcE4CJGN2g_TZtTF6qjo_MInY3ukEGLngg/s1600/No.+13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqM96_1BfS8Pa6-zKHBTSVAVmMC4ZuyzsMc8azm7gCxk4Zmm-Tz1l5SqLlfEEhqDx25VSdm5VJV5ofuyPteQpLksXN1dbneiYFxDNMabNOgcE4CJGN2g_TZtTF6qjo_MInY3ukEGLngg/s400/No.+13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487357952274508242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqBIDBqDxoo8a7pbyVsCZJx6UIfzA1I_WaqojuaBe1Xf3tFmCCKVGRaCxHZY0cwMibQ0rjR4P1WR41LxeLfCmGssvo-0OO7fi_C2bGnElz2Gi4i4sZqa-vZmW6zvFdUOc-cOWl1NzW18/s1600/No.+14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqBIDBqDxoo8a7pbyVsCZJx6UIfzA1I_WaqojuaBe1Xf3tFmCCKVGRaCxHZY0cwMibQ0rjR4P1WR41LxeLfCmGssvo-0OO7fi_C2bGnElz2Gi4i4sZqa-vZmW6zvFdUOc-cOWl1NzW18/s400/No.+14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487357942473729218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdymCnM9rJNYVJtpe-WxgefBI4FEvu1b2B_I-Skw6hihASQALHBsx2bLYd_mjTFWLEBmHXojbZBL3Wo55h39BEIt_0km-YPbYNwetwtFKusG2W6cLlUWO3ZB_sRZ-y6f4oqTSf-ZLMPUw/s1600/No.+15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdymCnM9rJNYVJtpe-WxgefBI4FEvu1b2B_I-Skw6hihASQALHBsx2bLYd_mjTFWLEBmHXojbZBL3Wo55h39BEIt_0km-YPbYNwetwtFKusG2W6cLlUWO3ZB_sRZ-y6f4oqTSf-ZLMPUw/s400/No.+15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487357934442935426" /></a>Gulls trail a pleasure craft motoring through Sheepshead Bay <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwFMV_ZNzzPwQtOqDSfNGsKn1oVK11H7xTkalVSL1Xqi2wgshYLIh3yPXex3w-xmgJo0cGzlXSmMT8abLiP26e_5eWu5H5ITjOk6w5Bt4yRnXNISiF9udxoyg97z1E2gSQCNc-R2j_pg/s1600/No.+16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwFMV_ZNzzPwQtOqDSfNGsKn1oVK11H7xTkalVSL1Xqi2wgshYLIh3yPXex3w-xmgJo0cGzlXSmMT8abLiP26e_5eWu5H5ITjOk6w5Bt4yRnXNISiF9udxoyg97z1E2gSQCNc-R2j_pg/s400/No.+16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487359021190918850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYx5k89qAijhBAnu5YtLHofjdIpjQyaAlNj25udewyLAtuabXhAtnTb04AKnJv676T53RA3mgd5hT_TAH_ak0uy2C7HmUxb8P9-DaY4QTVbOWPxev5ZHVPaolgJ_S6efTN0Zo8Q4kz_pQ/s1600/No.+17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYx5k89qAijhBAnu5YtLHofjdIpjQyaAlNj25udewyLAtuabXhAtnTb04AKnJv676T53RA3mgd5hT_TAH_ak0uy2C7HmUxb8P9-DaY4QTVbOWPxev5ZHVPaolgJ_S6efTN0Zo8Q4kz_pQ/s400/No.+17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487359013213917138" /></a>Neighbors: Derelict backyard of motel next to beach <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxl_gtnzZkIv32FpMLTrBY8j5yW4a1WJmVOsw7lxsrqEHkAXLYJMQw9AQqFIIGdA9nCWH9YNaZLyv4n4-MYnDe5-48zPUytc8NQhZ8SjS7uy5Z331DQlM2AzwSbnqnC0W7LRU_BrGeZg/s1600/No.+18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxl_gtnzZkIv32FpMLTrBY8j5yW4a1WJmVOsw7lxsrqEHkAXLYJMQw9AQqFIIGdA9nCWH9YNaZLyv4n4-MYnDe5-48zPUytc8NQhZ8SjS7uy5Z331DQlM2AzwSbnqnC0W7LRU_BrGeZg/s400/No.+18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487359007857730402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2R-HvDTP6_2EP45MaQvUxe5mQxbQq-Tm2Fyt45eU29DT6DWa3GOAbG3y0-vsTvbB5kpFM9uUxY-irc46zMgJkXLsAjF86jH3lPSLAjjoVjJvgElamGgSfRs5GZueSUo1wu51ORQg5Egw/s1600/No.+19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2R-HvDTP6_2EP45MaQvUxe5mQxbQq-Tm2Fyt45eU29DT6DWa3GOAbG3y0-vsTvbB5kpFM9uUxY-irc46zMgJkXLsAjF86jH3lPSLAjjoVjJvgElamGgSfRs5GZueSUo1wu51ORQg5Egw/s400/No.+19.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487359000091159138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0Vo8vNyRRzCBKX6nujNqjuAqeHCqGIbhHuLXukl-AoIJR8iBECM7RYQuf-mPJmZI-DbBkVwq0DmMgWoHIsbZImvhdnpgzmq9pRCgWMQwVnXA4GOu2uAsk3sWgc6igILod0t0n4u2Mb0/s1600/No.+20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0Vo8vNyRRzCBKX6nujNqjuAqeHCqGIbhHuLXukl-AoIJR8iBECM7RYQuf-mPJmZI-DbBkVwq0DmMgWoHIsbZImvhdnpgzmq9pRCgWMQwVnXA4GOu2uAsk3sWgc6igILod0t0n4u2Mb0/s400/No.+20.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487358984460781570" /></a>Unofficial entrance to the beach (Kingsborough College lighthouse in background) <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlQItC8TFwExi3kU63iPy5jqQ_4iYX-zXJCMXTA6tULz4CBZmoVvqj4b5rcCUNnJNN8DBvkfoNlHjCR5U7iEuJFzmXyzIE0bpAUF969edDi4Z9oFZtVIViK5VZocuyi1dRBHSIuZPrGw/s1600/No.+21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlQItC8TFwExi3kU63iPy5jqQ_4iYX-zXJCMXTA6tULz4CBZmoVvqj4b5rcCUNnJNN8DBvkfoNlHjCR5U7iEuJFzmXyzIE0bpAUF969edDi4Z9oFZtVIViK5VZocuyi1dRBHSIuZPrGw/s400/No.+21.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487360497819400338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hMj7dti8yj8mMHJyWXl95BC8eEN19krLEak4BJCmvttcLKRWyTL-MASa8AjUYcLtTF-IlhQf2eZR3NzZa4phIFOQ3EmkbLzxaqqTSFafOw5yGoJIMW2M-Yk_E-jLF5opolaLaDjdZr8/s1600/No.+22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hMj7dti8yj8mMHJyWXl95BC8eEN19krLEak4BJCmvttcLKRWyTL-MASa8AjUYcLtTF-IlhQf2eZR3NzZa4phIFOQ3EmkbLzxaqqTSFafOw5yGoJIMW2M-Yk_E-jLF5opolaLaDjdZr8/s400/No.+22.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487360493242738290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZvEdwP5bi2owvi_CxbTAU4oB6px97lQ_RmGG9wNqDWjRMKduiL0Hd21b1-OPQppp_C67PastcL_IkkJ6h357XaI9CFSDwvqBlqer7hYo4fh1Vtn60qw_1iXWFFUZPbEyyUAyajOpcfU/s1600/No.+23.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZvEdwP5bi2owvi_CxbTAU4oB6px97lQ_RmGG9wNqDWjRMKduiL0Hd21b1-OPQppp_C67PastcL_IkkJ6h357XaI9CFSDwvqBlqer7hYo4fh1Vtn60qw_1iXWFFUZPbEyyUAyajOpcfU/s400/No.+23.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487360486909831666" /></a>Sunset: Assisted Living Facilities surround the wasteland where Plumb Beach meets Sheepshead Bay<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigskybrooklyn/sets/72157624755634652/show/">SLIDESHOW – Brooklyn by the Sea (Flickr)</a> <P>Adam E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07372469830607363522noreply@blogger.com1