The sun sliced a wedge-shaped piece out of this old, brick building in Dumbo. In the past couple of years I have shared of few of my NW Fading Ad images with Frank Jump. Since this one was in his neighborhood I thought he might have already published a copy. I love the cast iron window shutters. I’m not sure, but I don’t think there used to be glass windows behind them. Might be retrofitted with glass panes now, though. Also, (if you click to enlarge) note the star-shaped detail every few feet. It’s possible that attached to the back of the star is a long, iron bar that is used for stability in older brick buildings such as this. 
Category: Signage
Avenue of the Americas
Radio City Music Hall and Simon and Schuster. Our son works for Simon and Schuster, on the 17th floor. I took a few photos out the window of his office that I will post soon.
Three Wheels
This is the delivery vehicle for the Chip Shop. I think they might have overstated the British theme. Three wheels is interesting.
More from Gowanus
Directly ahead on this sidewalk is the canal. Not a very inviting place. At about this point is where one picks up the scent of the canal. I think this sign is a Parks Dept. sign. Not sure if this sign just ended up here or that this SuperFund site is pretending to be a park.
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Complicated, signs of the times, in Manhattan.
We Live in Confusing Times
Taken on the grounds of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
View from The High Line: #9
Not all concrete, brick and glass: Manhattan does have some greenery. A glimpse of the ‘New Yorker‘ sign as well as a peek at the space between the buildings, which I find fascinating. I think I ran across a photography book this past year that was actually entitled: The Spaces Between, or something to that effect. All of the images were something like this one below, only taking the idea to a much wider subject focus.
The Coolest Superfund Site
The recent flood waters came up to the first seat in the boat, which means that the water travelled west on this street reaching a depth of about 12″-18″. The Gowanus Canal itself is behind the guard rail and down about 6′-8′ during normal times. Between the high tide and tidal surge that hit on that fateful evening it was just too much for the canal to handle.
Icon
The iconic Kentile Floors sign in the Gowanus Creek area, adjacent to the F train that is elevated from just after Carroll St. Station to 4th St. in Park Slope.
Kaos and more from the Interurban
The rollerblader reminded me of a song by Dire Straits, with a title something like “Skateaway”. Seeing all of those bucket lifts in one place reminded me of the herding instinct. I guess it makes good advertising sense to leave them in a position that can be seen from a distance.
Rocky and Bullwinkle
As seen from the end of the Green River Trail. Thought I would insert a little tidbit from the cartoon watching days of my childhood.
The Interurban
A section of the Interurban Trail, not as scenic as the Green River Trail, that is straight and flat. A large portion of the Green River Trail is closed due to flood abatement efforts. The trail has turned into a six foot wall of sandbags covered in black plastic.
Roses on the Trail
A couple of colorful roses along the Green River Trail. A nice visual relief from the graffiti.
