At the top of a hill in the cemetery there are rows of these Skylights for the crypts below. I’m not sure the dead are appreciating the extra light they are receiving, but……as with all burial places, they are probably more for the living than the deceased. I just found these rows of skylights fascinating and even peered down into the one with the broken glass. Design-wise I am not sure what period these skylights were placed there. Guessing early 20th Century…. but????? Green-Wood should be on everyone’s Bucket List.
Tag: Architecture
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn
If a cemetery can be a destination place to visit, then Green-Wood should be on everyone’s list. Many crypts are built into hillsides, the architecture of the entranceway is Gothic and very detailed; it seems to change colors with the changing light of day. From a distance it almost has a Disneyland-esque sensibility. Many of the wealthiest of New York are buried here as well as historical figures.
Walking Brooklyn Heights
Art Deco, pink fire escape and old stone sidewalks. One of my favorite places to walk in Brooklyn.
A Sunny Morning in the Lower East Side
Modernity, with people. I don’t recall the purpose of this building, but I’m not sure I care for the look. Maybe it does serve a function, other than looking like it is going to tip over?
Fire Escapes
Fire escapes and a water tower spotted while walking around the LES.
Old and New
The old and new architecture together in the Lower East Side.
Lower East Side
Spent some time walking around the LES gazing at the architectural elements that stand out. I thought the admission price for the Tenement Museum was outside of my budget so this is as close as I got.
Leaving Dumbo
My exit from Dumbo, as witnessed by these two inanimate images.
L&H Stern Company in the background. A fading ad through the prism of an archway.
Missing Window
Gentrification underway in Dumbo.
This Being Sunday
I thought I would post a view of a steeple* and another rooftop that looks much like a steeple. I don’t think I would want to be the person who re-roofs the secular steeple.
*Note: Composition 101: Avoid light poles, in the frame, while shooting steeples :-).
Vespa Spotted
In my walks around the five boroughs of NYC I always stop when I see a Vespa. I shoot them in all colors, ages and degrees of wear/damage. Brownstones and Vespa’s seem to go together. Something about the timelessness of the design, perhaps?
Views from The High Line: #5
Contrasting the classical brick architecture with the Empire State Building in the background. I even snuck in a cross and an old, dirty water tank.
Below, fellow walkers on The High Line the morning I was up there.
BH Walking Tour: Pt.#2
Details surrounding the entrance and balcony of a home in Brooklyn Heights. Tour guide ‘Homer’ reading from his script.
Brooklyn Historical Society
Some of the details above the entrance to the BHS, which is located in Brooklyn Heights. One of the first ‘suburbs’ of Manhattan, Brooklyn Heights is just across the East River from mid-town Manhattan. Was also the first settled area (in modern times) of Brooklyn, for same reason. Might be an early example of money fleeing the grit and grime of the city.
Rays of the Sun
About the only time we see the rays of the sun in the Pacific NW is as an architectual detail.
The Shock of the New
Modernity vs Classical: A new design with mixed materials, seemingly in conflict with each other and an older design face-lifted with new materials, but in my opinion. in harmony.
Peaks, Cornices and Columns
Another example of the turn of the century ( 20th ) design found in homes in NW Portland.
