Two views of the Kentile Floors sign in Gowanus. The land the sign and factory sits on is part of the Superfund Site. Apparently the soil is contaminated with asbestos.

A Sunny Morning in the Lower East Side

On January 23, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Blue Sky, design, Manhattan, New York, Nikon D7000, people, Thoughts1 Comment

DSC_8167-001 DSC_8173-001 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?

LES Street Art

On January 21, 2013 By Fred KingIn Art, buildings, Manhattan, New York, Nikon D7000, ThoughtsLeave a comment

DSC_8154-001 As opposed to the previously posted street vandalism on the Lower East Side here was a couple of examples of something akin to Street Art.

Fire Escapes

On January 21, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Blue Sky, buildings, Fall, Manhattan, New York, Nikon D7000Leave a comment

Fire escapes and a water tower spotted while walking around the LES. DSC_8155-001 DSC_8158-001

Vandalism in LES

On January 20, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, buildings, graffiti, Manhattan, New York, Nikon D7000, Signage, Thoughts, Urban DecayLeave a comment

I guess this is some type of public scribbling? I don’t understand the need to vandalize occupied businesses, buildings and public surfaces in general? I might be missing something. DSC_8149-001 DSC_8150-001

Things that Fade Away: The Lower East Side

On January 18, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, buildings, fading ad, Manhattan, New York, Nikon D7000, Signage, Thoughts, Urban DecayLeave a comment

DSC_8134-001 DSC_8140-001 A wall that fades into the distance and a fading ad slowly retreating into history.

Fridays Odds and Ends

On January 18, 2013January 18, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Blue Sky, buildings, Fall, Manhattan, New York, Nikon D7000Leave a comment

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DSC_8133-001 DSC_8129-001 From the Lower East side: variety of window treatments (or perhaps, mis-treatments?) on an older building, water tank and busy intersection on Delancey Street.

Old and New

On January 17, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, buildings, Manhattan, New York, Nikon D7000Leave a comment

The old and new architecture together in the Lower East Side.

Women and Men

On January 14, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, buildings, Fall, Manhattan, New York, Nikon D7000, Urban DecayLeave a comment

Public restroom from a bygone era in the Lower East Side.

Lower East Side

On January 14, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, buildings, Manhattan, New York, Nikon D7000, SignageLeave a comment

DSC_8122-001 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.

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Missing Window

On January 12, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Blue Sky, Brooklyn, buildings, design, Fall, Gentrification, New York, Nikon D7000Leave a comment

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Gentrification underway in Dumbo.
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One Girl Cookies

On January 11, 2013 By Fred KingIn Brooklyn, buildings, New York, Nikon D7000, Signage, ThoughtsLeave a comment

Located in DUMBO, even the outside lighting sends a less than subliminal message: “Cookies“. Yum 🙂

Faded Ad-Dumbo

On January 6, 2013January 6, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Brooklyn, buildings, New York, Nikon D7000, Signage, Thoughts, Urban DecayLeave a comment

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.