JVB Photo Friday

 No man is an island entire of itself; every man 
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; 
if a clod be washed away by the sea

And then we have JVB who stands alone in the river next to the Borough 

where no one wants him. 

 

A glimpse of Queens in the 1960s

You can't help but wonder... WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?

Oh yeah, tweeding happened.

Dulcken demolished

From George the Atheist.

Dulcken House is being chainsawed

From George the Atheist

Dulcken House doomed

George the Atheist reports on the impending demolition of Astoria's Dulcken House.

Disgraceful dealings at Willets Point

There's a really great photoessay on Curbed by Nathan Kensinger. Definitely worth a look.

Queens unicorns?

Forgotten NY has the story of ramp and step streets in the borough.

Queens architectural photography exhibit

From Curbed:

In 2012, architect Rafael Herrin-Ferri began photographing low-rise houses in Queens not just to understand the differences in the borough’s low-rise housing stock, but to examine how Queens’s attached, semi-detached, and detached houses, along with its small apartment buildings, reflected the rich diversity of the borough’s population.

To date, he has documented one third of the borough in over 5,000 photographs, and now his work is the subject of a new exhibition by the Architectural League of New York titled, All the Queens Houses.

The exhibit, which opens October 20 and can be seen by the public at the League’s office gallery on Fridays, is comprised of 273 of Herrin-Ferri photographs. Herrin-Ferri focused on the buildings’ facades, side elevations, and any other distinct features in his photographs.

At the exhibit, the photographs are lined up in alphabetical order by neighborhood, starting with Astoria. In addition, Herrin-Ferri has decided to give his photographs humorous names, which the Architectural League describes as “part academic, part broker listing, part New York magazine caption.”

Monday morning photo caption contest

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Well, this weekend felt a bit dreary and now those of us fortunate to be gainfully employed have to return to work. Don't know about you but the Crapper feels like it's time for a photo caption contest. And what better subjects than a guy who was Anthony Weiner's mentor and another who actually did the things that Horny Tony just fantasized about on social media.

Kosciuszko, meet Pulaski

I've seen plenty of photos of the old Kosciuszko passing under the new one and it sailing below the Brooklyn Bridge but George the Atheist had a pretty interesting perspective from the raised Pulaski Bridge and other vantage points. And the old photo at the top of his post looks 50 years old but it was only taken 4 years ago.

Old Kosciuszko span lowered to water

George the Atheist has more photos on his page.

Documenting the last days of the old Kosciuszko Bridge

"Remembering the old Kosciuszko Bridge before the demolition. How many frustrating hours of New York traffic did you spend in your life on this old metal rusted bridge? A lot and we hated every minute of it. Now that its gone in a way we are happy to see it go but are sad at the same time. We will always remember this green metal bridge. She served us well. May she go down in history. Enjoy this drone aerial video to remember the history of this fine bridge as we look to the future. I took my time to make this video for all of you my fellow New Yorkers and for anyone else out there who relates."

More restoration work at the Steinway Mansion

The portico roof of the Steinway Mansion is being reconstructed.

George the Atheist has a photo history.

LIC Elks Lodge exists now only in photos

Untapped Cities takes us inside LIC's now-demolished Elks Lodge.

Enjoy these old photos of Ridgewood

There's some Glendale and Middle Village, too.

End of the road for the LIC Elks Club

Photo by George the Atheist

Fancying up the Steinway Mansion grounds

George the Atheist has a photo collection of the latest effort to fancy up the grounds of the Steinway Mansion. Which is great but When are they gonna start on fixing up the building and what will it be?

A Frank Lloyd Crap special?

You might want to check out the progress of the construction of the Hunters Point Library over at Curbed. The photos are quite something.

Exploring Hawtree Creek

Another great photo essay by Nathan Kensinger on Curbed:

Down at the edge of Jamaica Bay, beneath the subway tracks and next to the airport, flows one of the most-seen but least-known creeks in New York City. It meanders past 100-year-old boat clubs and bungalows, travels underneath the AirTrain and the A train, and is the main reason that most of the nearby communities exist.

But to millions of visitors who look out over its waters while on their way to JFK, it has no name. And for many of the residents who live along its shoreline, its path remains a mystery, though its waters flood their streets during nearly every full moon.

This is Hawtree Creek, which passes through a pocket of New York City that feels like it belongs to a different century. Families living near this waterway still take "the boardwalk into town" like their grandparents once did, still keep a boat or two in the dock out back, and still navigate gravel roads through marshlands to get to their homes, which are built on pilings out over the water.

Remembering Ramblersville

Curbed has a fascinating piece on Ramblersville, a forgotten section of Hamilton Beach.