Author Archives: Rogelio
Here Comes the Sun
Broadway and 94th Street, New York. There is still a lot of snow about, and nasty pools of frozen water at the crosswalks to jump over, but the weather has warmed up a lot and our neighbors are out and … Continue reading
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There Are Cars in There Somewhere
At 26.8 inches (680 mm), the second largest snowfall in NY history. The record was just one tenth of an inch (2.5 mm) more.
From the Archives. Exactly 50 Years Ago
The Beatles Christmas concert 1965. I took this photo at the Odeon Hammersmith, london, when the Beatles had just released their Rubber Soul album. Classic Beatles, shiny suits and everything. The atmosphere at these concerts was electric, although it was … Continue reading
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Sweating it Out
Another image in the Subway nearly fifty years ago. In those days, no air conditioning, just a series of large ceiling fans which blew hot fetid tunnel air onto your head. In 1968 the service was horribly unreliable, with faulty … Continue reading
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Suits and Ties?
Another black and white subway shot, but look carefully – suits, ties, haircuts, giant newspapers you had to fold to read, no iPhones, and those terrible old hand grabs that split your skull if you accidentally stood up directly under … Continue reading
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Back on the Bus
This small boy, on the Uptown M7 bus today, had nothing to do with the two older ladies with walkers, but being New Yorkers, both of them immediately adopted him and spent the rest of of the journey explaining the … Continue reading
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On the Bus
It’s amazing how young you can be and yet have learned already how to be a true New Yorker.
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Another of Bloomberg’s Best
Christian de Portzamparc’s One57 Tower on West 57th Street actually makes this cluster, viewed from near the Central Park Skating Rink, look even better. Best of all, Essex House, with its wonderful and wildly illegal sign by current standards, still … Continue reading
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Myers of Keswick
For any Brit living in New York, Myers of Keswick, on Hudson Street in the Village, is an essential destination for all that good stuff you grew up with. Pork Pies, Steak and Kidney Dittos, Cornish Pasties, Bangers, Chippolatas, Scotch … Continue reading
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