The 1978 Bronx Survey
Category: Bronx SurveyIn the Fall of 1978, the Community Development Survey Staff of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission drafted an architectural survey of the whole borough. The so-called “windshield...
James L .and Lucinda Bedell House, before and after
Category: Before and afterIn 2008, it looked as if the James L .and Lucinda Bedell House was about to collapse. Neighbors had lodged complaints, warning the once-beautiful free-standing Second-Empire style residence was abandoned. The...
Flatbush District No. 1 School, later Public School 90, before and after
Category: Before and afterWhat if they demolished a protected New York City landmark and nobody noticed? Well, that’s sort of what happened to Flatbush District No. 1 School, later Public School 90, at...
Long Island City from 34th Street, before and after
Category: Before and afterOne of the changes in this photo, which is not that apparent, is the placement of the Pepsi-Cola sign. In March of 2008, when I took the before photo,...
Hudson Yards, before and after
Category: Before and afterIn the fall of 2014, when the third phase of High Line Park finally opened, Hudson Yards appeared to be in its infancy. The project, roughly between 10th Avenue...
Pepsi-Cola Sign, before and after
Category: Before and afterThe Pepsi-Cola sign in Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City seemed a little desolate in April 2010, when I shot it from its side. At that point,...
Five Pointz in Long Island City (22-44 Jackson Avenue), Before and After
Category: Before and afterThe former Neptune Meter Factory building at 45–46 Davis Street (a.k.a.46-37 Crane Street and 22-44 Jackson Avenue) was built in the 1890s and in the 1970s became an artist colony....
Pepsi-Cola sign in Long Island City, before and after (full frontal)
Category: Before and afterThe Pepsi-Cola sign in Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City seemed a little desolate in July 2009, when I shot it up front. At that point, the...
Domino Sugar Factory, before and after
Category: Before and afterBuilt in 1884 as the Havemeyers & Elder Filter, Pan & Finishing House, the Havemeyer family was said to control ninety-eight per cent of sugar production in the United States...
St. Augustine Church in the Bronx, before and after
Category: Before and afterSt. Augustine Roman Catholic Church was built in 1894 on a hill at the corner of 167th Street between Fulton and Franklin Avenues. in Morrisania, The Bronx. Designed by...
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