James L .and Lucinda Bedell House, before and after

James L .and Lucinda Bedell House, before and after

September 5, 2018/Posted by: Emilio Guerra

In 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 after

September 5, 2018/Posted by: Emilio Guerra

What 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 after

September 5, 2018/Posted by: Emilio Guerra

One 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 after

August 21, 2018/Posted by: Emilio Guerra

In 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 after

August 21, 2018/Posted by: Emilio Guerra

The 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 after

August 21, 2018/Posted by: Emilio Guerra

The 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 after

August 21, 2018/Posted by: Emilio Guerra

The 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 after

August 12, 2018/Posted by: Emilio Guerra

Built 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 after

August 9, 2018/Posted by: Emilio Guerra

St. 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...

About me

Category: About me

May 16, 2016/Posted by: Emilio Guerra

I’m a photographer living in New York City. My specialty is buildings, preservation, architecture and landmarks. My work has appeared in Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and...

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