Categories
Tag cloud
-
Recent posts
- Photos of the snow-covered deserted streets of New York in the wake of Winter Storm Juno
- Tottenham Court Road designer fail – in pictures
- Bash! Thwack! It’s a Dennis The Menace drum kit!
- Margate in winter: Dreamland, architecture, pub and beach views
- Ghost sign of Fleet Street: Aerated Bread Company
Recent comments
- Jim M. on Photo of the day: Dior model in a dumpster, London
- Rebecca Davies on Goodbye Cardiff City FC: a life long fan finds salvation in the lower leagues
- Maurice Padfield on Brixton’s lost Eel And Pie House, Coldharbour Lane SW9
- Maurice Padfield on Brixton’s lost Eel And Pie House, Coldharbour Lane SW9
- Oswaldtwistle on Tottenham Court Road designer fail – in pictures
Twitter
My Tweets
New York Archive
-
Photos of the snow-covered deserted streets of New York in the wake of Winter Storm Juno
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015 | No CommentsThe predicted Biblical winter storms never arrived, but a deathly hush descended over New York today as the streets lay empty under a covering of snow. -
![I sometimes enjoy a bit of street theatre and impromptu dance, and it was fun to see these guys bursting into a NYC subway train and start acrobatically spinning around the carriage. […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/subway-dancers-new-york-06-115x115.jpg "Don’t look now, but there’s dancers suspended from the subway roof: New York scenes")
Don’t look now, but there’s dancers suspended from the subway roof: New York scenes
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2014 | 1 CommentI sometimes enjoy a bit of street theatre and impromptu dance, and it was fun to see these guys bursting into a NYC subway train and start acrobatically spinning around the carriage. […] -
![It’s taken me a while to post these up (sorry!) but I came across this busy record fair in the East River State Park (90 Kent Ave. at North 7th St) […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/brooklyn-flea-record-fair-011-115x115.jpg "Vinyl galore at the Brooklyn Flea Record Fair, Williamsburg, New York")
Vinyl galore at the Brooklyn Flea Record Fair, Williamsburg, New York
Posted on Thursday, Oct 16, 2014 | 1 CommentIt’s taken me a while to post these up (sorry!) but I came across this busy record fair in the East River State Park (90 Kent Ave. at North 7th St) […] -
![When I was in the US recently, I caught an Amtrak train from Philadelphia to New York and was rather struck by how much like a submarine parts of it […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/amtrak-submarine-new-york-12-115x115.jpg "America: where the trains look like submarines")
America: where the trains look like submarines
Posted on Thursday, Sep 11, 2014 | 1 CommentWhen I was in the US recently, I caught an Amtrak train from Philadelphia to New York and was rather struck by how much like a submarine parts of it […] -
![Currently crumbling away in Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn is this row of derelict Second Empire style townhouses, formerly used by naval officers. Named Admiral’s Row, the once-grand buildings formed part of Brooklyn Navy Yard […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/admirals-row-brooklyn-011-115x115.jpg "The abandoned townhouses of Admiral’s Row, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York")
The abandoned townhouses of Admiral’s Row, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York
Posted on Monday, Sep 8, 2014 | No CommentsCurrently crumbling away in Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn is this row of derelict Second Empire style townhouses, formerly used by naval officers. Named Admiral’s Row, the once-grand buildings formed part of Brooklyn Navy Yard […] -
![Here’s a short selection of photos from a quick wander around the attractive town of Beacon in New York, showing off some of the local architecture and items of interest […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/beacon-ny-architecture-03-115x115.jpg "The architecture and sights of Beacon, New York – a photo tour from Summer 2014")
The architecture and sights of Beacon, New York – a photo tour from Summer 2014
Posted on Friday, Sep 5, 2014 | No CommentsHere’s a short selection of photos from a quick wander around the attractive town of Beacon in New York, showing off some of the local architecture and items of interest […] -
![Now being described as ‘Williamsburg on the Hudson,’ the small town of Beacon in the post-industrial Hudson Valley has seen big changes in recently years. Many of those changes are in […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/street-signs-graffiti-beacon-ny-011-115x115.jpg "Street signs, shopfronts and graffiti seen around Beacon, Dutchess County, New York")
Street signs, shopfronts and graffiti seen around Beacon, Dutchess County, New York
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 3, 2014 | No CommentsNow being described as ‘Williamsburg on the Hudson,’ the small town of Beacon in the post-industrial Hudson Valley has seen big changes in recently years. Many of those changes are in […] -
Street musicians of Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, Summer 2014
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 2, 2014 | No CommentsHere’s some scenes of musicians playing outside in the late afternoon summer sun around the small town of Beacon, Dutchess County, New York. -
![I’ll be posting up a load of photos from my recent trip to Beacon in Dutchess County, New York soon, but here’s a couple of pics of some road signs that caught my […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/beacon-new-york-street-signs-115x115.jpg "Photo of the day: road signs, Beacon, New York")
Photo of the day: road signs, Beacon, New York
Posted on Thursday, Aug 28, 2014 | No CommentsI’ll be posting up a load of photos from my recent trip to Beacon in Dutchess County, New York soon, but here’s a couple of pics of some road signs that caught my […] -
A walk along a deserted Hunter’s Point South Park, Long Island City, New York
Posted on Friday, Jul 4, 2014 | No CommentsThe new Hunter’s Point South Park can be found on Long Island City, across the East River from Midtown Manhattan. -
![Affording fabulous views of Manhattan across the East River, Grand Ferry Park is a lovely place to pass away a few quiet hours and watch the world go by. Located between Grand […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/grand-ferry-park-nyc-09-115x115.jpg "A walk around Grand Ferry Park, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York")
A walk around Grand Ferry Park, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
Posted on Friday, May 30, 2014 | No CommentsAffording fabulous views of Manhattan across the East River, Grand Ferry Park is a lovely place to pass away a few quiet hours and watch the world go by. Located between Grand […] -
The mystery of sneakers dangling on the power lines of New York
Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 | No CommentsThey’re a common sight in many cities around the world, but when it comes to big displays of sneakers/trainers hanging off power lines, New York does it better than most. -
![Here’s a selection of signs, slogans, stickers, graffiti and flags spotted on my recent travels around New York. Most of the photos were shot around Brooklyn, although the above graffiti comes […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/new-york-signs-stickers-flags-011-115x115.jpg "Photos of signs, slogans, stickers, graffiti and flags, New York")
Photos of signs, slogans, stickers, graffiti and flags, New York
Posted on Friday, May 23, 2014 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of signs, slogans, stickers, graffiti and flags spotted on my recent travels around New York. Most of the photos were shot around Brooklyn, although the above graffiti comes […] -
![Increasingly, lovestruck lovers around the globe have been scrawling their names on to small ‘love padlocks’ and affixing them to popular tourist bridges – and it’s something that isn’t going […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/love-padlocks-brooklyn-bridge-011-115x115.jpg "New York City joins the global war on the Love Padlock craze and orders them off Brooklyn Bridge")
New York City joins the global war on the Love Padlock craze and orders them off Brooklyn Bridge
Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2014 | 2 CommentsIncreasingly, lovestruck lovers around the globe have been scrawling their names on to small ‘love padlocks’ and affixing them to popular tourist bridges – and it’s something that isn’t going […] -
Shop fronts and street signs in Brooklyn and downtown Manhattan, New York
Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of shop fronts and street signs I came across during my many walks around Brooklyn and Manhattan a couple of weeks ago.