Skip to content
Top Menu
Thu 26th May, 2022
  • About
  • Contact
  • Urban75 main site
  • Urban75 forums
  • BrixtonBuzz

urban75: art, photos, walks

Street photography, photo features, travel, protest, seaside, railways, rainy days, London, NYC, Wales and more

  • Home
  • art
  • Walks
  • London
  • Brixton
  • New York
  • Wales
  • Railways
  • Music
  • Protest

Tag: usa

New York 20 Years Ago: Street scenes, Chelsea Hotel, Twin Towers, neon, snow and rain, January 2000
art / New York / news / photos / Places

New York 20 Years Ago: Street scenes, Chelsea Hotel, Twin Towers, neon, snow and rain, January 2000

Fri 24th January, 2020Fri 24th January, 2020 - by editor - 1 Comment

New York is a fascinating place to visit and photograph – here’s a selection of 60+ street images taken during January 2000 – exactly twenty years ago.

Read More
New York street art and signs - SoHo and the Bowery in forty photos
art / New York / news / photos / Places

New York street art and signs – SoHo and the Bowery in forty photos

Thu 20th June, 2019Mon 17th June, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I was back in New York earlier this year, and took this series of forty photographs showing some of the street art and scenes around Soho and the Bowery.

Read More
In photos: The Griffith Observatory and Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California
news / photos / Places

In photos: The Griffith Observatory and Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California

Mon 17th June, 2019Sun 16th June, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On the last day of our US tour, the band’s driver – the ever-accommodating Steve Michener – took us up to Griffith Park, where we were able to enjoy commanding …

Read More
On tour in America: signs, street lights, snow, wires and stop signs
art / New York / news / photos / Places / snow

On tour in America: road signs, street lights, snow, wires and traffic signs in 100 photos

Thu 30th May, 2019Thu 30th May, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a set of photos of road signs, street lights, wires and traffic signs from the east and west coasts of America. I grabbed the pictures as I toured with …

Read More
Tour diary - The Monochrome Set on the west coast of the USA
Clubs & Nightlife / music / news / photos / Places

Tour diary – The Monochrome Set on the west coast of the USA

Wed 1st May, 2019Wed 1st May, 2019 - by Contributor - 2 Comments.

In March this year, The Monochrome Set embarked on a breakneck USA tour, packing in nine gigs in ten days on both the East and West coasts of America. Merchmeister …

Read More
Dispatches from the Monochrome Set's USA tour, March 2019
music / New York / news / Places

Dispatches from the Monochrome Set’s USA tour, March 2019

Wed 27th March, 2019Wed 27th March, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Earlier this month, I was with The Monochrome Set on a whistle-stop tour of the US, taking in no less than nine gigs and three radio sessions on both the …

Read More
In photos: Echo Park, Los Angeles, in the dying light of day
art / news / photos / Places

In photos: Echo Park, Los Angeles, in the early evening light

Wed 20th March, 2019Wed 20th March, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Located close to Sunset Boulevard in LA’s Eastside can be found the lovely Echo Park, a small public space dominated by a large lake.

Read More
In photos: Central Park in the snow on St David's Day, New York, March 2019
New York / news / photos / Places

In photos: Central Park in the snow on St David’s Day, New York, March 2019

Wed 13th March, 2019 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Here’s a selection of snowy scenes taken in New York’s Central Park on the 1st March 2019, St David’s Day.

Read More
In photos: Snow in Manhattan. Wintry scenes on the streets of New York
New York / news / photos / Places

In photos: Snow in Manhattan. Wintry scenes on the streets of New York

Fri 5th January, 2018Fri 5th January, 2018 - by Jim_NYC - 1 Comment

Jim, our resident New York snapper, took to the snowy streets of Manhattan yesterday to capture these dramatic views of the streets under snow as temperatures plummeted across the city.

Read More
Read the full list of Donald Trump's amazing 70 election promises to America
news

Read the full list of Donald Trump’s amazing 70 election promises to America

Wed 9th November, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On the day that Donald Trump defied the polls and pundits and became the next President of the United States,  I thought I’d repost this collection of pledges that he …

Read More
The Old New World: Incredible short film animates 20th century postcard views
photos

The Old New World: Incredible short film animates 20th century postcard views

Thu 7th April, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This wonderful short movie by Moscow-based photographer and animator Alexey Zakharov entitled The Old New World brings old postcard views into life using clever 3D animation techniques.

Read More
9/11: a World Trade Tower memory
New York / Places

Ticket to the Top – a World Trade Center memory on 9/11

Fri 11th September, 2015Fri 11th September, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This has been on my pin board since 1999. It’s a ticket stub for a trip to the observation deck of the World Trade Center in New York, which would be …

Read More
A photo walk across Williamsburg Bridge from Brooklyn into Manhattan
New York / photos / Places

A photo walk across Williamsburg Bridge from Brooklyn into Manhattan

Thu 5th March, 2015Wed 4th March, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a series of photos capturing a walk over Williamsburg bridge into Manhattan from Brooklyn, New York. Check out the dude in shades and leather jacket skateboarding by.

Read More
Photos of the snow-covered deserted streets of New York in the wake of Winter Storm Juno
New York / photos / Places / snow

Photos of the snow-covered deserted streets of New York in the wake of Winter Storm Juno

Tue 27th January, 2015Tue 27th January, 2015 - by Jim_NYC - 1 Comment

The 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.

Read More
Don't look now, but there's dancers suspended from the subway roof: New York scenes
New York / photos / Places / railways

Don’t look now, but there’s dancers suspended from the subway roof: New York scenes

Tue 2nd December, 2014 - by editor - 2 Comments.

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. …

Read More
America: where the trains look like submarines
New York / photos / Places / railways

America: where the trains look like submarines

Thu 11th September, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

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 …

Read More
Kurt Vile artwork in Fishtown, Philadelphia gets painted over in bizarre circumstances
music / photos / Places

Kurt Vile artwork in Fishtown, Philadelphia gets painted over in bizarre circumstances

Tue 1st July, 2014Tue 1st July, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last month, I went for a long walk to Fishtown, Philadelphia, and I was astonished to come across the iconic artwork for Kurt Vile’s, “Wakin’ On A Pretty Daze” on a …

Read More
Philadelphia photos - street signs, railroad station, old cars and cityscapes
photos / Places

Philadelphia photos – street signs, railroad station, old car and cityscapes

Fri 13th June, 2014Thu 12th June, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a selection of 30-odd photos taken during a night and a day in Philadelphia. I’ve always enjoyed my short stays in the city.

Read More
A walk around Grand Ferry Park, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
New York / photos / Places

A walk around Grand Ferry Park, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York

Fri 30th May, 2014Fri 30th May, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

Read More
Sneakers dangling on the power lines of New York
New York / photos / Places

The mystery of sneakers dangling on the power lines of New York

Wed 28th May, 2014Wed 25th January, 2017 - by editor - 6 Comments.

They’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.

Read More
New York / photos / Places / railways

The future looks bleak for three abandoned trolley cars from the Red Hook waterfront in Brooklyn

Mon 17th February, 2014Mon 17th February, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

The Red Hook waterfront has been dominated by the sight of three abandoned trolley cars for many years, but last weekend they were unexpectedly removed and now face an uncertain future.

Read More
Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village - ten street photos
New York / photos / Places

Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village and a dangling pretzel – ten New York street photos

Fri 10th January, 2014Fri 10th January, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a selection of ten photos I took around Lower Manhattan during my recent visit to New York. Most of the photos were taken with an Olympus OM-D camera and …

Read More
Ray's Pizza, New York, cash stuffed bras and the mob connection
New York / photos / Places

Ray’s Pizza, New York: cash stuffed bras, drugs and the mob connection

Mon 23rd September, 2013Mon 23rd September, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last week, the New York Post got in touch to ask if they could licence one of my old photos of Ray’s Pizza in Prince Street, Manhattan New York, a …

Read More
Folk Music in America celebrated with amazing free download of 252 songs covering nearly a century of music
music

Folk Music in America celebrated with amazing free download of 252 songs covering nearly a century of music

Tue 13th August, 2013 - by editor - 6 Comments.

Fans of American folk are advised to get clicking in the direction of the fabulous “Folk Music in America” collection, a series of 15 LP records published by the Library of …

Read More
Rosenwach Wood Tanks - on the skyline of New York'
New York / Places

Rosenwach Wood Tanks – ‘On the Skyline of New York’

Wed 17th April, 2013Wed 17th April, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I loved the design on this truck supplying parts for Rosenwach Wood Tanks in New York. Now the last company making water tanks in New York City, Rosenwach have been in business since 1865, …

Read More
Pic of the day - the tin can collector, Harlem, NYC
New York / photos / Places

The tin can collector, Harlem, NYC

Mon 4th February, 2013Sun 3rd February, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

All around New York State – and particularly in New York City – you’ll often see people wheeling around makeshift trolleys piled high with bags of discarded cans and bottles. I …

Read More
New York / Places

Brighton Beach and Little Odessa, New York

Thu 24th November, 2011Thu 24th November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A short walk along the boardwalk from Coney Island lies Brighton Beach, known locally as ‘Little Odessa’ due to the high level of immigration from Odessa in Ukraine.

Read More
New York / Places

Coney Island in winter: New York photo feature

Thu 24th November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve always been drawn to Coney Island, a faded seaside resort  in southern Brooklyn facing the breezy Atlantic Ocean. Once a thriving retreat for New Yorkers, the area has been slowly decaying …

Read More
New York / photos / Places

July 4th: Happy Independence Day 2011, USA [New York photos]

Mon 4th July, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Seeing as today is Independence Day in the US, I thought I’d get in the mood by posting up a small selection of photos from my New York visits over …

Read More
Places

‘Hi, I’m a Tea-Partier’ [Video]

Tue 2nd November, 2010Tue 2nd November, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

With the US Congressional mid-term elections starting up today (Tuesday), it seems an appropriate moment to post this amusing video which highlights the sheer madness of the Tea Party’s policies.

Read More

Posts navigation

1 2 Next

Instagram

Demolition #newcastle
Soundchecking at the #cluny #newcastle #themonochromeset
#photographersgallery #london
#piecehall #halifax
#halifax on a boozy Saturday night
Looking forward to playing the #tradesclubhebdenbridge #hebdenbridge #themonochromeset

Recent posts

  • For the Record: Photography & the Art of the Album Cover at the Photographers’ Gallery, London
  • Up At The O2: a fun, mountaineering-style walk across one of the largest domes in the world
  • In photos: The Procession at the Tate Britain – a remarkable, multicoloured reflection on colonialism
  • Graffiti, bagels, shadows & art: a walk from Brick Lane to Blackfriars in 35 photos
  • In photos: discover great new and established artists at Roy’s Art Fair, London, 8th-10th April 2022

Recent comments

  • Lyn Smith on London’s coffee bars in the 1950s and 1960s – archive video footage
  • So, farewell Costa Coffee in Brixton – Brixton Buzz on Homelook/Sanders 460 Brixton Road – set to be a Costa Coffee
  • So, farewell Costa Coffee in Brixton – Brixton Buzz on Websters shoe shop closes after 140 years of service to Brixton
  • Street Preachers of Brixton: the one with the swivelling banner – Brixton Buzz on The Brixton Evangelist, Brixton tube, 2000
  • Dr. Bernward Fahlbusch on Lost streets of Brixton: Geneva Road, SW9

Twitter

My Tweets

Archives

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
All content ©urban75
 

Loading Comments...