Midtown Manhattan, winter 2006
Walking around central Manhattan
(Photos/words © urban75, Dec 2006, updated Apr 2007)
New York's one of the greatest walking cities around - we spent most of our time pacing up and down the avenues and streets!
Here's some more photos from our December 2006 trip.
![LOVE sculpture by Robert Indiana, situated on the corner of 6th Avenue and 55th Street, Manhattan, New York, NYC, November 2006](images/new-york-176.jpg)
The famous LOVE sculpture by Robert Indiana, situated on the corner of 6th Avenue and 55th Street in Manhattan.
Indiana first created the design for a Christmas card for the Museum of Modern Art in 1964, it was also used on an 8 cent US postage stamp in 1973.
Many 'official' versions of the sculpture can be seen over the US, although Indiana forgot to register copyright for the work (doh!) so he's been well and truly ripped off ever since, with the design being widely reproduced.
![Street signs and flags, 48th Street and 6th Avenue, Manhattan, New York, NYC, November 2006](images/new-york-177.jpg)
Street signs and flags, 48th Street and 6th Avenue.
![Manhattan, New York, NYC, November 2006](images/new-york-178.jpg)
Hand written sign by agitated resident on First Avenue.
![Manhattan, New York, NYC, November 2006](images/new-york-179.jpg)
The rusty old Queensboro Bridge, a cantilever bridge also known as the 59th Street Bridge. » see panorama
![Manhattan, New York, NYC, November 2006](images/new-york-180.jpg)
Another view of the bridge. The fun tram ride to Roosevelt Island was back in service after an incident on September 2, 2005, saw more than 80 people were trapped on the tram for over 90 minutes after a power outage.
![Manhattan, New York, NYC, November 2006](images/new-york-181.jpg)
Peeling paint, First Avenue, midtown Manhattan.
![Slow. Scientists Crossing! Manhattan, New York, NYC, November 2006](images/new-york-182.jpg)
Slow. Scientists Crossing!
![Hailing a cab, Fifth Avenue. Manhattan, New York, NYC, November 2006](images/new-york-183.jpg)
Hailing a cab, Fifth Avenue.
![Manhattan, New York, NYC, November 2006](images/new-york-184.jpg)
Traffic light and one way sign, First Avenue, by Sothebys.
![Outside the Museum of Modern Art, Manhattan, New York, NYC, November 2006](images/new-york-185.jpg)
Outside the Museum of Modern Art on a chilly December afternoon.
![Bare trees, Central Park. Manhattan, New York, NYC, November 2006](images/new-york-186.jpg)
Bare trees, Central Park.
![Manhattan, New York, NYC, November 2006](images/new-york-187.jpg)
Park vendor, Central Park.
![Strawberry Fields, Central Park, Manhattan, New York, NYC, November 2006](images/new-york-188.jpg)
Black-and-white mosaic memorial to John Lennon in Central Park, set in a 2.5-acre landscape called Strawberry Fields.
![Acrobatic hip hop buskers, 42nd Street subway, Shoe shiners, Grand Central Station. Manhattan, New York, NYC, November 2006](images/new-york-189.jpg)
Shoe shiners, Grand Central Station.
![Manhattan, New York, NYC, November 2006](images/new-york-190.jpg)
Acrobatic hip hop buskers, 42nd Street subway.
![Manhattan, New York, NYC, November 2006](images/new-york-191.jpg)
Waiting for the subway, 42nd Street.
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