North Crown Heights: Part 3

more of the walking tour of crown heights...this one was more of a wander than a tour

we begin at the corner of brooklyn ave and st marks...more of the odd dutch-inspired buildings

then a detour through brower park, undeniably lovely, with some trees beginning to flower

finally, at the corner of park and kingston ave, a lovely church...



and its very unusual, if beautiful neighbor



the second half tomorrow, plus a story (which I'm excited to tell!)

Poses

this...was fun

yeah needles...i don't know about her either. scary!!!

abstractions 2

i have a couple of big postings in the works...

one on the nature of technology in today's world

and some follow-ups to my earlier north crown heights posts

so check back often! take my poll if you haven't already (only 19!?)

new layout!

i've been experimenting with a new layout. like it?? let me know in the comments section!

this is a shot from ft greene park. think of it as a continuation of the 'spring is here???' post...

they haunt my dreams

...waking and sleeping...

...

(somewhere on dean st)

spring is here...isn't it???

a dour, gray day

some shots of the pj's...uninspiring, perhaps, but they're an intimidating part of the brooklyn landscape, and worth studying

this is walt whitman in fort greene. many of my students live here.



seen from park ave and n oxford, over the bqe

the remaining shots from cumberland btwn myrtle ave and park ave

North Crown Heights: Part 2

(continued from yesterday)

turn on east new york avenue, walking south towards eastern parkway

maybe my favorite stretch in the neighborhood

i left out a couple of really run-down buildings...i'll cover those in a future post

below is one of the most interesting buildings, a large seventh-day adventist church/school



the following three are all of the streets surrounding lincoln pl and new york ave

i was so amazed by the houses in this area the first time i ever walked through it

what do you think? leave comments, please, if you have thoughts...

bonus post, no. 3

a spirit (st marks at new york ave)

as i took my photo, an older gentleman stopped and asked me if i knew what this was

i said no, expecting a story about its origin or background

'a gargoyle', he said

...

sha-zam!!

North Crown Heights: Part 1

i've taken to short phototours; pick a street (or two) at random in a particular area, and walk down those without deviating from the path.

i'll feature north crown heights over the next couple of weeks; you may remember that i consider this area the most interesting (and beautiful) i've yet seen in the city.

begin at st marks and franklin, going east



mostly earth-toned buildings and brownstones until bedford



at which point things get more interesting; more varied architecture, more colors, more decoration

lots of these peak-roofed buildings around bedford and nostrand

ending at new york ave with two very different buildings:





tomorrow the 2nd half, from new york avenue to eastern parkway

Jazz Gallery 3/29

tony malaby/william parker/nasheet waits

tamarindo

three shots:

nasheet



then william

then nasheet



didn't get a good shot of tony...

GREAT show. check out their album.