Thursday, 26 April 2012

More Manhattan snapshots





Broadway, the Financial District




World Trade Centre 1, what will be America's tallest building on the Ground Zero site




The Statue of Liberty, as seen from Staten Island ferry




View of Manhattan as seen from Staten Island ferry





Battery Park




Broadway, Financial District




Hell's Kitchen Flea Market




Chelsea Hotel, on West 23 Street, known for its history of notable residents which have included Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen, Iggy Pop. Arthur C. Clarke wrote 2001: Space Odyssey while staying  there, Dylan Thomas died of pneumonia while being a resident there. Hotel Chelsea no longer accepts new long-term residents.




Antiques Garage Flea Market, 112 West 25th St




ajother flea market we discovered a bit further down from the previous one




Ha! Ha! Ha! I thought that was hilarious. And what about those masks?

Canal Street, Chinatown




Canal Street, Chinatown




Orchard Street, Lower East Side




Tenement Museum, Orchard Street, Lower East Side.




Enjoying Sunday brunch




Little Italy




Chinatown




another truck




5th Avenue - I love the reflections on the glass




and a closer look



Madison Avenue, Uptown




Uptown, off Madison Avenue




Uptown




Uptown




Madison Avenue, Uptown




Madison Avenue




9th Avenue, Hell's Kitchen. The red bits in the picture are the cranes that they use to lift/lower the cars in position.




Madison Avenue




Madison Avenue.












2 comments:

  1. It all looks so exciting...I want to live in one of those brownstone houses! Forget the white box!

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  2. Quite a radical statement there, Avril...

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