From suggestions of what lies beneath the road and pavement, I turn to look at things that use the roads and pavements – bicycles and vehicles. Today’s post presents bicycles…
Part III of the works presents the art of manhole covers related to electricity and (tele-)communications.
This is the second of the three part series, The Works. Today’s post looks at manhole covers for water pipes and sewers.
It’s the first post of the second month, and I thought I’d look at what lies beneath; what makes the city work. This is the first of three parts.
Outtakes (in the wintry spirit of January) and best of the month.
Surprisingly, in a city with such an extensive public transportation system, many New Yorkers still drive. Parking on Wythe Avenue is a rather intricate affair, however, as the street has…
A fundamental but often overlooked aspect of the street – the bricks that are used to construct its buildings. If you look a little closer, you will find that they…
Fire escapes are a quintessential aspect of New York’s architectural landscape. At one time they were a fire safety requirement for buildings in the city, but they have now fallen…
Following my post on property listings, this one presents some of the actual luxury condominium developments on Wythe Ave. I suppose I could also subtitle this “Gentrification I.”
Readers of my (other) blog, http://www.dreamofacity.com, will realise that I’m not actually in New York right now, but in Berlin (and I was in London last week). While I prepared…
100 Ways To See... A Street 