January 19, 2022
Zakim Bridge - 2002
These were all shot on Kodachrome on one day in October 2002 when the new Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge in Boston was opened for pedestrians to tour.
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January 16, 2022
On Broadway
Not my photo. This came in a recent email from the Museum of Neon Arts. Somebody shot this at the conclusion of the Jewish Lights Over Broadway Tour. I'm the one in the white sweatshirt wearing a pink cap. Left of me (on my right) is Edmon Rodman who led the tour. I think we lost three or four from the group at the mid-point of the tour, the Grand Central Market.
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January 14, 2022
Two Pairs
Cactus needles, Kodachrome, 1988.
Longfellow Bridge, Agfa Scala film, circa 2001.
Storrow Drive and medical buildings along the Charles River, Agfa Scala film, circa 2001.
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January 12, 2022
Four More On Ilford Delta 3200 Film
All of these were shot on Ilford Delta 3200 film.
Fireworks in Desert Hot Springs on July 2, 2021.
342 N. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs.
"History Of Suspended Time" by Gonzalo Lebrija.
Our Lady of Solitude Church in Palm Springs.
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January 6, 2022
Four Photos In The Coachella Valley
Shot on Ilford Delta 3200 film.
Bee in a bloom on my Cereus peruvianus. Kentmere Pan 400 film.
A parking garage in Palm Springs, also shot on Kentmere Pan 400.
Fountain in Downtown Park in Palm Springs. Kentmere Pan 400 film.
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January 5, 2022
Four On Kentmere Pan 400
All these photos taken in Desert Hot Springs were shot on Kentmere Pan 400 film. Kentmere is Ilford's cheaper brand. I used a red filter with these.
Dollar General construction a few months ago.
El Reposo Spa, a former spa on Fifth Street. It's obvious they've been under a little pressure from code enforcement over the last couple of years to finally clean up the place. Not long ago they removed the plywood that had been covering these windows into the hot mineral water pool room, which I'm sure is no longer in use. I would think the room could get really overheated on sunny days.
This is the mobile home park between Fifth and Sixth Streets which is also finally getting seriously cleaned up.
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December 26, 2021
A Kodachrome and Three Agfa Scalas
A view towards Beacon Hill shot from the tower on the Longfellow Bridge that is on the downstream Cambridge side. Agfa Scala film, probably around 2001.
View from the same spot across the bridge at the matching tower on the upstream side with the two Hancocks and the Prudential in the Back Bay as background.
"Echo of the Waves" by Susumu Shingu at the New England Aquarium in Boston. Kodachrome, 1991. Checking Google Streetview, this sculpture is no longer standing there. This page in the Smithsonian's Art Inventory Catalog makes no mention of its removal. I can find no information about its removal.
My Cereus peruvianus cactus forming a flower bud while living on my windowsill in Boston. Agfa scala film, around 20 years ago.
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December 22, 2021
Jewish Lights Over Broadway
The Museum of Neon Arts seems to be able to schedule a tour (or two) during each COVID low point. This past Sunday they offered "Jewish Lights Over Broadway." The route was simple. We met at the Eastern Building which is almost at 9th and Broadway. From there we walked up to 4th and Broadway (the Bradbury Building), turned around and came back down on the opposite side of Broadway. Along the way the tour leader shared his incredibly detailed knowledge on the history of the buildings, the neon, and the people who built it all, many of whom were/are Jewish. I'd be willing to do this tour any time of the year, although if you tried it in the summer you'd have to wait until well after 9 o'clock to insure solid darkness to appreciate all the neon. But at this particular time of year it appealed to me even more because it looked like a social event during the holiday season that was NOT likely to include traditional Christmasy stuff. And Hanukkah has passed, so I wouldn't even have to hear a dreidel song.
The entrance to the Eastern Columbia Lofts.
The neon wasn't turned on, but it was still up there.
Also at the Grand Central Market. The MONA had some connection to the creation of this display.
The complete set of photos is here.
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December 16, 2021
Four Locations
Chicago, Ektachrome, 2000.
View of the Pru from the Christian Science Center in Boston, Kodachrome, 2000.
AIDS LifeCycle 1 in West Hollywood, Ektachrome, 2002.
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November 14, 2021
Four Infrareds In Palm Springs
The fountain in new Downtown Park (click for video).
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October 29, 2021
Moreno Valley Mall
Yesterday I found myself in the Moreno Valley Mall which seems to be doing an okay job of not dying. I had my infrared camera along and took a few photos.
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October 16, 2021
Four In New York City
All in New York in July 2001; all Ektachrome.
Herald Square.
The base of the Empire State Building.
Macy's at the corner of 34th Street and 6th Avenue.
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September 26, 2021
Four From 1985-86
Coolidge Corner, Brookline, after sunset. Agfachrome, February 1985.
Alcatraz. Polaroid Polapan instant slide film, June 1985.
February 1985, E6 slide film, unknown brand.
Charles Engelhard Court in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. May 1986. E6 slide film.
permalink | September 26, 2021 at 07:02 PM | Comments (0)
September 24, 2021
Four More In Palm Springs, Again
All of these were shot with my infrared Canon G12 using an infrared filter.
"History of Suspended Time" displayed across the street from Palm Springs Art Museum.
How the scene now looks from the front of the museum. Museum Way is barricaded with those ever so lovely A-frames and cones. Further up Museum Way you'll see "Forever Marilyn." "History of Suspended Time" is to the right, partially blocked by the palm. The Rowan Hotel hulking in the background there.
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September 16, 2021
Office Building Proposed For Sunset Boulevard Near Gower
Designed by MAD Architects, it would be 22 stories. No tenant at this time.
permalink | September 16, 2021 at 03:50 PM | Comments (0)
September 9, 2021
Two In Palm Springs
Both of these photos were shot with Tri-X film using a red filter.
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August 11, 2021
Four Kodachromes From The Early '90s
The bandstand on Boston Common, Kodachrome, 1991.
NYC Public Library on Fifth Avenue during Gay Pride, 1994. Kodachrome.
The grave of Robert Frost and other members of his family in Bennington, Vermont, Kodachrome, 1991.
My Cannondale in front of a covered bridge somewhere in New England, Kodachrome, 1990.
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July 24, 2021
Aluminaire House Coming To Palm Springs
It will be built in the south parking lot at the Palm Springs Art Museum. Google satellite view.
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July 23, 2021
Four On Broadway (Los Angeles)
These were all shot on Ilford Delta 400 film.
Proscenium in the Apple Store.
Not an Apple Store at all! This is the State Theatre in the United Building, a block away from the Apple Store at Seventh and Broadway. The Gumm Sisters performed here.
permalink | July 23, 2021 at 08:05 PM | Comments (0)
July 22, 2021
Four More At The Apple Store Grand Opening
These were all shot on Ilford Delta 400 film.
