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New York City 12 New York City 12

1 GrCent BBridge

By SpecialK
Jul 27, 2018
126 Photos

New York City 12 New York City 12

1 GrCent BBridge

Jul 27, 2018
126 Photos

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120505-9343JFKTermInt (I arrived at JFK airport about 6AM.)

120505-9345JFKTermExt (Popped outside briefly while looking for subway tickets. They don't sell subway tickets at the airport.)

120505-9346JFKTermInt (Back inside, looking for the AirTrain...)

120505-9347JFKTermPeople (Going up.)

120505-9350AirTrainPeople (On the AirTrain shuttle system.)

120505-9354AirTrain (On the AirTrain.)

120505-9355LIRRPeople (Connecting the the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR).)

120505-9358SubwayPlatform (Headed to Penn Station.)

120505-9360SubwayNapper (An experienced rider.)

120505-9362SubwayFootAction (Popped out here.)

120505-9365SewingMachineMan (I'm wandering through the 'fashion district' just south of Times Square on the way to Grand Central Terminal. This is a monument to the garment worker.)

120505-9366CalvinKlein (In Hollywood it's the Walk of Stars, here it's the Walk of Designers.)

120505-9367BillBlass (Bill Blass.)

120505-9369PostNoBills (It's important that you post no bills.)

120505-9372Madison42nd (Madison Ave is famous as the advertising-business mecca.)

120505-9376StreetNamesSign (It's easy - avenues go north-south, streets go east-west.)

120505-9381GCTFront (Grand Central Terminal is a famous train/subway station.)

120505-9382GCTChryslerArch (MetLife and the Chrysler building are neighbors.)

120505-9384GCTStatue (The 48-ft high statue of Minerva, Hercules, and Mercury. It's the largest Tiffany glass clock.)

120505-9385GCTTaxis (The statue weighs something like 16 tons.)

120505-9386Chandeliers (Vanderbilt Hall used to be the waiting area. Now it's rented out for events.)

120505-9387Ceiling (The other side. The chandeliers are gold plated, discovered after renovation.)

120505-9388Clock (The clock on the information booth is valued at $10-20,000,000.)

120505-9389DiningConcourse (The dining concourse.)

120505-9390StairPeople (West balcony people.)

120505-9392Duster (Dusting.)

120505-9394AstroCeiling (The ceiling of the heavens once had 2,400 bulbs. It was replaced in 1930's. The star-view is reversed on purpose, as if seen from outside the universe. The small hole above Pisces was used to erect a Redstone rocket display in 1957.)

120505-9395CeilingPeople (There is a small hole above Pisces that was used to erect a rocket display in the 50's. They left it as history.)

120505-9397Bakery (The bakery people did not like me taking a picture.)

120505-9398DomeMural (The Graybar mural in the Graybar Passage leading to the Graybar...)

120505-9399MarketSign (Grand Central market.)

120505-9400StairwayMan (Entrance to the Graybar.)

120505-9401StairsMan (Hanging out.)

120505-9402GCTPhotog (Comparative photography.)

120505-9403GCTPhotog (This seem to be the popular photography end.)

120505-9404GCTPhotog (There is actually a walkway inside the windows at the far end.)

120505-9411OpenToPublic (This was on an exterior column of a building nearby.)

120505-9435SubwayPeople (Going downtown.)

120505-9437CityHall (City Hall.)

120505-9439CityHall (City Hall.)

120505-9442CityHall (New York used to be New Amsterdam when the Dutch controlled it.)

120505-9444BikeLane (Bike lane.)

120505-9445USCourtHouse (US Court House.)

120505-9446FountainSculpture (This is called Chi Wara, a representation of head-dresses of West Mali.)

120505-9450CourthouseGroup (Some school group.)

120505-9452DowntownBldgs (Downtown.)

120505-9454CourtHouseCleaning (Courthouse cleaning.)

120505-9464PropertyOfUSGov (Property of US Government.)

120505-9465CourthsRenovationSign (Recovery in progress.)

120505-9466StAndrewChurch (Catholic church of St Andrew.)

120505-9469SteamPipe (A steam vent.)

120505-9470RedSculpture (Red sculpture.)

120505-9472CityHallBikes (City Hall bikes.)

120505-9475PrisonWindowSign (Sugar House prison window.)

120505-9476SugarHousePrisonWindow (The Sugar House prison window came from the prison built in 1773 and used by the British to hold Americans during the Revolutionary war. The prison was demolished in 1892, and the window was put into another building as a historical artifact. When that building was demolished in 1968, the window was placed here.)

120505-9478HoraceGreeleySign (Horace Greeley started the New York Tribune newspaper, and wrote editorials about social and political issues, including abolition of slavery. He was nominated for President of the US in 1872, but lost, and died shortly thereafter. He's famous for saying "go west, young man".)

120505-9479HoraceGreeley (Go west, young man.)

120505-9482LawnIsAvailable (Passive recreation...)

120505-9483UseYourBlank (Use your blank for good.)

120505-9484SurrogatesCtArch (The Surrogate's Court is probably not what you think.)

120505-9485SurrogatesCrtArchitecture (It was formerly the Hall of Records, built 1907.)

120505-9489EmigrantIndBank (Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank sign.)

120505-9490CityHall (At night only.)

120505-9491PhotogAndModel (Say cheese.)

120505-9492ChambersSt49 (Arriving at this location (another courthouse) for a tour.)

120505-9493BldgFlag (Looking up.)

120505-9495EmigrantSavings (Emigrant Industrial Savings bank.)

120505-9496EmigrantBank (Emigrant Industrial Savings bank.)

120505-9497SightseeingBus (Tour bus. One of many.)

120505-9500SuperValue (Atomic wings.)

120505-9503SuperValue

120505-9505BldgTrees (Tree building.)

120505-9512DigitalPhotos (Arome.)

120505-9515CraneWindow (Window service.)

120505-9519CraneWindow (Window service.)

120505-9523FDNYBuilding (Ladder 1.)

120505-9529SignMan (Sign man.)

120505-9531CourthouseCleaning (Courthouse cleaning.)

120505-9532BridgeWalk (Gathering for the tour.)

120505-9533BridgeTourGuide (Scanning the NYPass cards. These are well worth it.)

120505-9536BridgeWalk (On the road, or rather, the pedestrian walkway across the Brooklyn Bridge.)

120505-9538BridgeWalk (What's going on here?)

120505-9540DUMBOWalk (On the bridge.)

120505-9543BrooklynBrTower (The first steel suspension bridge, which uses twisted wire rope invented by the builder, John Roebling. It was the longest suspension bridge when it was completed.)

120505-9547GuideTowerSign (Bridge plaque.)

120505-9548BridgeCableGrafitti (Any place within magic marker reach is fair game. People also put locks on it, inspired by a recent movie.)

120505-9550BridgePoser (She loves New York.)

120505-9552ManhattanBridge (That's the Manhattan Bridge. There are 20 bridges around Manhattan.)

120505-9554BridgePeople (Bridge people.)

120505-9555BridgePlaque (Roebling plaque.)

120505-9560PhotoBaby (Camera in action.)

120505-9561BabyKiss (Kissing a baby.)

120505-9562BrooklynBrPlaque1 (How the bridge was built.)

120505-9563BrooklynBrPlaque2 (Towers begin.)

120505-9565BrooklynBrPlaque3 (Work in the caison.)

120505-9566BrooklynBrPlaque4 (Towers rise.)

120505-9567BrooklynBrPlaque5 (Towers are joined.)

120505-9568BrooklynBrPlaque6 (Frank Farrington.)

120505-9569BrooklynBrPlaque7 (Cables.)

120505-9571BridgeRoad (There is a roadway.)

120505-9576TrussesBldg (Clock building.)

120505-9577WelcomeToBrooklyn (Made it across to Brooklyn.)

120505-9581DUMBOManhattanBr (Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn.)

120505-9584BrickBldg (Old sign.)

120505-9587Chocolate (Chocolate factory was part of the tour, but I was resting on a bench.)

120505-9589RainbowBrickBldg (Building.)

120505-9592TowerBldg (Old guard house or something.)

120505-9593TowerTrees (Brooklyn Bridge.)

120505-9594TowerCrane (Repairs.)

120505-9599TourPeople (The view from Brooklyn. There is a park and walkway to the left. This is the official end of the tour.)

120505-9602BldgsBoats (A little misty.)

120505-9604StageDoor (Heading back on Water St.)

120505-9605DUMBOSign (DUMBO is Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Offramp.)

120505-9608Barge (Barge and Statue of Liberty.)

120505-9609ManhattanBldgs (The middle building is the tallest apartment tower in the city. The exterior was supposedly inspired by the folds in the robe of the Statue of Liberty.)

120505-9614TimesSqBldgs (Famous ticker-crawl at Times Square.)

120505-9615MickeyMouse (Various characters pose for money.)

120505-9617TimesSqSigns (Signs in Times Square.)

120505-9619LibertyMan (One of many.)

120505-9621Photog (Photo op.)

120505-9622TimesSqRecruiting (Times Square.)

120505-9624MeAtTimesSquare (Me at Times Square.)

120505-9626TimesSqPeople (Times Square.)

120505-9628-42ndSigns (On 42nd St.)

120505-9629BusTerminal (The Port Authority Bus Terminal is the largest in the US and busiest by volume in the world. I catch a shuttle bus here to get across the river near my motel.)

120505-9630BusTerminal (I'm wondering if the guy on the right wants to steal my stuff.)

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