Oversight

An architectural look at two buildings.  The building on the left is the primary building on Chase Manhattan Plaza, the building on the right is the Federal Reserve building.  Chase overviews the street, the Fed provides oversight to Chase.  

Oversight

Skyscraper

This is 70 Pine Street, which was built in competition with the Chrysler building in the skyscraper race.  

Skyscraper70 Pine

Prism

Angles as viewed from the coffee truck line.  

Prism

Posing in the Rain

A rare moment on Wall Street where there were a handful of people.  

Posing in the RainFoot Pointing

World Trade Center #1

This is the entrance to the new largest building in the United States.  

World Trade #1

Urban Hogwarts

I had never noticed this building from the corner angle.  If Harry Potter's school was in the middle of New York City, I suspect Hogwarts would look something like this.  

Urban Hogwarts

Speckles

Besides the dotted building in the rear, and the windows of the nearer structures.  There are dotted reflections of light off the opposite buildings.  Someone asked if this is real.  Yup.  

Speckles

Spines

The World Trade Center Transportation Hub that is under construction has slowly been assembled.  The ultimate design which you can see in this link, looks somewhat like a giant bird with needle spines making up the wings.  

Here is the last spine being lifted into place.

The Last Spine

With a little bit of movement, half standing in the street, a new juxtaposition becomes possible.  

Spines

Fulton Center

The new train station will serve as a hub for multiple subway lines.  I walked past what they were building every day but I didn't imagine the inner dome would look like this.  

Fulton Center

Solar Flare

As we approach the winter and the days get shorter, the light gets more brilliant.  There are reflections off the buildings and since the sun is lower, blinding light as you walk down the street.  

Solar Flare

A River Cruise

A lunch cruise on a river boat on a beautiful Fall day to see the leaves turn.  On this day, however, there were not many leaves yet ready to turn.  So, we just enjoyed the ride, and the lunch, and a little bit of alcohol.  

I hadn't recently seen the Upper West Side from this perspective.  I was struck as to how consistent the buildings looked up here.  Someone asked me if I made a composite and stitched together the buildings to look the same.  But, they actually look like this.  You can see the Henry Hudson Parkway skirting the Hudson River at the base of the buildings.  

The Upper West Side

A little further south along the river is the Cruise Ship terminal.  As busy as the river traffic is, there are large boats and the little boats sharing the space together.  

Little Boat, Big Boat

Park Row

These buildings overlook City Hall and were once amongst the largest in the world.  

Park Row

Madison Avenue

This is where all the advertising agencies got their start.  

Madison Avenue

One World Trade Center

One World Trade Center is still under construction, but it is the largest building in the US.  When you approach it though, if you are too close, and just around a corner, it can't be scene.  It hides behind other closer buildings.  When you make the turn, then it is suddenly there.  

One World Trade Center

Tip of the Bridge

This view would have been the same back in the early 1900s... (if you looked above the cars).

Tip of the Bridge

Brooklyn Based

It is noted that the new One Trade Center building looks like it is wearing a white George Washington wig.  

Foggy Morn

I've fall behind many of my posts and got away from the website during the winter.  So, I have a bit of a backlog of shots that I will slowly get up on to StreetObservations.com.  

Light

From the Corner of Broadway look east on Maiden Lane

Light

Symbolism

The statue in the harbor.

Symbolism

Promenading

A lot going on in this picture, almost to the point that I feel it is too cluttered.  But, I do find it interesting when the capture of people walking in lockstep is caught.  Off to the distance, the Statue of Liberty.  

Promenading