Archive for the ‘building’ Category

Churches of Harlem

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

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It seems like there’s some ginormous neo-Gothic church on every other corner in Harlem. But I liked these little churches that are tucked into the blocks.

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You’ll see a lot of the brownstone churches painted white like this to show where the sinning stops.

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They all have really awesome handpainted signs and their own little character quirks.

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The Church of the People had a nice yellow theme going.

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This one was amazing, housed in an old stable.

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I guess what they say is true: You really can find God everywhere.

More Harlem and elsewhere.

Steamy Central Park

Monday, June 30, 2008

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I swear, it was like a rainforest in Central Park yesterday.

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Everything is blooming.

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When the sun cut through the clouds the ground sizzled.

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The Sheep Meadow was covered in hundreds of robins. All hopping around, chirping and snacking.

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This guy came out looking for a snack, too. He was completely oblivious to my presence.

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Afterwards I stopped by here to practice my new routine to “I’m Coming Out,” as usual. Later I was surprised to learn the story behind the Diana Ross Playground had to do with another rainy day in Central Park.

More supreme shots.

Little Brooklyn

Saturday, June 28, 2008

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When I lived in Hollywood my address was followed by 1/2. Everyone always asked, what does that mean, you got half of an apartment? You know, like a John Malkovich kind of thing.

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The houses located on Dennett Place in Carroll Gardens get full integer addresses, but half doors.

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Are you just supposed to duck when you go through them?

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Or are they secret portals that lead into another person’s subconscious? Thanks to Sarah for pointing out this small wonder.

More one-size-fits-all Brooklyn.

Waterfalls while water falls

Thursday, June 26, 2008

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Isn’t it amazing? I snapped these shots of water falling at several locations in Brooklyn today. Oh, and also, Olafur Eliasson’s Waterfalls were switched on.

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As soon as I started riding over there it started pouring. As the rain pelted my face, I thought wow, this must be exactly what it feels like under the Brooklyn Bridge!

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A new park opened, too, to get people even more pumped for water-watching. Perhaps the rain was all part of the city’s promotional plan?

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From what I could gather here, they were using hay bales as planters. It looked like they cut holes out of the hay and dropped soil in with the plants. But why? It’s a great idea but I’m guessing there’s more thought behind it than that. Do tell!

What Chris Burden gave me

Saturday, June 21, 2008

GE Building

As I’ve mentioned here before, I love love love the work of Chris Burden. This is his latest installation at Rockefeller Center, What My Father Gave Me.

Chris Burden: What My Dad Gave Me

Yes, it is a model of the GE Building, rendered in over a million replicated Erector set parts.

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And get this: Chris Burden’s dad was an engineer. So it all makes sense.

More photos, please.