Friday, March 11, 2011

Sixth Avenue and 21st Street


Each neighborhood of the city appeared to be made of a different substance, each seemed to have a different air pressure, a different psychic weight: the bright lights and shuttered shops, the housing projects and luxury hotels, the fire escapes and city parks.
            —from Open City by Teju Cole

(This photo shows a bit of the Mattel Building, which now houses Trader Joe’s.)