Shadow Shot Sunday: Brownstone Shadows
September 13, 2008 | Filed Under Brownstones, Harlem, Neighborhoods, Photo Blogging Theme Day, Shadow Shot Sunday, Shadows, West Side | 31 Comments
Brownstone buildings were very popular in construction in the late 19th and early 20th century. As mentioned in a previous post, their name comes from the red to brown color of Triassic sandstone used to build them. Builders also used brightly-colored sandstone, so sometimes you’ll see a brownstone of a lighter color ( a brownstone that’s not exactly brown or redish brown). A lot of the sandstone for the NYC brownstones came from quarries located in the New Jersey and Connecticut River area. Many wealthy people with large families who didn’t want to live in apartments built these types of homes.
On this quiet street of brownstone buildings, there are shadows everywhere — bathing the sidewalk and buildings.
Visit Hey Harriet for a lineup of other fun shadow shots (and to learn how to participate). Happy Shadow Shot Sunday!
Paz
Harlem Brownstones
September 12, 2008 | Filed Under Brownstones, Harlem, Neighborhoods, West Side | 20 Comments
There are a lot of brownstones (row houses made of reddish brown sandstone) in the city. They’re especially located in the older neighborhoods. Here’s a bit of popular culture information on brownstones from Wikipedia:
Rex Stout‘s fictional detective Nero Wolfe lives in a luxurious and comfortable New York City brownstone on West 35th Street. In the television show I Love Lucy (1951–1957), the Ricardos lived in a converted Brownstone apartment building on New York’s East 68th Street owned by their friends the Mertzes. On the popular American television program The Cosby Show (1984–1992), the affluent Huxtable family, the show’s central characters, lived in a Brooklyn brownstone. Carrie Bradshaw, the protagonist of Sex and The City, resided in a brownstone at a fictitious Upper East Side address in New York City.
Paz
Brownstone Finds
September 10, 2008 | Filed Under Brownstones, Flowers, Found on a Building Stoop, Harlem, Neighborhoods, West Side | 18 Comments
Found on the stoop of a Harlem brownstone.
Paz
Quiet Street
April 8, 2008 | Filed Under Brownstones, Chelsea, City Streets and Sidewalks, Neighborhoods | 11 Comments
Many people think of New York as noisy with lots of action happening. Not so. There are many quiet neighborhoods in the city. Here is one in the Chelsea area — a quiet brownstone-line street.
Paz
Brownstones & Apartment Buildings
March 29, 2008 | Filed Under Apartment Buildings, Brownstones, Fire Escapes, Harlem, West Side | 6 Comments
A lot of times, when people think of New York City, they think about high-rises, skyscrapers and New Yorkers living high in the sky. However, that’s not exactly true. There are many low-rise buildings (walk ups, no higher than six floors), brownstones and houses in the city. Here are a few examples.
Paz
