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This is a reshoot of a snapshot I took of these signs earlier (see "Street Talk").
I love the cacaphony of signage on this block near the intersection of Flatbush and 6th Avenue, and hopefully I've captured a bit of it here.
New York, NY. October 9, 2017. Shot on a Hasselblad Xpan II and Fuji Natura 1600. Developed and scanned by The Darkroom.
"Park Slope is a neighborhood in northwestern Brooklyn, New York City, within the area once known as South Brooklyn. Park Slope is roughly bounded by Prospect Park and Prospect Park West to the east, Fourth Avenue to the west, Flatbush Avenue to the north, and Prospect Expressway to the south. Generally, the section from Flatbush Avenue to Garfield Place (the "named streets") is considered the "North Slope", the section from 1st through 9th Streets is considered the "Center Slope", and south from 10th Street, the "South Slope". The neighborhood takes its name from its location on the western slope of neighboring Prospect Park. Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue are its primary commercial streets, while its east–west side streets are lined with brownstones and apartment buildings.
Brooklyn (/ˈbrʊklɪn/) is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough, with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. If each borough were ranked as a city, Brooklyn would rank as the third-most populous in the U.S., after Los Angeles and Chicago.
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. The city is within the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area – the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within 250 mi (400 km) of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, dining, art, fashion, and sports. New York is the most photographed city in the world. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy, an established safe haven for global investors, and is sometimes described as the capital of the world." - info from Wikipedia.
The fall of 2022 I did my 3rd major cycling tour. I began my adventure in Montreal, Canada and finished in Savannah, GA. This tour took me through the oldest parts of Quebec and the 13 original US states. During this adventure I cycled 7,126 km over the course of 2.5 months and took more than 68,000 photos. As with my previous tours, a major focus was to photograph historic architecture.
Now on Instagram.
Before my previous trip to New York in 2015, and this trip in 2018, I hadn't visited Brooklyn since 1979. Brooklyn has changed A LOT. No longer the poor, run-down cousin of Manhattan, many parts of Brooklyn are now vibrant, chic and desirable.
Looking down Flatbush Avenue. The tall building is called Toren, at 150 Myrtle Avenue (at Flatbush Avenue), Brooklyn, NY 11201
Interestingly, I believe Toren is Dutch for the word "tower".
Nikon Action Touch
Kentmere 400
These buildings with windows on three sides in front initially reminded me of ones in Chicago, but I now see that the front sections are additions.
New York, NY. October 9, 2017. Shot on a Hasselblad Xpan II and Fuji Natura 1600. Developed and scanned by The Darkroom.