tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378091752024-03-08T04:23:13.351-05:00NooDel**North of Delancey - Another New York City Photo BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809175.post-69053272942305230402008-02-18T12:13:00.001-05:002008-02-18T12:13:32.097-05:00A dead end, Williamsburg<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/2270334958/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2246/2270334958_a9e3be4e8e.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/2270334958/">A dead end, Williamsburg</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alexwhittaker/">Alex Whittaker</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809175.post-28593257850346891242007-12-09T22:59:00.001-05:002007-12-09T22:59:58.310-05:00Snow day, Lower East Side<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/2099894368/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2034/2099894368_f279a8c295.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/2099894368/">Snow day, Lower East Side</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alexwhittaker/">Alex Whittaker</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> The first snowy day of the season hits the Lower East Side in early December.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809175.post-35947429134594011302007-10-25T20:58:00.001-04:002007-10-25T20:58:58.771-04:00Protest Graffiti, Lower East Side<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/1752033427/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2051/1752033427_233292bad1.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/1752033427/">Protest Graffiti, Lower East Side</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alexwhittaker/">Alex Whittaker</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> This graffiti piece, protesting recent developments in the neighbourhood appeared on the outside of the alternative culture centre ABC No Rio during September.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809175.post-84714080501911442702007-07-22T23:24:00.001-04:002007-07-22T23:24:08.443-04:00Plastic Graffiti, Lower East Side<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/874116680/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1406/874116680_3689116c2b.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/874116680/">Plastic Graffiti, Lower East Side</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alexwhittaker/">Alex Whittaker</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Been a while since I've taken any Lower East Side photos but here's one to at least keep the idea of me having a blog going.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809175.post-4540289086122070462007-04-29T08:17:00.001-04:002007-04-29T08:22:34.793-04:00Graffiti, Lower East Side<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/476264578/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/476264578_2609571a16.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/476264578/">Graffiti, Lower East Side</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alexwhittaker/">Alex Whittaker</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> This was part of a much bigger piece of graffiti (or street art if you want) in <a href="http://www.freemansrestaurant.com/">Freeman Alley</a> on the LES. Check out some of the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/476276751/">other</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/476264484/in/set-72157594408998172/">pieces</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/476264424/in/set-72157594408998172/">on</a> my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/">Flickr</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809175.post-85158939869506852982007-04-28T23:31:00.001-04:002007-04-28T23:31:26.870-04:00Hipsters, Lower East Side<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/476276865/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/476276865_34b39150ba.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/476276865/">Hipsters, Lower East Side</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alexwhittaker/">Alex Whittaker</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> I don't tend to take many photos of people, especially in the street, and this is actually a detail from a much bigger picture but I really like it.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809175.post-14140663840526813672007-04-25T11:51:00.001-04:002007-04-25T11:51:12.050-04:00Beer advert, Lower East Side<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/458255734/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/206/458255734_1862a641fb.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/458255734/">Beer advert, Lower East Side</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alexwhittaker/">Alex Whittaker</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> I don't believe anyone has actually ever said "Hooray beer!"</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809175.post-58317923153143111422007-04-14T14:55:00.001-04:002007-04-14T14:55:07.513-04:00Radio store, Lower East Side<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/458256000/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/203/458256000_171f724033.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/458256000/">Radio store, Lower East Side</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alexwhittaker/">Alex Whittaker</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> I love the details on this building. It's so easy to just wander around New York and you can easily miss places like this.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809175.post-7441900510180989622007-04-13T21:34:00.001-04:002007-04-13T21:34:39.679-04:00Photographing the Lower East Side<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/458255600/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/193/458255600_434af8efe5_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/458255600/">Bakery, Lower East Side</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alexwhittaker/">Alex Whittaker</a>. </span></div>I've not written anything here for a while so here's a pretty picture instead. I'm kind of thinking of turning this blog into a photo blog about the Lower East Side. As I reckon pictures are better than my ramblings. This place is a few blocks down from my flat, I really love these old style signs that you get everywhere in New York.<br clear="all" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809175.post-40783717239086843022007-02-28T23:15:00.001-05:002007-03-01T11:51:14.524-05:00No mo LoHo<div style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/316113947/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/106/316113947_8a792f1ddc_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:8;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/316113947/">Unhappy bin, New York</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alexwhittaker/">Alex Whittaker</a>. </span></div>See, I told you <a href="http://www.curbed.com/archives/2007/01/18/loho_cant_get_no_wikipedia_respect.php">LoHo doesn't really exist</a>. Now to go about creating my NooDel Wikipedia entry.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809175.post-47822875250652867462007-02-28T22:55:00.001-05:002007-03-01T12:04:26.784-05:00Hell Square<div style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/316113158/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/102/316113158_de9db96358_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:6;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/316113158/">Cheap T-shirts, New York</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alexwhittaker/">Alex Whittaker</a>. </span></div>So it seems like I wasn't the first to re-name the area where I live. Reading through the archives of <a href="http://curbed.com/">Curbed</a> they have decided to re-christen my neighborhood with the delightful moniker of <a href="http://www.curbed.com/archives/2006/11/16/introducing_hell_square.php">Hell Square</a>. Whilst I can kind of see where they're coming from this does seem a bit much - yeah the area is going through a pretty major gentrification, and the number of consciously trendy bars and restaurants can get a bit much - but was it honestly a lot better before? I suppose it's hard for me to comment as I'm probably part of the problem as much as anything but personally I like the fact I can get a good meal, hear some great music and drink in some pretty decent bars all within a few minutes of my front door. And if this is supposed to be killing the neighborhood then just check out the thriving <a href="http://www.essexstreetmarket.com/esmEnglish/index.html">Essex Street Market</a> with extended hours and new stalls opening up all the time. The LES has a history of changing communities and I think the latest influx is putting as much in as it is taking out. And it's hardly like the rest of Manhattan is any different.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809175.post-43892662574826172752007-01-20T18:17:00.000-05:002007-01-20T18:59:15.476-05:00So about the name<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/316113543/in/set-72157594408998172/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/111/316113543_e86e2a5702_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It seems to me that every street in New York claims to be a different neighbourhood. Some of them really exist like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoHo">SoHo</a> (South of Houston) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribeca">TriBeCa</a> (Triangle Below Canal). Some of them don't really exist at all like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LoHo">LoHo</a>. And some of them are just clever names that estate agents came up with in order to create the impression of a neighbourhood (see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DUMBO">DUMBO</a>). So I figured I'd start making my own up. To start with I've rechristened my block NooDel - North of Delancey - which, handily, is where it is. I of course now expect property prices to sky rocket and everyone to start talking about "that NooDel style". You'll see it on a T-shirt soon, just you wait.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809175.post-47963630030801504102007-01-20T18:15:00.001-05:002007-03-01T11:51:38.992-05:00Greetings world<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/316095241/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/117/316095241_b3556de35b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:8;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwhittaker/316095241/">Clown Doll, New York</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alexwhittaker/">Alex Whittaker</a>. </span></div>So I figured I'd get myself one of these blog things. Partly because I'm curious. Partly because I came up with what I considered a cool name. Partly because I feel like imposing my views on the world. But mainly because <a href="http://notexactlyrocketscience.wordpress.com/">Ed has got one</a>. And anything Ed has got I want one of. So let's see if I keep up postings or not.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0