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Body shop art gallery

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The guys inside were quite proud of their paintings.

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They were not interested in sharing.

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Who needs blueprints?

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Hint of a synagogue past

May 17th, 2012



The former Congregation Adath Israel

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Sixteen Oaks Grove

May 17th, 2012



I counted; they're all there (though not all in frame). The cart in the middle is part of the Ravenswood/CaLL project that traces the former path of Sunswick Creek, which long ago disappeared from the surface when its waters were integrated into the sewer system. The poles, as well as the colored bands on the trees, are meant to recall the stacks of the Ravenswood power plant.

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is what that sign says.

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Portal of the day

May 17th, 2012



I can only verify the accuracy of half of the name.



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The stacks

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Ravenswood, home of Big Allis



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Hip hop and hippies

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Run DMC and a VW bus

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Ah, yes

May 17th, 2012



Here we have an excellent example of that ever-popular classical order known as Marshmallow Corinthian.

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This two-block-long carnival in Astoria is held annually to benefit the beautiful St. Demetrios Cathedral.

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Well, not at this time of day.



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(Both people in this photo are workers.)

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Sunswick, resurfaced

May 17th, 2012



These colored bands, which you can find wrapped around poles in the area once known as Ravenswood, follow the former path of the now-buried Sunswick Creek.

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No. 5 in the series

May 17th, 2012



Here are the previous four.

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St. Rita

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and her eponymous church

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Barberz #14

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Silvercup Studios

May 17th, 2012



You've probably seen something made here.