Vibrant translucency can be found in abundance on the J train's elevated station platforms. I took this shot at the Norwood Avenue stop; you can see some photos from the other stations on the MTA's surprisingly excellent Arts for Transit page.
This strange little alley leads to three dwellings tucked away inside the other houses on the block.
This piano showroom is a rare surviving piece of the old Lalance & Grosjean factory. According to the AIA Guide to New York City:
"Until most of the antique, red-painted brick structures were wasted in the mid 1980s to form yet another shopping center, this intricate array of 19th-century mill buildings was a remarkable relic of the era when the Village of Woodhaven claimed a nationally known tinware and agateware manufacture. Its products graced many an American kitchen for generations, and the Lalance & Grosjean factory employed hundreds."
The interior of this car smells either really good or really bad.
This Hindu god is represented not just by the statue, but also by the lingam placed in front of it.
This dead end north of the Lower Montauk Branch is lined with big ol' American sedans from the late '60s and early '70s. Plus one devilish-looking limo to boot.
for illegal dumping: a secluded spot between a warehouse and a lightly used rail line at the end of a dead-end street
Rubie's started out as a neighborhood candy shop in 1950, and it's since grown into a multinational costume manufacturer and retailer.
Pardon the dimly lit shot. Here's a better look. I count 15.
