tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51176278915236676402024-03-14T08:16:29.330-04:00ampersand sevenyour days are numbered.Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.comBlogger894125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-28694875284975051692015-04-17T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-17T00:00:09.609-04:00#259: Pretty Pollution<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-73470890126277980982015-04-16T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-16T00:00:05.638-04:00#260: City Reflections<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-16514967589667574332015-04-15T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-15T00:00:09.160-04:00#261: Take Me to Church<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-84997929773049178182015-04-14T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-14T00:00:10.640-04:00#262: Off Off Broadway<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-57599576491211936722015-04-13T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-13T00:00:06.399-04:00#263: Truncated Two<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-92061386398713685412015-04-12T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-12T00:00:05.140-04:00#264: Shady Grey<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-67555600949100929872015-04-11T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-11T00:00:05.222-04:00#265: On Track<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-62003607483947724702015-04-10T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-10T00:00:08.618-04:00#266: Stuck on Stucco<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-6853826682112669682015-04-09T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-09T00:03:40.507-04:00#267: Scottish Shadows<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-62785500932864950032015-04-08T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-08T00:00:02.029-04:00#268: New Haven Gothic<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In an urban universe full of readymade stick-on numbers, ugly mass-produced awnings, and just plain lazy-ass labels, it's always refreshing to see a good homemade number. In this case, I'm a big fan of these idiosyncratic, pseudo-Gothic and yet very personable gold numbers on a house in New Haven.</span>Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-33749961800510257762015-04-07T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-07T00:00:08.653-04:00#269: Henry Street<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today's pick is of my favorite neighborhood numbers, all the more fun because of the serious retro vibe of the whole ensemble. It's a residential building, but the place looks like a David Lynch diner dropped in the middle of a Sesame Street brownstone block. Classy, quirky, and a perennial &7 favorite.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-16939797177089501342015-04-06T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-06T00:00:07.199-04:00#270: Off Kilter<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's something lovable about this one, despite its awkwardness. The crooked 7 in the center, the blunt angles of the frame, the brash stab of red: it may not win any beauty awards, but at least it's trying.</span>Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-68197901448776949012015-04-05T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-05T00:00:01.896-04:00#271: Giger Counter<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This one looks like something dreamed up by H. R. Giger, though I can assure you I found this on an otherwise unassuming West Village side street. I've been squinting at this arrangement for far too long trying to describe it, and it only gets stranger the more I try to make out what's going on. Claws? Horns? And is that a combat helmet? It's either a work of art or an accidental Rorschach test. Either way, it's evidence that you can always get a little creative with your address numbers.</span>Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-58248264874154433512015-04-04T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-04T00:00:00.821-04:00#272: Forest Green Fringe<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_WhUsK3gTMAsKNMpoO-Ajdh80NT1n19dODf9t1yfukrRcFLgrPyzVI5IyUdZvPPa5YOHQybekwHKUFDWIqUlNe0ySwmYt_pj6RfzL35Ko0XZSFkrYmHxMMRzoqsQ5lkf9jkouLTOtw/s1600/272_Edinburgh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_WhUsK3gTMAsKNMpoO-Ajdh80NT1n19dODf9t1yfukrRcFLgrPyzVI5IyUdZvPPa5YOHQybekwHKUFDWIqUlNe0ySwmYt_pj6RfzL35Ko0XZSFkrYmHxMMRzoqsQ5lkf9jkouLTOtw/s1600/272_Edinburgh.jpg" height="298" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-70678772585651496022015-04-03T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-03T00:00:02.048-04:00#273: Nautilus<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqJ79maFpNQullKH_xv_9Y6XoruRExiMUe05B5CV9BKZLOw4wTpflLO-XQJfAoKo6c8gEcCt8rvjDsBkaAOZfpI5NhwGpe_0y0lydBSnYsNcn_gEHJfc_ST8msxsCIHpRCl5vdxJCpQ/s1600/273_WVill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqJ79maFpNQullKH_xv_9Y6XoruRExiMUe05B5CV9BKZLOw4wTpflLO-XQJfAoKo6c8gEcCt8rvjDsBkaAOZfpI5NhwGpe_0y0lydBSnYsNcn_gEHJfc_ST8msxsCIHpRCl5vdxJCpQ/s1600/273_WVill.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<br />Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-6421586757764199682015-04-02T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-02T00:26:30.645-04:00#274: Montréal Streetscape<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlThcxL5d6A0lSaTvOTXTKoiuMETb59naKmdEAl2BXjReV3LtLb-IswYS8y87pjIj_GVnYll9oiBB9NkW_bQjpmGqswm5gALcI0Q1OFem6OUm1OXTPiGhS7cxCOjxP6wOF4wtfMZTfUw/s1600/274_Montreal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlThcxL5d6A0lSaTvOTXTKoiuMETb59naKmdEAl2BXjReV3LtLb-IswYS8y87pjIj_GVnYll9oiBB9NkW_bQjpmGqswm5gALcI0Q1OFem6OUm1OXTPiGhS7cxCOjxP6wOF4wtfMZTfUw/s1600/274_Montreal.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two and half years ago, after convincing the Border Patrol that my novel-writing did not pose a threat to the Canadian labor market ("With all due respect, sir," I told the man with the badge, "it poses no threat to <i>any</i> market.") I took the summer off to live and write in Montréal. I pounded away at my laptop in grilled cheese cafés, went for long walks on Mont Royal, ice skated four days a week in a shopping mall, and spoke the language so poorly that I was actually heckled from a balcony by an elderly Québecois couple. So much for improving my French.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I fell in love with the city, especially the streets of the Plateau. Though I slept in a tiny windowless room, my friend's place had a balcony overlooking the garden, and from the balcony I would sit with my morning coffee and watch the morning glories open and turn toward the sun, plotting my day's work, always leaving time for wandering.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This spray-painted #274 captures something of the spirit of a Montréal streetscape: it manages to be off-the-cuff and carefully crafted at the same time. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then there's that 7. Readers still are up on the air on what we should call the the slash through the middle (See the great <a href="http://ampersandseven.blogspot.com/2011/07/157-snick.html" target="_blank">"The Snick vs. the Euroslash"</a> debate), but I do know the sight of it always puts a twinkle in my plain ol' U.S.A. eyes.</span>Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-15799740968084843182015-04-01T00:00:00.000-04:002015-04-01T00:00:08.712-04:00#275: Ciao, Vaporetto<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTl6gF6TW0kSWqyX6hOJw_CLIe-vHrUgS9dpJEziqTp5o2Bz5XdeJLxsy7SDRIBdckoKRCH9I3vcGYXRAjUNmfdGqqi3ZbRYi_fs9fU0xTteqq_3fsdyPRPpYkc0yucMIklZQ5HlJEGQ/s1600/275_Veniceboat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTl6gF6TW0kSWqyX6hOJw_CLIe-vHrUgS9dpJEziqTp5o2Bz5XdeJLxsy7SDRIBdckoKRCH9I3vcGYXRAjUNmfdGqqi3ZbRYi_fs9fU0xTteqq_3fsdyPRPpYkc0yucMIklZQ5HlJEGQ/s1600/275_Veniceboat.jpg" height="298" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Venice, Italy</i></span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being an intrepid typographical hunter and gatherer means always being ready for any number that crosses your path, even if capturing it means leaning out of a swiftly moving vaporetto. This was one of my paparazzo moments -- I'd like to think no one was elbowed in the taking of this image, but I can't be sure -- but you can't argue with the results.</span>Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-41898878557809372452015-03-31T00:00:00.000-04:002015-03-31T00:00:02.081-04:00#276: I Swear I Saw This<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAl0Tdtr3RMEMP1R_UQ1DDWJ04CoIaItVkUHJWq27PrcI0Vc-YIKoYavMZzGkcsiPYe2UrSGlp3DB6v9I5XKvVRZRLTc-u2E3UFXImlrXS_dyeOxJWNkvNrm3KfoYv4CtMUeAxH7eMw/s1600/276_LumberChelsea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAl0Tdtr3RMEMP1R_UQ1DDWJ04CoIaItVkUHJWq27PrcI0Vc-YIKoYavMZzGkcsiPYe2UrSGlp3DB6v9I5XKvVRZRLTc-u2E3UFXImlrXS_dyeOxJWNkvNrm3KfoYv4CtMUeAxH7eMw/s1600/276_LumberChelsea.jpg" height="297" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right. So I pretty much the entire reason I started up the number line again was so I could brag about this absolute beauty, a graphic white #276 on a toothy blue circle saw. I'm always on the lookout for hand-lettered type in the city, and this one is both attentive to detail and quirky. There are still scores of great hand-painted hardware and lumber signs around New York, though you usually have to travel off the main drag to spot them. Here's a look at some of the rest of the sign:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The whole look is idiosyncratic yet carefully crafted. I love the faint gray shadow around the lettering and the fact that the spiked back of the saw almost makes it look like a porcupine. An &7 favorite to be sure. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.</span>Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-13793956458768873422015-03-30T00:00:00.000-04:002015-03-30T00:00:05.417-04:00#277: Simple Stone<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYXsjkQjkyZnkOzXKUK9bk6O6lBDq3TsZurnAgwS27KO5S-cxHJB_fnkam-zsnGU5T7jd0JRu069fz03L9aGHbu63URPT-2F5GSqWB4UyF_Qwk_XwVhipgqftPLojcSKXYc21GeSVuw/s1600/277_Sackett.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYXsjkQjkyZnkOzXKUK9bk6O6lBDq3TsZurnAgwS27KO5S-cxHJB_fnkam-zsnGU5T7jd0JRu069fz03L9aGHbu63URPT-2F5GSqWB4UyF_Qwk_XwVhipgqftPLojcSKXYc21GeSVuw/s1600/277_Sackett.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<br />Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-86896752444744019482015-03-29T00:00:00.000-04:002015-03-29T00:00:00.059-04:00#278: Keystone<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-14610173489393792102015-03-28T00:00:00.000-04:002015-03-28T00:00:03.657-04:00#279: Seven/Zed<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYc3_QsI2KcZiHPdoCpjnf6tnS_fpF-lD9nbr2AdS-5WEf9yK4aKczvSLeFGaIlOiR8ACn3xz89KqH1I6hMyStRPkocybfszVTDM7ZbOui-uJXdL5BoOl9yv0UMS4CdaS6To_x0xO4DA/s1600/279_PresidentSt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYc3_QsI2KcZiHPdoCpjnf6tnS_fpF-lD9nbr2AdS-5WEf9yK4aKczvSLeFGaIlOiR8ACn3xz89KqH1I6hMyStRPkocybfszVTDM7ZbOui-uJXdL5BoOl9yv0UMS4CdaS6To_x0xO4DA/s1600/279_PresidentSt.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<br />Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-10248781878680557872015-03-27T00:00:00.000-04:002015-03-27T00:00:08.599-04:00#280: On the Grid<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-13193020176145287712015-03-26T00:00:00.000-04:002015-03-26T00:00:01.688-04:00#281: Nolita Numbers<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbvyE4dGyEriWZEwnly9zXgfHWIHWYwua1bsFRoYeKD8rnj3R8jLdJQTfhGHk7jcNaheEt6w3O8r_aNGtVPVqfu1fyGyh4238hstKPU_qvbg0keaLVKIsIB5SvkZcTadXwX9q_qcpXg/s1600/281_Lafayette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbvyE4dGyEriWZEwnly9zXgfHWIHWYwua1bsFRoYeKD8rnj3R8jLdJQTfhGHk7jcNaheEt6w3O8r_aNGtVPVqfu1fyGyh4238hstKPU_qvbg0keaLVKIsIB5SvkZcTadXwX9q_qcpXg/s1600/281_Lafayette.jpg" height="298" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<br />Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-47797083304735471342015-03-25T00:00:00.001-04:002015-03-25T00:35:57.069-04:00#282: East Village Mosaic Trail<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGxDoxFYK_TpbbcYbgpowO4BO2rYm52ilAljQORlxtDTOpATHW7B44cAqq0-gP3tY5oYDbNx1lWZDYTDBf1vd595t9OR-3bY4YdUrXUtpH1RJR0N-baBXr0rpgRiHPXYFQLL_Q1FK7A/s1600/282_StMarks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGxDoxFYK_TpbbcYbgpowO4BO2rYm52ilAljQORlxtDTOpATHW7B44cAqq0-gP3tY5oYDbNx1lWZDYTDBf1vd595t9OR-3bY4YdUrXUtpH1RJR0N-baBXr0rpgRiHPXYFQLL_Q1FK7A/s1600/282_StMarks.jpg" height="303" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">St. Mark's Place, East Village, NYC</span></span></i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">It's roughly the size of a bottle cap, sits at shin level, and was almost lost amid the swirl of eye candy on a busy, mosaic-clad street pole, but somehow this 282 got my attention. I found it years ago while waiting on the traffic island close to the giant rotating Astor Place cube where all the disaffected youth mope, and I doubt I'd have noticed the tiny number it if it weren't for the traffic light holding me up. Traipsing up and down Manhattan's sequential grid is one sure-fire way to find numbers, but it's the unexpected catch like this one that keeps things fresh.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">If you've ever taken a stroll through the East Village, then you're probably already familiar with the artwork of Jim "Mosaic Man" Power. Maybe you've stumbled upon one of these colorful lamp post mosaics, too, noticing a sudden patch of beauty in the middle of a harried, ugly commute. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Power, a Vietnam veteran and much-loved figure in the Village, has been steadily beautifying his 'hood shard by shard for over twenty-five years. The bits of colored glass, plates, mesh, marbles, and whatnot are part of the neighborhood street furniture. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">He's decorated close to a hundred street poles with his vibrant mosaics along a two mile stretch. But the last few years have seen these pieces endangered.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">With the proposed so-called sleek redesign of Astor Place that included the removal some of his poles, Power began dismantling some of his own artworks out of protest. But <a href="http://thevillager.com/2014/08/12/community-rallies-to-protect-mosaic-man-tiles-on-astor-pl/" target="_blank">community efforts to save his work</a> sprang up. It's a conservation effort well worth it. Shards of mirrors, chunks of ceramics, wild patterns, and colorful lettering: once you start noticing his pieces, they're impossible to miss. And it's impossible to imagine the East Village without them.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Photographer Lara Elmayan at Untapped Cities has done a noble job of <a href="http://untappedcities.com/2013/08/07/photographing-every-one-of-jim-powers-mosaics-in-the-east-village/" target="_blank">documenting Powers' work in its entirety</a>, and you can read more about Power and the mosaic trail <a href="http://mosaicmannyc.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. But the best way to see his stuff? Take a walk.</span></div>
Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-57879644501441601312015-03-24T00:00:00.000-04:002015-03-24T00:00:01.043-04:00#283: Shady Characters<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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