New York City pt 1, Oct 2006

This photo journal, part 1 of my NYC set, features our harbor cruise which included a great view of the Statue of Liberty & the Manhattan skyline, plus Rockefeller Center, its buildings, art works & the famous ice skating plaza, & it closes with the Broadway Avenue Theater District & Times Square. NYC was the last stop of our fall colors tour.

“Rockefeller Center”

Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings on 22 acres in central Manhattan, located between 48th and 51st streets, and 5th ... (more)

"Harbor Cruise" - our cruise boat
The 1.5 hour cruise started at Chelsea Piers (I think) on the Hudson River on...

City skyline, lower Manhattan

skyline 2

The Staten Island Ferry
leaves from Battery Park at the south end of Manhattan Island & heads...

Skyline - Midtown Manhattan
The thin tower on the far right is the Empire State Building.

Brooklyn Bridge (1883)
with Empire State Building in the background on the left. This bridge, one of...

Manhattan Bridge (1909)
also over the East River, is just a little farther north. [New Yoikers would...

Statue of Liberty (1886),
is located on tiny Liberty Island just south of Ellis Island. The...

Ellis Island (1892),
the symbol of America’s immigrant heritage, opened on January 1, 1892,...

Jersey Central Railroad Terminal (1892)
on the waterfront in 'Joisey', of course. Like the nearby immigrant...

Great view of the Empire State Building
as we headed back north toward the piers on the Hudson.

"Rockefeller Center", sunken plaza
The plaza has about 200 flagpoles at street level. The flags of United...

The fountain and the gilded statue of
Prometheus in the sunken plaza, which is converted to the world's most...

Unidentified building
on the Avenue of the Americas, aka 6th Avenue.

Atlas Statue facing 5th Avenue
& St. Patrick's Cathedral in the entrance court of the 38-story...

Big mirror near Atlas Statue

Wave Merna ;o)

Associated Press Building
Sculptor Isamu Noguchi's stainless steel plaque, “News,”...

Subway entrance at Time & Life Bldg

British Empire Building on 5th Ave
featuring Carl Paul Jennewein's bronze “Industries of the British...

The GE Building
is the centerpiece of Rockefeller Center, & one of the most recognized...

Closeup of the frieze
The frieze above the main entrance was executed by Lee Lawrie and depicts...

Today it is the headquarters of NBC,
(which is owned by GE), and houses most of the network's New York...

Greek inspired sculptures
Unlike most other Art Deco towers built during the 1930s, the GE...

Fantastic bas reliefs

Radio City Music Hall
with its contemporary & opulent Art Deco exterior & interior, is the...

Rondels
Hildreth Meiere's large, enameled metal rondels, “Spirits of Song,...

another one
The theater is located on Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave) & is...

Another bas relief
that I think was on the Music Hall building.

World-renowned "Broadway Avenue",
the pinnacle of the American theater industry. One famous stretch near Times...

Another theater
Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City which...

The "Ed Sullivan Theater"
on Broadway Avenue, where the Late Show is televised.

Near Times Square

"Times Square"
The huge number of animated neon and television-style signage in Times Square...

The 120 foot high NASDAQ sign,
which cost $37 million to build, was unveiled in January 2000....

Lots of large billboards.
Please see the introductory text for more background information on Times...

article published 12/14/2006

Comments

Add a comment

"Now you have done it"
I don't need to visit New York now. It was on my list, but you have captured everything I wanted to see. Splendid stuff Lorraine, I think National Geographic will be searching for you. Cheers Terry.
— Terry Heaps, December 30, 2006

Thanks a lot for your good NYC photos and tidbits of history that I should know, but didn't! You make learning really enjoyable!!
— Eleanor Robb, December 17, 2006

Your photographic talent, vast architectural knowledge, painstaking background research, and even a smidgin of engineering expertise (Manhattan Bridge) came through loud and clear. If I hadn't already seen most of NYC, this journal would certainly make me want to! The only sad thing about it is that it is the third last of the series.
— Fred Perry, December 16, 2006

KIng, Arthur's Queen
You certainly captured the essence of NYC,Rainy. Well done! Beth
— Beth Warkentin, December 14, 2006

Bookmark with del.icio.us | Digg this article