“The Crane”

Posted on November 1, 2012 by mcv2122

I was walking in Columbus Circle yesterday with my camera and grabbed some shots with my 55-250mm lens of the damaged crane hanging off on the ultra-luxury tower going up on 7th avenue and 57th street known as One57.  The mayor and the the NYC buildings department said it is secured but the damage is pretty amazing.

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Building the Broadway – 7th Avenue Subway

Posted on November 1, 2012 by mcv2122

About 2 years ago I was working on a research project that examined the early tile work done within the New York City subway.  During my research I spent an afternoon at the N.Y.C Transit archives in downtown Brooklyn.  While coming across a ton of historical treasures such as hand drawn/painted blueprints for the ceramic tile signs found in many of the city’s older subway stations dating back to the early 20th century, I came across some photos of work being done on the 1 subway line around Columbia University. I wanted to share a few of these. **Note: I do not own these images, they are property of NYC Transit archives.

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About Over Drawn

Posted on October 29, 2012 by mcv2122

My blog site is now up and running. Thanks for taking some time to check it out. I am hoping to use this site as a sort of photo blog to document some of the history, architecture, and culture that can be found on Manhattan’s Upper West Side as well as sharing some of research projects and interests.

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