Like this one of Ray's...
...the Gem Spa...
the East Village Fruit Exchange, Seventh Street and First Avenue circa 1979 ...
Avenue A and St. Mark's Place, circa 1979...
On St. Mark's Place...
On Avenue A near Fifth Street, 1979..
...and Leshko's on Avenue A at Seventh Street, from 1979.
And this one may be my favorite, simply marked "Lion, 5th Avenue 1985." Does the woman in the photo look familiar to you?
24 comments:
wow! really fantastic!
She bears a striking resembelance to the lion in the photo.
I just looked through those photos - beautiful stuff and some really great music history hidden in some of them: CBGB, Max's, Mudd Club. Thanks for the link!
Great photos! An unrecognizable place. (Except for the tourists gawking at the cube--some things never change.)
Grieve Its Lucy
Thanks, Bob...It's such a striking photo of her...I was curious if she had posed for the shot...or if it was a random streetscene...
Wow, I thought that looked like Lucy. I think she ought to resurrect that 'do. So sultry, Lucy!
nice -- if only the transplants knew what was the ev before, maybe they'll have a little more respect in treating this neighborhood. the thing is , their point of reference of the ev (or nyc) is that of sex and the city (not even seinfeld or friends)-- they think that ev/nyc has always been filled with yunnies and scary sadshaws.
Great photos. One day I fear I may appear in old timey photos getting an egg cream at Ray's with my Annie Hall look.
These are really lovely. I like that the colors are natural, correct. I see a lot of stuff form this period that is fading red and presented without correction with photoshop (which takes only a couple minutes to do).
nice find. so much more personality in those old signs.
What a pleasure to see these old photos! Well done!
Wow, what a find! Lucy needs to put that one behind the bar.
Didn't that guy (Michael Edwards) used to be married to Indie Goddess Christine Vachon?? I met them together YEARS ago--I think he was trying to be an actor
Whoa, totally Lucy. Man, those are some great photos!
@Goggla...
Yes! I was thinking about printing out a copy from Flickr on a color printer and bring it by Lucy's some time...
Also curious what she remembers about this...
These are great! This was my hood then: I left in 1983. I remember early morning eggs at Leshkos after breaking dawn at A7 and I loved the hand-packed Breyers at Ray's. It's hard enough seeing what's going on in the WV (where I live now) but I almost never go to the EV anymore; it's a heartbreak. Thanks for the pix.
I am happy you are liking the pictures.
i am still here and loving the ev.
Will post more old time photos soon.
Michael
Thanks for sharing the photos, Michael. These were really a big hit... We look forward to more!
Love it. pinhead, you crack me up!
I posted some of my own from 1989...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/leolondon/
-Jonathan
Thanks, Jonathan.
I love these shots... I'll contact you about possibly posting a few with the link back to your Flickr page.
There is a feeling of the East Village in these photos which I do not feel now, walking the same streets. Thank you for reminding me.
They are beautiful and soulful.
Funny thing is she looks like the Lion in the Ad picture ...
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