Wednesday, August 17, 2011

That overarching feeling of nostalgia

Back in February in February 2010, we came across the Flickr page of East Village resident Michael Sean Edwards, who had uploaded an array of neighborhood photos from the late 1970s and early 1980s...

Michael, who still lives in the neighborhood, let us know that he now has a website with various galleries of his work. You can find his site here.

As he wrote: "This gallery is fairly eclectic. Between what seemed very brief periods of being gainfully employed, I roamed around the Village taking photos, day and night. If I had to describe the overarching feeling that inhabited me, I would call it nostalgia."

Meanwhile, here are a few of the photos that you'll find...

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...



and my favorite... our favorite bar owner circa 1985...



For more EVG posts featuring Michael's photos... you can go here ... and here
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9 comments:

  1. MelanieAugust 17, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    Great photos!!Before "artisinal" ice cream there was always Breyer's with the real vanilla bean specks. The photo of Lucy is a classic.

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  2. rainer. susan. kimAugust 17, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    michael
    great photos!!!
    we have lived on 7th. st forever
    back then it was living in a little village

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  3. T.E.V.B.August 17, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    AMAZING PHOTOS! Thanks so much, what a treasure.

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  4. LindsayAugust 17, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    Yes!! These are so great!!

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  5. Marty WombacherAugust 17, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Great photos at his site, thanks for posting the link. And I agree with Melanie, classic shot of Lucy!

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  6. Juicy LucyAugust 17, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT PIC OF LUCY!

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  7. Jeremiah MossAugust 17, 2011 at 3:29 PM

    love this stuff. i hope Michael does some companion "after" photos to go with them.

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  8. James TaylorAugust 17, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    I like his anecdote about sorting through David Byrne's fan mail. Terrific photos too.

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  9. onemorefoldedsunsetAugust 17, 2011 at 11:08 PM

    Brilliant! Thanks.

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