Wednesday, December 28, 2011

An Eighth Street now and then

EV Grieve reader Steve Carter passed along this shot from East Eighth Street near Avenue C (roughly early 1990s)...


...and we attempted to line it for for a now-and-then...



From 1983-1985, the address was home to the performance space 8BC...

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12 comments:

  1. KurtDecember 28, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    Is that the same exact car in front of the building? Maybe a Toyota Camry?

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  2. LiberationNYCDecember 28, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    @Kurt I was going to say the same thing! Someone doesn't want to give up their parking spot!

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  3. KurtDecember 28, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Hahaha! This might be a record for holding a parking space.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 28, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    8BC! Really a seminal performance space in the EV.

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  5. LiberationNYCDecember 28, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    I wonder if the huge piece on the wall is one of David Wojnarowicz's.

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  6. MelanieDecember 28, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    The graffiti face is awesome.

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  7. TomDecember 28, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    In the "then" photo, I believe that's a 1996-2001 Toyota Camry. (See the upturned, spoiler-like trunk with thin rectangular tailight strips.)

    In the "now" photo, while I believe it's still a Toyota Camry, I think it's a 2006-2011 or maybe 2012 model. (See the humpback or turtle shell trunk.)

    But maybe it's the same owner.

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  8. Dave on 7thDecember 28, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    I think the face on the building is a tribute to Micheal Wilson , the original coney island freak show illustrated man. He died in 1996, which would make a post 1996 Camry a good guess.

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  9. Laura Goggin PhotographyDecember 28, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    At least the willow is still there.

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  10. TomDecember 29, 2011 at 12:02 AM

    On closer examination, I think the car in the "then" photo is a 1994-1997 Honda Accord.

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  11. AnonymousDecember 29, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    Another view-

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/rollingrck/1032558435/in/set-72157594542433333

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  12. EllenJuly 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM

    Does anyone know the exact address of 8BC? I was there once or twice. Once to interview Cornelius.
    Also, does anyone remember the old synagogue down the block, closer to Av B?

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