Photo by Shawn Chittle
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What a cool photo, where was this taken? That woman is...smokin'! (Sorry, I couldn't help it.)
ReplyDeleteOh Marty!
ReplyDeleteI think Shawn took it along Avenue A one day this summer...
Avenue A @ 10th Street
ReplyDeleteTimeless. Could be 1972 as easily as 2012. Great pic!
ReplyDeletePerfect.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised that the fire escapes are so underutilized as outdoor space. I love sitting outside on mine and reading. I call it my "poor man's balcony".
- East Villager
By the way, I was once asked by tourists, who were observing a fashion shoot taking place on a fire escape, whether New Yorkers actually used those "stairs" to get to their apartments....
ReplyDelete...and it was a serious question!
- East Villager
What pinhead said.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are the best! Thanks!!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely photo and hard to believe it was taken now because she's not looking down at a smartphone.
ReplyDelete@ Glenn
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing... I was also thinking that I don't see as many people sitting at the window, watching the street below...
Oh, hai. Vous n'auriez pas du feu? Vous voulez peut-etre une autre cigarette?
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