[Images from 10th and B by Daniel Root]
From the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation ...as part of Lower East Side History Month...
In 1984, Dan Root took some photographs for a book that a friend of a friend was going to write about the changing East Village. For a couple of months he took pictures, when time and money allowed, of this changing neighborhood. The book was never written (of course?) and the photographs were put away.
Last year Dan revisited those locations and photographed them again. Most were vastly different than they were 30 years ago. He embarked upon a project of framing the original photos and placing them at these sites. Residents and visitors were able to see how much the East Village has changed, and a Tumbler page brought international attention to this photographic documentation.
East Village: 1984 and 2014
A photo journey with Daniel Root
Thursday, May 7
6:30 – 8:00 P.M.
Free; reservations required
Sixth Street Community Center
638 East 6th Street, between Avenue B and Avenue C
[This venue is wheelchair accessible.]
To register, please call (212) 475-9585 ext. 35 or email.
Check out our post from last August on Root's photos here.
1 comment:
Interesting that they apparently removed the fire escapes from that building. I wonder if that was done with city permission or just done like the Shaoul Penthouse conversion with the assumption that nobody would bother them after the fact (maybe with a little bribe tossed in for good measure).
There are mechanisms for allowing removal of fire escapes depending on the width of the hallways and the presence of a sprinkler system, so maybe they got it cleared. Does anyone here know?
I would certainly not like to live there after the means of emergency egress was removed though. It ain't nice to die in a fire, or even to survive one.
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