The Last days of 42nd Street - Article - Rolling Stone (french) 2004 / Previous blog page follow up

As a follow up to my previous photo post "42nd street - in progress", this an article about
the Last days of Forty-second street in the nineties published in French Rolling Stone
in 2004...
- Please also check the 42nd street related images in my previous post -
This article features an interview with New York writer Bruce Benderson, describing its very own experience of this incredible area in the 80's and early 90's.

 

Death Valley Road Trip 2012

                           Cameras : Leica M8 - Summicron 28mm/f2 - Lumix DMC-LX2
                                                          © Grégoire Alessandrini

Harlem Bus Ride VIDEO - 1994

Harlem ain't what it used to be ! Here's what it looked like in 1994...Public Enemy was playing at the Apollo Theather and Ralph Cooper was still the Amateur's Night MC...The ride goes from Amsterdam avenue to Lexington and 94th st.
This footage was shot with an 8mm camera and black and white film from the 101 bus window...
© Grégoire Alessandrini

The Car Series 1995

Old American cars looked so cool ! When walking in the East Village in the nineties, you could see lots of them parked in the streets. Check out these great logos and rusty details...