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May 19, 2005
Attack of the Useless Awning, Pt. 3
Part 1 & Part 2, were crassly commercial, this installment is just phugnny.
Posted by jmarston at May 19, 2005 03:16 PM
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My god, those are awful. Where is this building?
Interestingly, up in Harlem some brownstones have vertically striped awnings that look ugly to almost any modern eye. However, they are original features, visible in photgraphs from the last 19th century.
Posted by: Isabat at May 20, 2005 09:09 AM
I think it's on 55th of 56th btw 5th and 6th aves, yeah?
Posted by: dave at May 20, 2005 10:09 AM
I'm not necessarily ashamed to admit this, but I though of Hejduk when I saw this photo (at least the close up).
Posted by: miss representation at May 20, 2005 11:51 AM
Indeed! nice reference...
Posted by: Dave at May 20, 2005 12:02 PM
Sorry, I like them (except for the broken ones).
Posted by: pphillipp at May 23, 2005 01:05 PM