Showing posts with label New York City. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York City. Show all posts

Apr 18, 2024

Another Round of Travel Shoots in New York City

This spring I was back in New York City to add to an already extensive collection of travel shoots around the five boroughs. Making this series particularly memorable was the timing of the solar eclipse and some ongoing discussions about my documentary "Your Cinema Needs You", which inspired me to search out the oldest surviving cinema remaining in NYC.



These latest shoots included new observation decks, popular filming locations, and hotels, but to an even larger extent, a lot more general street photography to round out some of the more specific shoots from past visits. The weather was incredible and I managed to cover a lot more ground than I had planned for which was all a bonus. Expect to see a lot more New York City highlights from this series in the months ahead. 


 

Apr 15, 2024

Finding the Oldest Cinema in New York City

Your Cinema Needs You has made it to NYC where I've been in ongoing discussions about further festival placements and screenings for the documentary this year. Fingers crossed

A few meetings aren't much of a storyline though, so I made my way to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn to search out what is believed to be the oldest, surviving, purpose-built cinema remaining in all 5 boroughs of New York City.

Alpine Cinema Brooklyn New York City Bay Ridge

Alpine Cinema Brooklyn New York City Bay Ridge



This is the Alpine Cinema, originally the Loew's Alpine built in 1921.

The Alpine is a rare holdout in a city that has demolished some incredible structures. And, despite numerous older live theatre venues which have survived, there are but a few relics from the silent era of movies still standing in New York City today. 

Alpine Cinema Brooklyn New York City Bay Ridge



It's one more thing that makes the documentary about the Monarch Theatre in Medicine Hat, Alberta special. The Monarch Theatre (built in 1911) has the oldest surviving New York City cinema beat by a full decade, and needless to say, New York had a bit of a leg up with hundreds and hundreds of cinemas built here over the last century.

It makes you realize that cinemas like the Alpine and the Monarch really are diamonds in the rough. Also, I've become a bit hooked on visiting them in person.

Alpine Cinema Brooklyn New York City Bay Ridge

Alpine Cinema Brooklyn New York City Bay Ridge

Alpine Cinema Brooklyn New York City Bay Ridge

Alpine Cinema Brooklyn New York City Bay Ridge


Mar 26, 2024

Empire State Building in New York City

Opened in 1931, the Empire State Building in New York City was the tallest skyscraper in the world for nearly four decades. Despite being surpassed in height, few buildings have come to define the art-deco style, the stereotypical visual of the skyscraper itself, and New York City quite so commandingly as the Empire State Building still does today.  

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC


Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

Empire State Building Observation Deck NYC

 

Mar 25, 2024

102nd Floor: Spire of the Empire State Building

Located on the 102nd floor, the highest observation deck at the Empire State Building in New York City is within the tower's iconic spire. This small space offers 360 degree views of Manhattan and allows you to see New York just as King Kong would have back in 1933. 

Empire State Building 102nd Floor Observation Deck


Empire State Building 102nd Floor Observation Deck

Empire State Building 102nd Floor Observation Deck

Empire State Building 102nd Floor Observation Deck

Empire State Building 102nd Floor Observation Deck

Empire State Building 102nd Floor Observation Deck

Empire State Building 102nd Floor Observation Deck

Empire State Building 102nd Floor Observation Deck


Empire State Building 102nd Floor Observation Deck

Empire State Building 102nd Floor Observation Deck

Empire State Building 102nd Floor Observation Deck

Empire State Building 102nd Floor Observation Deck

Empire State Building 102nd Floor Observation Deck