NY Trip 2 - Chelsea

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  Now that is some serious fineage!
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  The Empire State Building.
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  The Fashion District and this oversized button, needle, and cloth.
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  Another view
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  Sewing
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  Lakewoodite now New Yorker Tom Warren as we head off to the galleries.
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  As we stop by a friend's place to check out the view from the roof. Elevator down!
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  Felix, who has a nice but cluttered place on the top floor next to the elevator engines. He was happy they were broke.
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  After a quick sctoch and a tour of the roof we head back down to the street.
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  Tom who does a lot of work for other NY Artist gets a call from Linda.
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  After our NY Style pizza we walk into the home of the 6' Sub, and I take this photo. The woman owning the place freaked out and said "No photos without buying something." So I bought a Old Cappacola sandwich.
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  Still life
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  A brans new Ford GT40 sitting on the street running. Yes the temptation was very high.
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  Another shot of it.
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  In a Chelsea galleries. We would vist 20 of them.
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  Tom who normally uses and 8"x10" view camera for work, and hates digital cameras, loves his new camera phone.
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  Leaving the ATM Gallery which got its name from the ATM Machine next to it.
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  Leaving another gallery.
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  24th Street, was run down and nothing. It now house 10 of the hottest galleries in the city which is about 1/10th of the galleries that have sprung up in the last 5 years in Chelsea.
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  Starving artist
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  Chandelier installation
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  Chandelier installation. That is a 20' door in the left corner.
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  Finally discovered.
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  hmmmmmmmm?
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  23rd Street action
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  NY Gang Member
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  Another piece in another gallery.
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  Detail was amazing.
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  At the Jasper John show on 24th.
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  Chelsea doorway.
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  A wall in Chelsea.
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  The doorway next to the wall.
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  At the end of the street Brownstones starting at $3mil.
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  The Empire Diner seen in various films.
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  Followed by more multi million dollar brownstones and very expensive apartment.
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  oh
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  A view of the Empire State Building from Chelsea.
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  Next to the million dollar living, publich housing with nice balconies.
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  The Garden
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  Finally some real NY taffic.
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  One last shot of the Empire State Building as I head back to the SeaTrack.
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  Another sculpture right on the street in front of the Barking Dog lounge.
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  So the guy on the right pulls up in his new BMW SUV parks and starts going through the garbage cans. Then to the next corner and the same...
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  Jeanne and Jerry Gerson, meet up and we head off for dinner.