Here's a way of getting rid of random JPEGs that have found themselves on my desktop. A two-pronged quiz! With each of the photos below, name (a) the notable personages pictured and (b) the address. Bonus points if you can name the photographer, where applicable. Full disclosure: In some instances, I'm not entirely positive myself, so this could be fun. Some are easier than others. Answers revealed later.
Ready? GO!
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BONUS ADDITIONS:
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CLICK HERE FOR THE ANSWERS (such as they are).
1. NY Dolls - St Marks Place
2. Blondie - 6th ave & 30th st
3. no wavers inc James Chance & Lydia Lunch - Bowery near CBGB
4. DNA - Kenmare St? LES for sure
5. Travis Bickle, "Iris" +1 - E.13th?
6. Kid Creole & Co - midtown west?
7. Television - east village?
8. NY Dolls - St Marx & 2nd Ave
9. Kiss - 6th ave west 30s or so
10. Sonic Youth - Soho, like Mercer or Greene?
Posted by: mark coleman | April 30, 2011 at 10:32 AM
This post was too much for me. I had to leave a comment.
Your blog rocks!!! Love it.
Cheers from Argentina :)
Posted by: mazzi | April 30, 2011 at 11:46 AM
The Taxi Driver shot is indeed on the corner of 13th and Third. The partially hidden sign which reads "FURNITURE" belongs to Gothic Cabinet Craft which is still in business. I bought a bed there once. Scouting NY did a great before-and-after series on this movie a couple of years ago.
Posted by: James Taylor | April 30, 2011 at 08:56 PM
Regarding Mark's votes...
1. Yep
2. Yep, and nope. Wrong avenue.
3. Yep
4. Yes, but wrong address
5. Yep
6. Yep and ..... address yet to be determined (it turned out not to be 21st and B'way, which is what I'd initially guessed).
7. Yep, but I want to pinpoint the corner
8. Yep
9. Yep, but, again, wrong avenue.
10. Yep, but wrong address.
Answers (and updated pictures) coming soon. :)
Posted by: Alex in NYC | May 01, 2011 at 01:43 PM
Sheesh Mark.....can't'ya be a little quicker....took just over an hour.....let's tighten this up man!D
Posted by: DrBOP | May 01, 2011 at 07:31 PM
bonus pics are stumpers:
11. The Dictators - never seen a street sign
like that in NYC, totally throwing me off.
12. Beastie Boys - guessing Bway near NYU?
#4 and #10 - so familiar. I know the spot but can't name the street
Posted by: Mark Coleman | May 01, 2011 at 08:06 PM
Number 11 looks like London.
Posted by: James Taylor | May 02, 2011 at 11:22 AM
Last Bonus Addition #12: Beastie Boys...Beastie Boy photographer has to be Glen E. Friedman. Also a young Rick Rubin in there when he was their DJ.
Posted by: MEK | May 03, 2011 at 09:19 AM
Believe it or not, it's not Glenn's, it's Josh Creuse. But yeah, that's Rick Rubin (aka DJ Double-R)
Posted by: Alex in NYC | May 03, 2011 at 10:16 AM
Got it! Blondie are on Eight Avenue and 30th (Kiss are a few blocks down). That had been bugging me all day...
Posted by: James Taylor | May 03, 2011 at 04:08 PM
Full, expansive post (complete with updated pics) coming shortly. Still trying to divine the exact locations of a couple of these.
Posted by: Alex in NYC | May 03, 2011 at 08:36 PM
Travis Bickle is on east 13th, just east of 3rd Ave, looking west. This was the block where the final bloodbath took place. And around the corner from the long lost DUGOUT tavern, and it has a small role in the movie.
Jodie FOster was seen on rare occasions in the DUGOUT in the mid-80's.
Posted by: mike clelland | May 04, 2011 at 03:41 PM
9. Kiss is standing on the SW corner of 23rd and 8th looking up 8th avenue. The 2 story building that NYSC is in can be seen at the right
Posted by: JohnS | May 09, 2011 at 06:24 PM