As threatened in the last installment, herewith another round of Then & Now photographs. As with the earlier edition, I feel obligated to point out that the "then" shots were taken with a much more sophisticated camera. C'est la vie. Also, I'd like to point out that the "then" picture of Coney Island High on St. Mark's Place was not taken by me, rather I stumbled upon it on this Flickr page. Enjoy. Keep watching, there will be more to come.
Grace Church, East 10th & Broadway 1997:
Grace Church, East 10th & Broadway 2009:
Barbed Wire Fence on East 12th between 4th & 3rd Avenues 1996:
Barbed Wire Fence on East 12th between 4th & 3rd Avenues 2009:
Former Site of Venus Records, 13 St. Marks Place 2007:
Former Site of Venus Records, 13 St. Marks Place 2009:
Coney Island High, 15 St. Marks Place 1995 (I did not take this picture):
Former Site of Coney Island High, 15 St. Marks Place 2009:
Former Site of the Electric Circus, 19-25 St. Mark's Place 1999:
Former Site of the Electric Circus, 19-25 St. Mark's Place 2009:
55 St. Marks Place 1998:
55 St. Marks Place 2009:
94 St. Marks Place 1998:
94 St. Marks Place 2009:
Joe Strummer Memorial Mural, East 7th & Avenue A 2005:
Joe Strummer Memorial Mural, East 7th & Avenue A 2009:
172 East 7th Street between Avenues A & B 2000:
172 East 7th Street between Avenues A & B 2009:
Southwest Corner of East 7th & Avenue B 1998:
Southwest Corner of East 7th & Avenue B 2009:
Northeast Corner of East 8th & Avenue B 1998:
Northeast Corner of East 8th & Avenue B 2009:
East 2nd Street Between Avenues A & B 1998:
East 2nd Street Between Avenues A & B 2009:
77 East 3rd Street 1997:
77 East 3rd Street 2009:
That's all for now, but rest assured ... there will be more. Look for Noho, Soho & beyond coming soon.
Again, great work! Did you leave pictures at the sites like you did on the last edition?
Posted by: Bowery Boogie | November 08, 2009 at 07:54 PM
These are really good. Who knew they totally repainted the Joe Strummer mural?
Posted by: Jill | November 08, 2009 at 08:07 PM
Wow. Tempted to comment on each photo. But I'll spare you! Amazing some of the changes in a short amount of time...Thanks for the post.
Posted by: EV Grieve | November 09, 2009 at 08:26 AM
The Electric Circus one made me a little crazy (Chipotle? Supercuts?AARRrrrgggghhh!) but it's heartening to see how many of them are still the same.
Posted by: bigmissfrenchie | November 09, 2009 at 03:28 PM
Love the photos!
Posted by: Melanie | November 09, 2009 at 08:13 PM
i love the hell's angels painted in abs and pecs.
Posted by: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1484297269 | November 12, 2009 at 11:07 AM
New York Times Edition: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/11/13/nyregion/tax-photos-feature.html
Posted by: Sebastian | November 12, 2009 at 01:21 PM
Thank you for your beautiful photos and the time invested to produce this!
The change from the Electric circus to those franchises still affects me. Though I love chipotle I will never set foot at this location.
Posted by: Michele | November 19, 2011 at 12:37 AM
my dad worked at the electric circus doing the trapeze in the 60's
Posted by: kym alexander | March 13, 2012 at 03:12 AM