New York City Megathread--a walk through some parks and squares in Manhattan

[TinChelseaNYC]

I took these photos while on a walk on Sunday, August 3, 2008. Hot day, but low humidity and pretty skies. Enjoy! I know it's kinda long, but I didn't want to split it up.

Beautiful Chelsea apartment house (W. 16th St. & 7th Ave.)


W. 16th St.


W. 16th St.


Some funk at W. 16th St. & 6th Ave.


Looking north on 6th Ave.


6th Ave.


6th Ave.


Looking east on W. 22nd St. That's the Flatiron Building peaking out center and One Madison Park looming above.


Loft buildings on W. 24th St.


A sweet little lady hopefully getting some respect and not knocked down (W. 24th St.)


Looking north on Broadway from W. 24th St.


Welcome to SQUARESVILLE!
Madison Square North


Madison Square with the old Metropolitan Life tower and the new One Madison Park condo rising


Madison Square East with (from left) the New York Life Building, the New York Merchandise Mart, Credit Suisse and the old Met Life clocktower which is being converted to some majorly swank condos


Madison Square


Madison Square


Madison Square with the Flatiron Building to the right


New York Life Building


Met Life Tower--I think it was the tallest building in the world for about 4 or 5 seconds


One Madison Park--tall and skinny and sold out


A couple of charming anachronisms on Park Ave. S.


Another shot of the clocktower from E. 23rd St. & Lexington Ave.


Looking north on Lexington from E. 23rd


Welcome to Gramercy Park!!


I love the way this building floats in the air


The venerable One Lexington Avenue, Gramercy Park


One Lexington Avenue--glorious


Private, keyed Gramercy Park


Gramercy Park


2 Lexington Avenue, fancy boutique hotel


Gramercy Park North townhouse


Gramercy Park North apartment house


View of Gramercy Park North


Apartment buildings on Gramercy Park East


Gramercy Park West


Townhouses on Gramercy Park South


Gramercy Park South


Irving Place


Irving Place apartment buildings


Charm in the East Teens


Irving Place apartments


Irving Place building detail


Streetscape from E. 19th St. & Irving Pl.


Gramercy Park/Irving Pl.


This house is probably intact due to the fact that this is now a historic district


Quiet residential area in the East Teens




E. 18th St. & 3rd Avenue


Exquisite East Teen townhouses






A 2d Ave. tenement building


2d Avenue streetscape


Stuyvesant Square


Stuyvesant Square--a lovely, peaceful little place


Stuyvesant Square tenement (E. 17th St.)


Stuyvesant Square townhouses


View from Rutherford Pl.


E. 16th St.


E. 16th St. & 3d Ave.


Looking south on 3d Ave. with lower Manhattan skyscrapers in the distance




I think Washington Irving lived in that corner house, hence the name of the street.


One more shot of Irving Pl.


E. 17th St. near Union Sq.


One of my favorite NYC buildings--it used to be the Guardian Life Insurance Building, northeast corner of Union Square


Union Square North


Union Square loungers


Union Square loungers II


Another view of organic Union Square


Union Square West




I think this coffee shop place was featured in Sex in the City--it's always packed


Apartment tower on Union Square South


Quite a few talented artists sell their wares here. There's also an enormous Green Market here on weekends.


Union Square Southwest--that's Con Ed's headquarters building (with the clock)


Union Square is an incredibly dynamic place


Union Square West


Looking north on Union Square West with that lovely Met Life clocktower in the distance


E. 14th St. & University Pl.


University Pl. apartment house, Greenwich Village


University Pl.


E. 10th St. apartment house, Greenwich Village


University Pl.


More Univ. Pl.


E. 9th St. luxury, Greenwich Village


I love this apartment building--University Pl. btw E. 9th and E. 10th Sts.


Approaching NYU on Univ. Pl.


If I won the lottery...


One Fifth Avenue from E. 8th St.


E. 8th St. streetscape


W. 8th St.


One University Place from Washington Mews


Washington Mews, Greenwich Village








2 Fifth Ave. from Washington Mews


1 Fifth from Washington Mews




One University Pl. from Washington Sq.


Looking south on Univ. Pl.


Approaching Washington Square


Cool plaque


Looking east on Waverly Pl.


Washington Square North townhouses


Washington Square










Looking east on Washington Pl.


NYU buildings on Wash. Sq. E.




NYU's new (and, to me, hideous) Student Center on Wash. Sq. S.


Judson Memorial Church, Wash. Sq. S.


Judson Memorial Church tower




Wash. Sq. W. apartment house


Another one


MacDougal St.


Classic Wash. Sq. N. apartment house


Wash. Sq. N. townhouses




Wash. Sq. Arch


Another view of One Fifth Ave.


5th Ave. apartment houses








Fifth Avenue churches, Greenwich Village


Fifth Avenue apartments






Grace on W. 11th St., Greenwich Village


E. 11th St.


W. 12th St., Greenwich Village












Looking south on 6th Ave.


W. 12th St. tenement, Greenwich Village




W. 12th St. & 7th Ave.


Greenwich Village tenement


Greenwich Avenue apartments




Jackson Square


Thanks for hanging in there. I hope it was enjoyable.

[i_am_hydrogen]

Wonderful shots. The real beauty of New York's skyline lies in its almost endless supply of charming, historic mid-rise buildings.

[NYC4Life]

Love to see more threads of my hometown NYC!! This was a great extensive tour.

Here's a similar thread I posted back in July:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=153703

[Top Of The Park]

where does one start...?

Would it be possible to break this down into part one and part two in the future.....it froze my computer and I had to re-boot?

[denveraztec]

Wonderful thread of fantastic buildings! Excellent tour and thank you for all the details.

[spyguy]

Beautiful shots.

[M II A II R II K]

Never get tired of NYC photo threads, thanx for posting.

[Sandy]

I love NY, great pics, thanks for sharing

[tdawg]

That's quite a walk you took. Great tour. I know a girl who lives in One Fifth. Here father is Tony-winning actor Dick Latessa.

[fleonzo]

Great pics...I know almost every block in these pics...btw- Casa Mono at the corner of Irving Place (in one of your pics) has some of the best Tappas! The wine, cheese, and jamon serano bar next door is excellent too!!

[Evergrey]

incredible photo thread... one of the most interesting Manhattan threads I've ever seen... you really have a great eye for the charming human-scale streetscapes that are so often overshadowed by the forest of dorky condo towers and bland corporate might

this thread displays exactly what appeals to me

[JivecitySTL]

I loved every picture. I'll be back in NY later this month and you just reignited my hard-on for the town.

[UrbanSophist]

What a city!

[Kingofthehill]

Originally Posted by Evergrey

incredible photo thread... one of the most interesting Manhattan threads I've ever seen... you really have a great eye for the charming human-scale streetscapes that are so often overshadowed by the forest of dorky condo towers and bland corporate might

this thread displays exactly what appeals to me

Word.

Thanks for showcasing the vanishing New York.

[MplsTodd]

Like NYC itself, this megathread is overwhelming (in a good way). Your pictures are outstanding. I'll just have to check it out multiple times to get through it all.

I love the streetscenes and the architectural details. Awesome City!

[The Man Who Laughs]

Don't worry about it being long. If all photo tours were this long, I'd be in heaven.

You have talent. Love that distant skyscrapers shot. I want to see Harlem.

[flar]

Incredible.

[ChrisLA]

Oh god, I love your tour.

What I found most interesting is you and I (at least in this set) have the same eye in what you captured in your photos. I was last in NYC almost two years ago, and seeing these makes me visit again soon. Why can't I have some close family in this great city. They would get tired of seeing me, because every chance I get I would be there. Its a little bit harder when you have to pay both airline fare, and hotel fees, especially when I visit since I like to spend no less than a week.

Oh well, maybe one day, I'll get an opportunity for a dream job (lol) and move there.

[JEH-NYC]

Love it! Part of this is so much fun to me 'cause it is my walk to and from work each day (from Prince to 42nd, through village, un square, mad square on up).

Thanks!!

[Austinlee]

One madison park is astounding. I hope to see a whole generation of sliver towers now that prices in manhattan keep rising.

NYC needs more Hong Kong style sliver towers!