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Gravesend :

Updated: Apr 22, 2008 8:48am PST

Fort Totten - Spring :

Fort Totten - Spring

Old Apartment :

Updated: Oct 24, 2007 11:27am PST

New House :

St. Saviour's Church 03-2008 :

St. Saviour's Church 03-2008

Updated: Apr 05, 2008 3:26pm PST

James Moore : Congratulations to the the great James Moore, now 15-0. James defeated J.C. Candello on March 15 at MSG. Thanks to James who personally arrnaged to get me in.

Newtown Creek :

Updated: Feb 20, 2008 9:58pm PST

Birds :

Updated: Jan 19, 2009 4:32pm PST

Montauk 2008 :

Updated: Jan 27, 2008 8:02pm PST

Deplorable Conditions - Highland Park :

Deplorable Conditions - Highland Park

Updated: Jan 15, 2008 5:01am PST

Sandy Hook :

Queens Farm Museum :

Queens Farm Museum

Updated: Dec 28, 2007 7:30pm PST

Fall 2007 :

Cape May :

Massachusetts :

Deplorable Conditions - FMCP :

Deplorable Conditions - FMCP

Updated: Aug 14, 2007 7:25pm PST

Astoria :

Jamaica Bay :

Skyline June 2007 :

Skyline June 2007

Birds of Mt. Olivet Cemetery :

Birds of Mt. Olivet Cemetery

Maspeth & Elmhurst, Queens :

Maspeth & Elmhurst, Queens

New Additions :

The Cloisters :

Fall / Aqueduct :

Fall / Aqueduct

Montauk :

City Island :

The Lilac :

Westchester Square :

Westchester Square

Paul Roudolph House :

Paul Roudolph House

Updated: Oct 14, 2006 12:41pm PST

Neon Signs : I love old neon signs that make you feel like you stepped back into the 40's or 50's. No surprise that these signs are dissapearing fast. Here are a few of New York's survivors. If you know of a great vintage neon sign in or around New York, please contact me:Steve@stevegarza.com.

A few of these signs are flashing or have animation. To see them come alive, follow this link:
http://www.geocities.com/stevegarza9/Neon.html

Some of these photos were recently featured on Forgotten-NY.com:
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SIGNS/neonnight/neonnights.html

Eastern State Penitentiary : This amazing old prison is a combination museum/ruin located in Philadelphia. Parts of the prison go back as far as the 1820's. It has been closed since 1971.

Eastern State Penitentiary

Chrysler Building Lobby :

Chrysler Building Lobby

Updated: Oct 14, 2006 12:56pm PST

Lower Manhattan & Chinatown :

Lower Manhattan & Chinatown

Rockefeller Center Roof Garden :

Rockefeller Center Roof Garden

Updated: Oct 16, 2006 7:06pm PST

Brooklyn :

The Montauk Club :

The Montauk Club

Updated: Oct 17, 2006 9:17pm PST

The Octagon :

Updated: Oct 17, 2006 9:19pm PST

Midtown :

New York Minutes : This is stuff that doesn't fit into any other gallery.

New York Minutes

Ocean City, NJ :

Lake Placid :

New York at Night :

New York at Night

Central Park Tour : Kevin Walsh of http://forgotten-ny.com/ gave an evening tour of the south end of the park.

Plus: Kevin has a book coming out in October. It will be good.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060754001/qid=1148185712/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/002-4773445-0000061?redirect=true&s=books&v=glance&n=283155

Central Park Tour

East Village :

Governor's Island : These photos are not the best. I got to GI late on a cloudy and VERY windy afternoon. So windy, in fact, that they closed the island and sent everyone back to Manhattan an hour early.

The highlight of my visit was finding the hospital building unlocked.When the Coast Guard moved out, they left nothing behind except some loose wires, a key box, and a very cool exit sign (40's, maybe??). I would have like to explore the other floors in hopes of finding an operating room or something really intriguing, but if I did, I might have had to sleep there due to the early closing.

Governor's Island

Green-Wood Cemetery : Photos from Forgotton-NY Tour #24. Additional photos available here: http://stevegarza.smugmug.com/gallery/1432328

Green-Wood Cemetery

Williamsburg : Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Shots taken January 22, 2006.

Roosevelt Island :

Roosevelt Island

Madrid :

The Prado :

The Old Seaport : Photos from Forgotten-Ny.com tour of the seaport area. October 2005.

The Old Seaport

Northern Michigan : These are some scenic pictures from my trip to Michigan in September 2005. It was a mini-reunion for my Dad's family. If you're family, there are more pictures here: http://stevegarza.smugmug.com/gallery/1373838 . Email me at steve@stevegarza.com for the password.

Northern Michigan

McHale's : This fantastic bar/grill was a long time fixture on West 46th St, and a perfectly preserved relic of the Times Square of the 40's and 50's. It closed in January of 2006 because the building had to come down to be replaced with new condos. When I took these photos (and ate there, of course) shortly before they closed, they assured me they planned to re-open with decor and neon intact. Since then, however, some of the neon signs have turned up for sale at antique dealers, so I'm not optimistic about a re-opening. Thanks for the memories.

Skylines :

Mile Square City :

Mile Square City

Flushing, Queens :

Flushing, Queens

End of a Factory : Hoboken - like many neighborhoods in New York -is rapidly loosing its industrial urban feel to high priced residential developments. One afternoon I discovered this half-demoloshed factory on the north end of town. I don't know why they left a corner of the building standing, but I couldn't pass on this kodak moment.

End of a Factory

Hell's Kitchen & Chelsea :

Hell's Kitchen & Chelsea

World's Fair Grounds : www.Forgotten-ny.com tour of Flushing Meadows Park

World's Fair Grounds

The Gates : In February 2005, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude assembled their massive modern art project, now known as The Gates. The project consisted of 7,500 saffron colored gates with matching fabric panels hanging over miles of Central Parks walkways. 'The Gates' provided a colorful contrast to the gray landscape of Central Park in winter. While 'The Gates' lasted only two weeks, the crowds it brought helped many NYC businesses. These photos were taken on two different dates, the later ones taken shortly after a snowstorm.

Maxwell House Factory : These are some pictures of the abandoned Maxwell House factory that stood on the waterfront in Hoboken, NJ. These photos were taken in November 2003, shortly before the factory was torn down.

Maxwell House Factory

Memorial Day : Hopewell, NH.

Green-Wood Cemetery Archives :

Green-Wood Cemetery Archives

Test Shots :

Long Walks in Long Island City :

Long Walks in Long Island City

Archives : I take a lot of pictures - its my style. I shot a lot and then edit a lot and hopefully end up with a few decent photos in the end. I moved some photos into this archive which I still like, but I didn't feel that they were captivating enough to keep in the main gallery. If anyone feels strongly that I should move any of these back to the main gallery, please leave a comment on that photo and I'll receive an email.

Bay Ridge : After a long 2 month wait, Forgotten-Ny.com had another walking tour, this time in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.

Howard Johnson's : After a long, cold day on skis, I asked the receptionist at my hotel if there were any good diners in Lake Placid. 'Well, there's Howard Johnsons and..' she replied, which was all I needed to hear. I didn't think there were any of these left. As it turns out, this is one of three still in operation. The organge roof and steeple are gone, but the interior and the food did not dissapoint. It was nice to experience 'the flavor of America' again. They still leave the whole pot of coffee at the table for you. Now that's real class.

This HoJo's will be celebrating it's 50th birthday this May (check out http://www.lakeplacidhojos.com/). For anyone in the greater NYC area, it's only a six hour drive.

Howard Johnson's

Philadelphia Flower Show :

Philadelphia Flower Show

Canon G9 : I broke down and bought a point n shoot so I can always have a camera with me. Here are some shots I would have missed without it.

I broke down and bought a point n shoot so I can always have a camera ...

Updated: Feb 15, 2009 6:37pm PST

Plumb Beach :

Updated: May 10, 2008 5:24pm PST

Updated: May 25, 2008 6:30pm PST

Montauk Spring 2008 :

Montauk Spring 2008

Updated: Jun 18, 2008 9:58pm PST

Wallkill, NY :

Updated: Aug 17, 2008 6:18pm PST

New England / Canada Road Trip :

New England / Canada Road Trip

Updated: Oct 29, 2008 11:20pm PST

Updated: Dec 21, 2008 1:16am PST

Virginia :

Updated: Dec 21, 2008 2:20am PST

Montauk 2009 :

Updated: Jan 18, 2009 11:41am PST

Updated: Mar 19, 2009 8:21pm PST

D700 :

Updated: May 10, 2009 6:21pm PST

Highland Park Neglect Pt 2 :

Highland Park Neglect Pt 2

Updated: Mar 23, 2009 4:13am PST

BBS :

Updated: Apr 05, 2009 5:16pm PST

Sunken Meadow State Park :

Sunken Meadow State Park

Updated: Apr 16, 2009 7:59pm PST

Queens Parks 5.2.09 :

Queens Parks 5.2.09

4.28.09 :

Updated: May 04, 2009 8:01pm PST

The Northwest :

Updated: Oct 23, 2009 8:03am PST

Montauk Spring 2009 :

Montauk Spring 2009

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