Category Archives: New York City

Taking down Hudson River brick in New York City

Posted on May 19, 2013 by HV-Rob

I saw this somewhat-sorry sight in Brooklyn a couple of weeks ago. Good-old Hudson River brick smashed up and tossed into a garbage dumpster. 325 Clinton Avenue is removing its historic facade of brick from the Dennings Point Brick Works … Continue reading →

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New York Neon book now available!

Posted on November 28, 2012 by HV-Rob

A friendly reminder about Tom Rinaldi’s current project New York Neon and his book that was officially released this week. To celebrate and promote the publication of the book Tom has planned several lectures, including one tomorrow, Thursday November 29, … Continue reading →

Posted in New York City, Night Photography, Publications and Reviews, Tours Lectures and Events | 2 Comments

A Tale of Two Stadiums – September 18, 2012

Posted on August 28, 2012 by HV-Rob

Rich Scarpitta and Rob Yasinsac will present “A Tale of Two Stadiums: The Dismantling of Yankee and Shea Stadiums” on Tuesday September 18, 2012 at 7:00pm at the Irvington Public Library, 12 South Astor Street, Irvington, NY 10533. This event … Continue reading →

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Photography Exhibit – A Tale of Two Stadiums

Posted on June 29, 2012 by HV-Rob

A Tale of Two Stadiums – Yankee & Shea Stadiums Wednesday July 18, 6:00pm – Photographers’s Presentations Upper Photograph by Rich Scarpitta. Shea Stadium and Yankee Stadium disappear under “the slow precision of giant machinery whose operators’ hands were not … Continue reading →

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Memorial Field, Mount Vernon / Cross-Processing

Posted on November 21, 2011 by HV-Rob

Although photo labs have almost entirely stopped producing color slides in-store, you can still get E-6 film processed at local labs. By “cross-processing” the film, the lab will run it through the same chemicals used for developing color negative (C-41) … Continue reading →

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New York Neon

Posted on October 28, 2011 by HV-Rob

Greetings all, I’m passing on an email I just received from Tom Rinaldi: >>>>>>>>>>> Hello Friends, As some of you know, I’ve gone off the deep end with another hobby: old neon signs in NYC. Over the past few years … Continue reading →

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Abandoned in New York City

Posted on June 14, 2011 by HV-Rob

I walked the west side avenues in midtown last Friday and photographed a few abandoned buildings. New Yorkers like to sneer at other cities and their derelict structures, but abandoned buildings seem largely to go unnoticed in Manhattan, except by … Continue reading →

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