Question

How are different areas of New York identifiable by particular styles of architecture, and styles standout?

Answer 1

Do you mean cities as opposed to farm areas?

Answer 2

The focus of this question is New York City itself

Answer 3

Ok...I don't live in NY, but have been there. I have been to the area of Trump Tower. It reflects the other images that surround it. I used to have a good BW photo that showed the reflctions. There is also foliage/plant along it's architecture. It is very contrasting in nature to the building itself. It was back in the 80s?

In Brooklyn..there is the train above the roadway. It stands out quite a bit...next to Yankee Stadium.

Other places I have been are more rural looking..more like upstate, but still have the train/subway abve ground.

Answer 4

Chinatown..writing, architectural style...cultural...

Answer 5

World Trade Center before & after... http://groundzero.nyc.ny.us/photos/before/

Answer 6

This shows Chinatown intermingled with American culture & business..in Chinese...Canal St.

Answer 7

I also found a fire escape shot...you can't really tell it is in Chinatown though... http://www.flickr.com/photos/seaquee/3539177075/
Flickr is a pretty good source for photo.

Not all places have fire escapes in their architecture..more population and buildings close together..building codes.

Answer 8

http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dchinatown%2Bny%2Barchitecture%26fr%3Dslv8-w3i&w=1500&h=1000&imgurl=ny-image3.etsy.com%2Fil_fullxfull.134660551.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Flisting%2F43995235%2Fcolorful-tall-buildings-china-town-new&size=467KB&name=Colorful+Tall+Bu...&p=chinatown+ny+architecture&oid=77d0c0e022167af6d53021682392e08b&fr2=&no=4&tt=2520&sigr=12b86it12&sigi=11d05gb8o&sigb=135aop2n7&.crumb=b3YePWnxLEr
This is another great fire escape shot.

Answer 9

http://www.urbanorganicgardener.com/gardens/nyc/fire-escape/
Fire escape small space gardening.

1867 mandated for Tenament Law
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/nyregion/thecity/25esca.html

Answer 10

Here is the link to Trump Tower..the perspective is different from the ground http://www.trumpworldtower.com/

Answer 11

http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dtrump%2Btower%26fr%3Dslv8-w3i&w=600&h=800&imgurl=www.nybits.com%2Fimages%2Fphoto%2Ftrump_world_tower_1.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nybits.com%2Fphotos%2Ftrump_world_tower_1.html&size=216KB&name=Midtown+East+.+T...&p=trump+tower&oid=9e1c663006632d1ec39578cc85fb0fe2&fr2=&no=13&tt=70000&sigr=11l3hqn5v&sigi=11j3bjn40&sigb=12nbt3c7b&.crumb=b3YePWnxLEr
This is a view of Trump Tower from the Empire State Bldg...you can see the bridge in the background and the smaller builings around it.

Answer 12

Empire State Bldg.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dempire%2Bstate%2Bbldg%2Bny%26fr%3Dslv8-w3i&w=498&h=750&imgurl=www.aerial-photography-new-york-city.com%2FAerial-photography-New-York-City-Empire-State-Building-observation-deck-and-spire.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aerial-photography-new-york-city.com%2FAerial-photography-New-York-City-Empire-State-Building-observation-deck-and-spire.html&size=231KB&name=Aerial+photograp...&p=empire+state+bldg+ny&oid=6e07750642f751cab25213eb26d9c9ab&fr2=&no=2&tt=179000&sigr=1466tn67o&sigi=13uhr2smt&sigb=130vstqh7&.crumb=b3YePWnxLEr

BILLBOARDS....for advertising.
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=70259503

Answer 13

YANKEE STADIUM....
http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dyankee%2Bstadium%2Bny%26fr%3Dslv8-w3i&w=504&h=374&imgurl=www.mcmahonartgallery.com%2Fg-072505-b%2FYankee-Stadium.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mcmahonartgallery.com%2Fh-072505%2Fyankeestadium.html&size=98KB&name=Yankee+Stadium%2C+...&p=yankee+stadium+ny&oid=37534309e8518f65886a5d10d37b7665&fr2=&no=9&tt=99100&sigr=11smrcrlk&sigi=11nq3hdeq&sigb=12tmo7pfu&.crumb=b3YePWnxLEr

AERIAL YANKEE STADIUM....
http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dyankee%2Bstadium%2Bny%26fr%3Dslv8-w3i&w=950&h=554&imgurl=www.visitingdc.com%2Fimages%2Fyankee-stadium-picture.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.visitingdc.com%2Fnew-york%2Fyankee-stadium-picture.asp&size=161KB&name=...+Stadium+%28on+...&p=yankee+stadium+ny&oid=6989f957b555ecec44febe830c177799&fr2=&no=5&tt=99100&sigr=11tn24pqp&sigi=11kk9fdg7&sigb=12tmo7pfu&.crumb=b3YePWnxLEr

Answer 14

Yankee Stadium 1957...
http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dyankee%2Bstadium%2Bny%26fr%3Dslv8-w3i&w=640&h=480&imgurl=www.digitalballparks.com%2FAmerican%2FYanks_-_Outside_New_640T.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalballparks.com%2FAmerican%2FYanks_640_1.html&size=49KB&name=Yankee+Stadium+-...&p=yankee+stadium+ny&oid=77574186b86db96f24a95170464d49e5&fr2=&no=15&tt=99400&sigr=11pk8lps4&sigi=11u8nf0v0&sigb=12tmo7pfu&.crumb=b3YePWnxLEr

http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26b%3D81%26ni%3D20%26va%3Dyankee%2Bstadium%2Bny%26xargs%3D0%26pstart%3D1%26fr%3Dslv8-w3i&w=1911&h=1359&imgurl=i685.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fvv217%2FBillBurgess%2FMiscellaneous%2FYankee20Stadium20-20Almost20Done.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-fever.com%2Fshowthread.php%3F94528-Yankee-Stadium&size=599KB&name=Yankee+Stadium&p=yankee+stadium+ny&oid=157398379833b3916102caed7c7ad5cd&fr2=&no=89&tt=99400&b=81&ni=20&sigr=121qtacvd&sigi=1307vnfrj&sigb=13pg3f0va&.crumb=b3YePWnxLEr ..........THIS LOOKS LIKE IT MAY BE THE CONSTRUCTION OF YANKEE STADIUM.

Answer 15

Times Square, Billboards and advertising....cabs, skyscrapers, storefronts...one way streets like Troy, NY..near where the Canal used to be on the Hudson River.

http://www.urban75.org/photos/newyork/times-square.html

Answer 16

Old shot of the subway when it was being built.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/10/21/nyregion/20101021-ny-subway-historical-photos.html

There are some really nice photos which include the train above & below groundlevel..a few fire escape shots. You have to search through the photos..there is also a photo of the old Yankee Stadium hich was demolished. That must be the sepia tone photo I linked.

http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26b%3D21%26ni%3D20%26va%3Dlong%2Bisland%2Bny%26xargs%3D0%26pstart%3D1%26fr%3Dslv8-w3i&w=780&h=600&imgurl=www.potomacelectric.com%2Flighthouses%2Fphotos%2F92390007.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.potomacelectric.com%2Flighthouses%2Fphoto%2Fusa%2Fnew_york%2Fb076cbc106f199fe6a02b9794f759967%2F0%2F&size=131KB&name=...+Lighthouses%3A...&p=long+island+ny&oid=b3a4fbea31878cb772cfee010fa66e04&fr2=&no=22&tt=578000&b=21&ni=20&sigr=13126362q&sigi=11ns2pqcf&sigb=13mp6930a&.crumb=b3YePWnxLEr

This last link is Long Island...fishing industry..not sure if this is what you are looking for.

I want to mention Radio City Music Hall.

http://www.radiocity.com/about/history.html
The photos are not great on this link, but it talks about the history, design and architecture in Rockefeller Center.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26b%3D21%26ni%3D20%26merge%3D1%26va%3Dradio%2Bcity%2Bmusic%2Bhall%26xargs%3D0%26pstart%3D1%26fr%3Dslv8-w3i&w=600&h=800&imgurl=www.wirednewyork.com%2Fimages%2Fradio_city_music_hall_tree.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwirednewyork.com%2Fforum%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D2857&size=120KB&name=The+Christmas+tr...&p=radio+city+music+hall&oid=7d892ac2cdf30eb1ed299d67e4396a6b&fr2=&no=23&tt=109000&b=21&ni=20&m=1&sigr=11j8egkjr&sigi=11qfdmeln&sigb=145j9osqk&.crumb=b3YePWnxLEr

great shot of a street vendor by Radio City & all it's ornate images..it is humbling.

Answer 17

Coney Island.....

http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dconey%2Bisland%2Bnew%2Byork%26fr%3Dslv8-w3i&w=2104&h=1180&imgurl=upload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F46%2FConey_Island_Beach-1.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AConey_Island_Beach-1.jpg&size=1MB&name=File%3AConey+Islan...&p=coney+island+new+york&oid=56e16e47baba0692c528cf887d9802ad&fr2=&no=15&tt=83300&sigr=11v5io2ee&sigi=124lrfad8&sigb=131fr3275&.crumb=b3YePWnxLEr

Answer 18

Entrance to Chinatown...

http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dchinatown%2Bentrance%2Bny%26fr%3Dslv8-w3i&w=600&h=402&imgurl=www.inetours.com%2FTours%2FImages%2FGates_9426.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inetours.com%2FPages%2FSF-photos%2FChinatown%2FDragon-Gate.html&size=77KB&name=on+Grant+Avenue+...&p=chinatown+entrance+ny&oid=363840ca2ec720f7d15d2afbc08d92a3&fr2=&no=2&tt=498&sigr=122m2ucol&sigi=11cianhrj&sigb=13171fi92&.crumb=b3YePWnxLEr

this might be a better photo link than the last.

Answer 19

http://fonzonline.com/sftrip/Entrance%20to%20Chinatown.jpg

Note street lamps.... roofs, Chinese language in signage, advetising.

Answer 20

Columbus Park used to be Mulberry Bend...now it is a park..used to be a market with "tramp lodging houses".
http://www.focpny.org/picture_gallery.htm

Answer 21

Wall Street....Trinity Church.

http://www.billyspostcards.com/Postcard/A1153_Old_Real_Photo_Postcard_Trinity_Church_New_York_City.html

Wall St. then...
http://corporate.marketplaceadvisor.channeladvisor.com/fullView.asp?sf=y&nb=1&id='53452823'&img=http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/49/49012/nyc_wallstreet_0000-5027.jpg

Before the automobile...
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-York-City-WALL-STREET-1882-Art-Print-VERY-RARE-/370416229532


Today.....looks like same corner...see columns in building..will look for a better photo...
Here is Ground Zero from Trinity Church....
http://kimbriggs.com/photos/new-york-city-manhattan/wall-street-financial-district-nyc/ground-zero-nyc-020.jpg
http://www.nychristmasgifts.com/handmade-photo-cards/wall-street/snow-on-wall-street-hpc2427.html

Answer 22

Greenwich Village..colorful storefronts, artsy neighborhood..trees, fairly clean neghborhood....Washington Square Arch.

http://nabewise.com/nyc/greenwich-village/photos-and-video

Answer 23

Awesome. this is a great wealth of information. Are studying this course on your own, orjust a fan of new york? Are you taking other courses through NYU online?