Brooklyn: upper 3rd, 4th and 5th ave

Santa · #1 Posted **Jan 30, 2009, 2:58 AM**

I got a new holga 35mm camera for christmas and used part of my roll walking around the warmest day so far this year. Most of it is 3rd and 4th ave by the gowanus canal but some of it is from prospect heights where i live.

Kingofthehill · #2 Posted **Jan 30, 2009, 3:28 AM**

good.

Jibba · #3 Posted **Jan 30, 2009, 6:32 AM**

Nice. Gotta love film. It can be tough to work with sometimes, but opening up a batch after developing is like opening presents.

Rico Rommheim · #4 Posted **Jan 30, 2009, 6:40 AM**

man that's what I love about NYC man, you find stuff like this all over the place!

pj3000 · #5 Posted **Jan 30, 2009, 6:41 AM**

I feel like it's 1982.

photoLith · #6 Posted **Jan 30, 2009, 6:42 AM**

^^^
I have never even seen that building. wtf? It looks amazing. That building would be a landmark in almost any other city in the U.S but NYC, nope, its just forgotten. Amazing!

TinChelseaNYC · #7 Posted **Jan 30, 2009, 12:43 PM**

That building is the old Williamsburg Savings Bank building, the tallest I think (for now) in Brooklyn. It's a landmark. It's not forgotten by any means. Alas, it has been converted to condos for the uberrich.

You're lucky to live in Prospect Heights. What a beautiful old neighborhood.

Santa · #8 Posted **Jan 30, 2009, 1:26 PM**

I think they converted the top 10 or so floors and the rest is still commercial. They have yet to find a business to fill the huge bottom floor and I doubt they will any time soon. I read the other day that they jacked the maintenance on the apartments by 17%.

Prospect Heights is a great area but I'm currently unemployed and my next job will most likely not be much above minimum wage so chances are I will be moving to Ditmas Park, Crown Heights or closer to Sunset Park. All great areas and just a 10 min or so extra into manhattan.

wisla_krakow · #9 Posted **Jan 30, 2009, 3:49 PM**

did she clean up the shit?

denveraztec · #10 Posted **Jan 30, 2009, 4:57 PM**

Thanks for sharing an area of Brooklyn I haven't been in, at least that I can recall.

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Originally Posted by wisla_krakow

did she clean up the shit?

Probably not as those who don't usually try to get their dog to dump by the parked cars so they are not caught and fined!

LSyd · #11 Posted **Feb 10, 2010, 1:58 PM**

awesome. a 35mm Holga? is it custom? i thought they only ran in 120, which was part of the appeal...you can shoot medium format.

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Coldrsx · #12 Posted **Feb 10, 2010, 4:11 PM**

haha i shopped there

flar · #13 Posted **Feb 10, 2010, 6:04 PM**

I love the look of film. Killer!

Deepstar · #14 Posted **Feb 20, 2010, 11:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

man that's what I love about NYC man, you find stuff like this all over the place!

It looks as if that building is flipping the bird at Manhattan

hackunion · #15 Posted **Feb 21, 2010, 12:21 AM**

I went to the flea market inside that building last week - yummy asian hot dogs in the basement level.