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Back in 1982 we had some oversees visitors who wanted to see New York City. We had been in New York City often but never taken the Circle Line Cruise around Manhattan. I expected it to be an opportunity of making some decent pictures as the boat went from its Hudson pier mooring to the Statue of Liberty, around Manhattan via the East River, through Hells Gate and back to the Battery. To be thru to a photographers image, I had taken my

large Nikon bag with the Nikon F2 and the Nikkormat AW-1. One camera had a Vivitar 35/85 MM 3.5 and the other had a Vivitar 75/205 MM 3.8 mounted and the 55 MM and a wide angle Nikon lens in my bag in the event I needed them. Both cameras had Kodachrome 100 slide film. Needles to say I was ready! From the pictures, you can see that I had a good time and pleased with the results.

The image to the left is the Lower East site with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background. The traffic on the Hudson and East River is not like it was in the forties and fifties. Trucking took over the freight business but there is enough river traffic to make it interesting. The day was sunny but windy aggravated by the speed of the boat which contributed to a slight loss of sharpness and detail. In summation, I can not be unhappy with the images and I recommend this sight-seeing tour to anyone.

This shot of Manhattan is probably the most photographed landmark in the world. This picture shows the Hudson and the World Trade Center Twin Towers on the left, the East River to the right. To the bottom of the Twin Towers is the Battery Park and the pier where the Circle Line operates from. A commuter ferry is leaving the south terminal on its way to Staten Island. The Brooklyn ferry terminal is next and to the North of it. A barge is being towed down the river. To the right a freighter unloads its

This image of the New York Twin Towers of the World Trade Center was made at the same time as the pictures above. This image shows the North Tower from bottom to the top including the mast which, now stands twisted and oblique on top of what is left of this proud architectural achievement. This image was taken in 1982 while construction of other buildings surrounding the Tower Center were still under construction. The destroyed and symbolic arches of the North Tower entrance protruding out of the rubble as we have seen it shown on national television in the week of September eleven, show here as they were in better times. About the same time frame, my wife and I had dinner at the Windows of the World a restaurant located near the very top of the North Tower. On the morning of infamy I wondered about what had happened to the kitchen staff making preparation for the lunch hour. A little later the answer was very clear.

Images by Barbara Muller Feldman
Last year, my daughter Barbara spend a few days in New York City and came home with some interesting images taken from well known tourist locations. Below are a some of them.

	To the right is the Empire State building as seen from the top of the Rockefeller Center building. The view is to the south and about mid afternoon on a overcast dreary day. Pictures taken on days like this usually are not worth their salt but this one has an uplifting tone as the sun is trying to break through. To the left is the Fifth ave. entrance to the St. Patrick Cathedral. This entrance is also a door into a monumental architectural treat. Center below; Calhoun's Pizza, Spring Str. has been around as long as Nathan's hotdogs and probably deserves the same fame.
NYB-0233 St. Patrick		NYB-0256 Empire State Bldg.


NYB-0255 East Side Manhattan		NYB-0343 Calhoun Pizza, Manhattan NY		NYB-0259 Empire State Bldg

	Right and left are two images taken in Coldspring NY a small village located about 50 miles (of the 9E) north of the city. This location has many old buildings and colorful facades making it a favorite place or photographers. Look for more Coldspring images at Store Fronts on this website
NYB-0379		NYB-0383

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