Photo by myself at 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue.
Believe it or not, above Houston Street there are a handful of streets that don't have numbers for names.
Vanderbilt Avenue is a tiny street that spans just a few blocks in Midtown. Grand Central Station, which was built by Cornelius Vanderbilt in the mid-1800s, is located at southmost end of the street.
Photo by myself around 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue.
Ah yes, rounding the bend at Grand Central, you get a cool glimpse of the Chrysler Building, only a block away.
This was taken from Park Avenue South, where it ramps up at Pershing Square. I've taken a lot of photos of this area, but not quite this view.
Happy Friday everyone!
Related posts: The Chrysler Building, at Night, The View Down 42nd Street, in Midtown, and On the Pershing Square Cafe and Paper Portraits.
Photo by myself at the NYC Transit Museum store, at Grand Central Station.
The 11th Annual Train Show opened on Wednesday at the NYC Transit Museum Store at Grand Central. The large model shows Grand Central, the rail tracks and many buildings including the Empire State Building.
I've mentioned the different levels of Grand Central before, and you can see it in the model above - Park Avenue slopes up north of the building so that you're on a raised platform when you get to the station. Cars wrap around the building to the front and then descend to street level via a ramp.
The storefronts on the actual street level are shown all lit up. Below that are the trains, shown with the ground cut away. Trains leave from Grand Central to upper New York, Washington DC and Connecticut daily.
Children were mesmerized by the miniature people, buildings and trains that moved back and forth. A train set is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season.
The model train is set in the Transit Museum Store, so admission is free. It will be on view until February 10th of next year.
Today is Thanksgiving Day in the States. Banks and offices are closed for the holiday. Mark and I will be driving to Long Island to have Thanksgiving dinner with his mother and friends.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Related posts: Outside Grand Central Station, in Midtown, Sharing the Sidewalk, on 42nd Street, and Grand Central, and Tall Tales.
Photo by myself outside Grand Central Train Terminal, on 42nd Street and Park Avenue, in Midtown.
Monday night, I wandered over to one of my favorite buildings, Grand Central.
Was I picking up fresh ingredients for dinner at Grand Central Market, the high end food market? Or was I going to the Oyster Bar for a cup of hot chowder and a beer?
Nope. I was checking out the latest Apple Store.
Now on the east end of the Main Concourse, you can browse around on ipads to your little heart's delight. Or consult with geniuses. Or purchase the latest in i-gear.
Review the latest gadgets below discreet LED lights at the newest Apple Store. The long tables and lighting are reminiscent of an old fashioned library.
The coolest thing about this store is that it's virtually invisible from the main concourse level. There's no huge signage, no glass box. The store is open to the air on the second level, and overlooks the main space.
Despite the lack of large-scale signage, the store was abuzz with customers. And we all had a great view of the concourse below. I've taken photos in and around Grand Central, but this was the first with my Leica. It's a tricky space to photograph because it is dimly lit.
The view of the main concourse from the Grand Central Apple Store.
Related posts: A View into Grand Central Station, The Apple Store, Continued, and Grand Central and Tall Tales.
Photo by myself outside Grand Central Station, at Park Avenue and 42nd Street.
Grand Central Station is one of the most stately and photogenic buildings in New York. The lighting of the building is superb at night.
The delicate bridge in the foreground brings traffic down to Park Avenue. Cars heading south zip around the building at a higher level, then travel down a ramp to street level. It is a very cool moment in the city.
Photo by myself inside Grand Central terminal, in Midtown.
The rush of commuters at catching trains every late afternoon is a thrilling sight. Below the main terminal, exits lead to trains heading to Connecticut and upstate New York.
I'm not sure why some of the exits were being guarded by what looks like the National Guard. It's also curious why the National Guard wore camouflage gear, when all around are NOT trees, grasses or brush, but buildings and people. Strange!
Related posts: On Street Photography and Grand Central Station, The Crowds in Grand Central and Queuing up at Grand Central Terminal.
Photo by myself outside Grand Central Station, at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue.
The lights are up around all the major buildings here in New York, in celebration of the holidays.
Photo by myself outside Grand Central, at 42nd Street and Park Avenue.
The crowds during rush hour make the sidewalks tough to navigate.
Photo by myself, at The Grand Central Oyster Bar at 42nd Street and Park Avenue.
This 'old school' restaurant is on the lower level of Grand Central Terminal. Brick arches span above, while the perimeter of the room is lined with wood paneling.
Besides a raw bar and regular seating, there are long U-shaped counters for customers, with swivel chairs. The server stands in the middle, making for a unique setting.
Those interested in sampling many different kinds of raw oysters will love this place. The establishment opened in 1913 and typically serves up several thousand oysters daily.
I've only been there a couple times and found the place pricey. Go for the ambiance.
Photo by myself in the main waiting room of Grand Central Station.
I spotted an elderly lady standing at the currency counter Wednesday afternoon. Only later at home did I notice that her jacket nearly matched the ornate metalwork around the window.
Photo by myself in Grand Central, at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue.
This image is a view approaching the main waiting room at Grand Central Station. There are three bays of windows ahead but the space is much wider, with ornate stairs and mezzanines on each end.
The main waiting room at this train station is for those waiting to travel to upstate New York, Connecticut and Long Island. The subways located in tunnels below and the stations look nothing so grand as this.
Photo by myself at Grand Central Terminal, at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue.
Above, possibly one of the most breathtaking spaces in the New York, and certainly one of my favorite. The main waiting room at Grand Central is successful because of the lighting.
The main space is lit with the warm glow of incandescent lights, while frosted glass skylights provide a white light in the background. The gigantic columns are backlit by the skylights in a dramatic yet subtle way.
On Monday, the space was filled with people, most of them there to gawk at the architecture.
Photo by myself on Park Avenue and 42nd Street.
I took this photo from the back of a cab Tuesday night. There's a piece of Park Avenue that winds around under the Pan Am Building at 42nd Street before becoming Park Avenue South.
The view of Grand Central Terminal and the Chrysler building from below is the most striking at night.
Photo by myself on Park Avenue around 40th Street.
Park Avenue becomes elevated and wraps around Grand Central Terminal, which makes for a cool ride. Cabs making the journey uptown, were piled up in traffic.
Photo by myself in front of Grand Central on East 42nd Street.
Cabs, buses, hurried office workers and sauntering tourists make this a busy area. The raised, bridge-like structure of Pershing Square is out of frame to the left. Its steel rivets are mirrored by the canopy at Grand Central. The glamorous lighting and details draw me here.
One of my favorite public spaces in New York has to be the main room at Grand Central. Passengers headed toward upstate New York and Connecticut wait for their trains here.
With large windows letting in daylight and majestic stairways on either end, the space makes a dramatic first impression. Never mind the blue ceiling painted with constellations overhead. A couple fancy restaurants raised up from the main floor make for a fun dining experience.
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