civilized ku # 192-194 ~ temperance has its own rewards
Friday, July 3, 2009 at 11:52AM 
CALLAHEAD ~ behind the new Cooper Union building, NYC • click to embiggen
The Cooper Square Hotel and lounge ~ Cooper Square, NYC • click to embiggenI don't spend all of my time getting around NYC in a taxi. This past Sunday afternoon and early evening my good friend and I walked parts of SoHo and NoHo and a long stretch of the Bowery.
We began out Bowery walk at the northern terminus of the Bowery at Cooper Square where we stopped in to The Cooper Square Hotel - seen in the above picture soaring above the CALLAHEAD port-a-potties. Out intent was to get to the deck near the top but it was closed for a private party.
A Bowery walk nearly ended before it started when we consoled ourselves with a drink in the street-level bar/lounge - as seen in the other pictures above. It was there that I was introduced to (ri)1 and the temptation was great to just wile away a few hours getting to know it much much better. However, it was quite clear that, if we pursued that temptation, just trying to walk might prove to be a herculean feat.
So, temperance got the better of us and we had our Bowery walk. And, we were therefore able to meet the wife (who had been in So. Jersey for the weekend) and enjoy an relaxing evening of fine dining.
Reader Comments (1)
I haven't been to the Bowery in years since my grandfather took me there back in the 50's and 60's before I really got into photography. I missed a lot of good shots with places and characters back then......do you know of someone who strictly did any street photos of the Bowery during that time?