Washington Square

Coming out/Northeast

What were some of the most important years for my development as a gay man was while I was living in the Northeast (Binghamton, New York, and Boston) in the 1970's. I didn't take a lot of pictures then, but did attempt to document those years through a series of pictures (this album) that I took in 2007.
NYC Coney Island 3672

NYC Coney Island 3672

11 Aug 2007 137
Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
NYC Coney Island 3674a

NYC Coney Island 3674a

11 Aug 2007 154
This is the sleazy feel I was expecting of the overall area, but it was just one relatively small side street... (Is the recruiting center one of the side shows?) Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
NYC Coney Island 3673

NYC Coney Island 3673

11 Aug 2007 146
Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
NYC Coney Island 3675

NYC Coney Island 3675

11 Aug 2007 138
The Russian presence (see the building signs) was surprising. Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3697a

NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3697a

14 Aug 2007 127
Despite the amount of time I spent in NYC in the 70's and 80's, I'd never walked across the Brooklyn Bridge -- it took the events of 9/11 to seem to make that an important thing to do. Walking east, towards Brooklyn and the first of the towers Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3693

NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3693

14 Aug 2007 1 130
Empire State Building, in the distance, from the Brooklyn Bridge. Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3692

NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3692

14 Aug 2007 141
Looking back towards Manhattan, that's the NYC Municipal Building on the right. Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3691

NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3691

14 Aug 2007 136
Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3700

NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3700

14 Aug 2007 142
Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3694a

NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3694a

14 Aug 2007 121
Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3696

NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3696

14 Aug 2007 138
Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3695

NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3695

14 Aug 2007 121
Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3699x

NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3699x

14 Aug 2007 136
Empire State Building and Chrysler Building, from Brooklyn Bridge Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3701a

NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3701a

14 Aug 2007 119
Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor, and New Jersey Harbor in the distance, from Brooklyn Bridge. Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3698a

NYC Brooklyn Bridge 3698a

14 Aug 2007 127
Manhattan Bridge, from Brooklyn Bridge Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
NYSE 3654a

NYSE 3654a

01 Aug 2007 203
The New York Stock Exchange, on Wall Street. Look closely at the frieze -- America being built by hard, industrious, labor. Seems odd considering that Wall street was killing the value of labor when this picture was taken.
NYC NYSE 3655

NYC NYSE 3655

10 Aug 2007 136
The way "Wall Street" is used in the media, it takes on a life of its own describing the general 'financial center' of the country -- it's easy to forget that it is an actual street. The New York Stock Exchange is actually on Broad, at the corner of Wall. Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
NYC World Trade Center 3646a

NYC World Trade Center 3646a

10 Aug 2007 109
Site of the World Trade Center. Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set
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