From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 10/04/01-07:39:38 PM Z
On Thu, 4 Oct 2001, Toshiaki Ozawa wrote:
> >
> > Soho Photo is at 15 White Street, between West Broadway and 6th Avenue...
> > middle of Tribeca. Look downtown for a nice view of.... the Woolworth
> > building. That, by the way, is a very beautiful turn-of-the-century (19th
> > century), structure, at one time the tallest in NYC, if not the world.
> >
> > Judy
> >
>
> dear judy,
>
> you're the second person this week to describe an address on white street
> and 6th av. do you mean church? i'm just above houston and granted haven't
> been below canal in a week or so, and i know things have changed down there,
> but am i missing something?
I'd been to Soho Photo before but not on foot, so I carefully followed
instructions on the card, which said "between West Broadway and 6th
Avenue." However, when I got to Canal Street I noticed that "6th avenue"
was quite far west, definitely west of West Broadway, and I thought how
can those yomps get the address wrong on their very own announcement?
BUT, when I got to the gallery I noticed a sign saying "Sixth Avenue" to
the EAST of West Broadway.... I chalked it up to the engaging freedom of
Tribeca. They evidently jogged "Sixth" (which I think becomes Church at
Canal) over to the east, or maybe they just had a few extra signs and
stuck them up at random. (Tho if you think that's bad, try the Village,
where West 4th St crosses 10th & 12th Streets & that's the easy part.
After 40 years I still get lost.)
BUT, did you know there's one spot at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge
where you can photograph the entire height of the Woolworth building? I
was photographing around there some years ago when a passerby showed me
this "secret" location, then asked if he could kiss me. (He probably
missed his mother.)
best,
Judy
> regards,
>
> toshiaki ozawa
>
> ps though i actually liked the twin towers, as imposing as they were. the
> woolworth building has always been my favorite and now once again is the
> most recognizable landmark in the downtown landscape.
>
>
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