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Gowns & Wraps

Gowns & Wraps Revisited – East 65th & Lexington Avenue

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

Originally posted on February 9th and shot by Valerie Landriscina. Reshot by myself on February 28th for posterity.

Featured Fade – Gowns & Wraps – Lexington Avenue – Valerie Landriscina

© Valerie Landriscina

© Valerie Landriscina

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Altered in Photoshop

© Valerie Landriscina

Lexington & 65th Street © Valerie Landriscina

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Hi Frank-

Saw your blog recently for the first time and took this picture on Friday.  It may not qualify as a good picture because of the angle. Maybe someone else can visit it.  I also attached a comparative view of pre-demolition. I can’t imagine how old the sign is.

Best,

-Valerie Landriscina

Dear Valerie-

The only way to tell the age of this ad is from finding out when the building that was demolished was originally built – first obscuring this image. My guess would be 1890-1900. The images are great. Would like to take a trip uptown and get some shots before it gets covered again. Thanks so much and glad you enjoy the blog.

Frank

Valerie Landriscina is a 26-year old graduate student studying architecture at Pratt Institute.  A Brooklyn native, Landriscina currently works at Rand Engineering in Chelsea.