This photo by Michael Sean Edwards from 1984 is the closets and oldest photo of my building I’ve been able to find. I’m just around the block on the left!
I wonder if they were having a rent strike because they didn’t have hot water for a week or gas for 3 months.
My building too!
(also, 8th street? come onz)
(also, wish we had a superette still, whatever that is)
(the parts about hot water and gas are true!)
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stevespillman said:
i know what a superette is. was for humor girl.
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This is nifty. (also my building!) (superette = basically the predecessor to bodega, per my one minute of research) (if...
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janetisserlis said:
oh. rent strike. i first read “kent state”
great photo either way
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darlingfx said:
thats so freakin’ awesome!! The picture that is! haa
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too! (also, 8th street? come onz) (also, wish we had...superette still, whatever that is)...
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