Standing Tall, Standing Proud

Empire State Building

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Washington Square Arch

Washington Square Arch with Empire State Building in the Background, 1967

It was a big deal when my mother let me take the subway with friends to go into Manhattan. We usually went to Greenwich Village and my mother had a rule: There had to be at least four of us because there was safety in numbers. And we had to take a bus to a train instead of taking the subway near our house because they were different train lines and the one nearest to our house went through bad neighborhoods.

When we went into Manhattan most times, we had to dress up, which meant wearing a skirt. In the late-'50s and early-'60s, that also meant wearing white gloves! But going to Greenwich Village meant we could dress more informally than in midtown Manhattan to take in the holiday show at Radio City Music Hall or to visit a museum uptown. It meant we could wear jeans and sneakers!

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At Night

NYC Skyline at Night

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Through the Arch

Empire State Building Seen through the Washington Square Park Arch

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Thursday Challenge Night

NY Skyline at Night

I dipped into the files for this one.

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Rainbow Lights

NYC Skyline at Night

Celebrating the right of marriage for all.

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Chelsea

Sixth Avenue Street with Empire State Building in Background

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Cloud Cover

IMG_6537, a photo by ShellyS on Flickr.

Jewels of the Night

IMG_5678, a photo by ShellyS on Flickr.

Empire State Building at Night

esb, a photo by ShellyS on Flickr.

View of Manhattan

IMG_3563, a photo by ShellyS on Flickr.

The Lights of the City

IMG_2207, a photo by ShellyS on Flickr.

Looking East

IMG_9830, a photo by ShellyS on Flickr.

Midtown

Untitled, a photo by ShellyS on Flickr.

RIP Gary Carter

RIP Gary Carter, a photo by ShellyS on Flickr.

One of the best NY Mets, ever.

ESB

June2011 187, a photo by ShellyS on Flickr.

Red Blue and Yellow

IMG_9492, originally uploaded by ShellyS.

According to whatcoloristheempirestatebuilding.com/, the red, blue, and green are for WNET: The Celebration of Teaching and Learning. WNET is a PBS station in NYC.

Empire State

Dec2011 068, originally uploaded by ShellyS.

It's been too cold for me to take the camera outdoors much, so here's a photo from mid-December.

Elegant at Night

IMG_7116, originally uploaded by ShellyS.

The Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building glitter at sunset.

It Don't Get Much Better than This

IMG_5047, originally uploaded by ShellyS.