Four Duryea’s
City Island, the Bronx.
The shadows
A kid stuck minding the baby carriage, and lots of long shadows in the foreground.
Southern Boulevard spect-op
“Excuse me, mister, whaddaya doin’?” “Takin’ pictures for the tax records.” “Whaddaya, gonna make me pay more taxes?” “No ma’am, it’s just for the records. It’s a WPA project.”
Tip-Top Diner
A Bronx diner. “Tip-top” goes back to 1702.
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Some history for the Loring Grill.
Loring Grill
A Fordham Road diner.
Bronx games
Shuffleboard and horseshoes.
The Oteris and Marty
Arthur Avenue: a baccalà store, and two butcher shops, one where the opening scene of Marty was filmed.
On Arthur Avenue
Arthur Avenue Noodle & Macaroni Manufacturing.
On Arthur Avenue
Women in hats (a mother–daughter pair?), two women in aprons, a man with a cap, a window full of . . . cans of olive oil maybe?, a mystery storefront with . . . fabrics on display?, sawhorses, a sidewalk entrance to a cellar, a tough customer with a tie, improbable watering cans, and a baby carriage.
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A Bronx candy store and the meaning of “light lunch.”
A Bronx candy store
Right across from a school.
Density and amenities
I like urban density. The southwest corner of the intersection of East Fordham Road and Jerome Avenue was full of it. And look at all the amenities: a mailbox, telephone booths, and public transportation.
“Home of Piccalilli”
A Bronx tax photo.
Outtakes (11)
“Uptown, it’s Alexander’s.”