Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Is that why it's named Union Square? On Aug 19, 2011, at 6:57 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > It was the scene for some famous riots and killings during the > civil war. > -- > Mark R. > > > >> From: Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:00:27 -0400 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Union Square - statue of Gandhi >> >> Jayanand, >> >> Union Square, actually a triangular piece of land, is located in >> NYC where >> Broadway and 4th Avenue converge. It is bounded by 14th St. on the >> south and >> 17th St. on the north. Union Square is at the southern edge of the >> NYC photo >> district and was one of the few places in the city where you could >> walk >> around with a couple of Leicas hanging from your neck without someone >> thinking you had ripped off a camera store. But since most of the >> camera >> stores in the area have closed, today you are the one likely to >> get ripped >> off. My university office was just a couple of blocks away and I >> used the >> Union Square subway station for commuting. >> >> In times gone by its central location in lower Manhattan made it a >> convenient place for political rallies and riots. Now it hosts a >> weekly >> Farmer's Market where restauranteurs and shoppers go to pick up >> the freshest >> produce from upstate NY and New Jersey. Some of the best >> restaurants in NYC >> are to be found in the Union Square area. Before the Farmer's >> Market, Union >> Square was the choice place to score drugs in NYC. One of my graduate >> assistants used to shop there regularly for a weekend stash for >> her and her >> boyfriend. In one of NYCs periods of renovation the area was >> cleaned up, old >> buildings torn down, and high rises put up. >> >> As Nathan says it is about a mile north of Wall Street and close >> to three >> colleges, New York University, The New School for Social Research, >> and the >> City University of New York's Baruch College. The presence of so many >> college students keeps the place humming. >> >> The name has nothing to do with labor unions. >> >> The statue of Gandhi was put up in 1986. >> >> I'm sure that's more about Union Square than you wanted to know. >> >> Larry Z >> >> >> >> Mark, >> >> Nice one. Where was it taken? >> >> Cheers >> >> Jayanand >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 10:32 PM, Mark Rabiner >> <mark at rabinergroup.com>wrote: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/110815_180703.jpg.html >> >> Gandhi with Flowers >> >> >> Union Square NY >> >> -- >> >> Mark R. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information