Leave it to a parking lot in SoHo to figure out the best way to pack as many cars (and graffiti) into a small space as possible.
J and I took a whirlwind day-trip to Manhattan on Saturday, arriving by train at Penn Station just in time to walk to SoHo, check out Greg Lauren‘s latest art show, grab lunch in Little Italy, and then walk back for our return train. Although we were in Manhattan for only about five intermittently rainy hours, we each took hundreds of pictures, New York being the kind of place where you can completely submerge yourself in sensory stimulation. Even in five hours–only about 300 New York minutes–you can absorb a month’s worth of color, movement, and shape: sights to savor on a quiet day.
I’ll have more photos to share, along with impressions of Greg Lauren’s show, later in the week. In the meantime, I have several stacks of papers (and the usual schedule of classes) between me and a Tuesday night grading deadline. I’ll see you on the other side, after I’ve (metaphorically) unpacked.
Hoarded Ordinaries 
Oct 27, 2009 at 8:29 am
Sorry to have missed you (did you get my mail) … I’m here in NYC for a bit..so give me a shout the next time you plan a trip.
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Oct 27, 2009 at 2:24 pm
what a great parking solution! I am sure many of our small New England towns could use something like this to give new life to their parking-less business areas.
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Oct 27, 2009 at 3:27 pm
How great to check your blog (and Flickr) and see NYC photos! Glad you had a good visit despite the abysmal weather on Saturday.
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Oct 28, 2009 at 8:18 am
Oh yeah, I remember that. These images bring back memories. Boy, was living in NYC weird.
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Oct 28, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Annette, I didn’t have a chance to respond to your email before you left: it’s been a week of grueling grading deadlines. And I wouldn’t have had time to socialize anyway since we were under a tight there-and-back schedule.
Chris, I’m not sure why this sort of parking structure isn’t more common. Maybe these lifts look too flimsy & scare folks from using them?
Steve, the weather on Saturday WAS abyssmal…but we’ve learned from long practice that we don’t melt, and neither do our cameras!
MuMun, I have a hard time picturing you as a NYC guy, but maybe that’s the source of the weirdness…
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