#bethunestreet

[railwayhistorical]

From the West Side

Here are a couple of shots I ran across recently—one looking northeastward toward the upper twenties and the ESB while the other looks downtown toward WTC and where the Hudson River hits upper bay. Two images by Richard Koenig; taken in March of 1985.

[I think I locked down the locale of these two shots—taken from a building that sits at the corner of West and Bethune Streets.]

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6.19.19 Lunchtime Drawing: The Washington and Bethune Street corner of Westbeth Artists Housing. “The third and fourth stories of the building were partially removed in 1931-34 when the New York Central Railroad built the High Line which runs through the building. The large High Line openings are supported by horizontal concrete beams on the facade and diagonal braces within.” - from the National Register of Historic Places Report. . . . #NicksLunchboxService #westvillage #highline #westbeth #bethunestreet #washingtonstreet #westvillage #art #architecture #sketchbook #drawingaday (at Westbeth) https://www.instagram.com/p/By5w27xlYKR/?igshid=1x6jq8v8na3u3

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3.31.18 Lunchtime drawing: Fire escapes heading down the side of a 5-story building from 1893 at Hudson and Bethune, and that blue sky!

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2.28.18 Lunchtime drawing: Sunlight (Yes!) and branch shadows on a window and the doorway to no. 30 Bethune Street in the West Village.

[nyc-urbanism]

Construction of the West Side Highway in 1930. Labeled as "the greatest highway of its kind in the world," this original section ran from Canal Street / Holland Tunnel to the northern tip of Manhattan. Planners also considered double-decking the highway to keep up with the increase in traffic. In 1973 a section near Gansevoort street collapsed due to a truck carrying 30 tons of asphalt for repairs further up the highway. Only one car followed the truck through the newly created gap in the road, the rest of the traffic being forced to back up and off over the next several hours. It was soon determined that the highway was structurally unsound and it would stay closed for years to come, as the city did not have the funds to demolish or repair it. Eventually the highway south of 59th street would be demolished between 1977 - 1983. #westsidehighway #bethunestreet #hudsonriver #hudsonriverpark #millerhighway #weststreetnyc #nychistory #newyorkhistory (at West Side Highway)

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Lunchtime drawing: An eagle and some ornaments on this door at 25 Bethune Street, built in in 1836 and among a row of the best preserved Greek Revival residences in Greenwich Village.