Guinan’s Store
This store is where I would buy my cup of coffee and a copy of the New York Times every morning. This quaint little business was an institution in Garrison Landing, New York, which lies on the east shore of the Hudson River, across from West Point.
After I made my purchase, I would take a Metro North train (powered by two EMD FL9s) down to Grand Central terminal. From there I would walk down to 22nd Street to a photography studio owned by John Manno, with whom I would work for ten years.
On the way home, alcoholic drinks, beer at least, could be procured at the little bar in the back of Guinan’s Store, but I was always anxious to get home—the long commute added three to four hours to my work day (door-to-door).
Here’s an article written about Guinan’s when the place closed on the last day of 2008.
Two images by Richard Koenig; shot in 1989 (top) and 1992.
