#rubberneckers

[newyorkthegoldenage]

A crowd watches a fire in an aeronautics factory from Saint Gabriel's (now Saint Vartan) Park, which is bounded by East 36th Street on the north and First Avenue on the east, March 1, 1944. The five-alarm fire occurred at 411 East 36th Street between First Avenue and the East River. The building, completely destroyed, housed manufacturers of military equipment.

Photo: Weegee via the Int'l Center of Photography

[rogers-attic]

this show really be in every corner of my life

[doublemegative]

christian lee hutson is so insane for putting “if you tell a lie for long enough / then it becomes the truth” right next to “i am going to be okay someday / with or without you”

[tuuneoftheday]

Christian Lee Hutson - Rubberneckers

[hyenabutter]

There’s this building over by the Bad Circle K, not far from where I live: it’s abandoned, and someone probably four years ago chalked “Feel The Bern” on the front door. Even though I know it was probably some nineteen year old kid who didn’t vote, it was always sort of a nice thing to see; it gave me a small spark of hope every time I’d drive by and notice it.  A day or so ago, I passed the building and made note of the graffiti, and I very nearly stopped to take a picture of it, probably because Sanders has been on my mind lately due to the recent events at the polls. But the thought passed as soon as I had it, and I kept on driving. Not ten minutes later, two or three fire trucks and a handful of emergency vehicles passed me by, sirens screaming. I continued on my way, but a minute or so later I noticed a huge column of black smoke in the sky, and I turned around and followed it, visions of being Shreveport’s version of Weegee in my head. 

You can probably see where this is going: the Feel The Bern building was rapidly burning down by the time I found the source of the smoke, but I managed to get a handful of shots of it being extinguished. I also learned that apparently the fire department will let you get surprisingly close to a burning building. Rubberneckers, take note!

[happy-watching]

I would legit listen to Steve Smith if he were a real r’n’b singer!

[alpojones]

[the--magic-never-stopped]

Christian Lee Hutson at The Casbah 8/11/22