Courthouse
06/16/04
Step inside?
This former courthouse in the Bronx was abandoned in the 1970s. More at LTV.
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That fighter nailing the biplane is the most creative graffiti I've seen in a while.
What's that light source in 20040616-brick-wall.jpg?
Posted by: Jim at June 16, 2004 01:59 AM
It's some sort of construction-light-bulb-on-a-string. There were a few in the basement, but most of it was pitch black, requiring flash like a bad website with no "Skip Intro" button.
Posted by: Mike at June 16, 2004 04:23 AM
Impressive. Nice iridescent light in 20040616-stairs.jpg.
Is the place squatted?
Posted by: Izys at June 16, 2004 09:01 AM
man, they need to renovate that building or turn it into a museum or something. it's too nice to just let it sit there.
Posted by: tien at June 16, 2004 10:49 AM
Breathtaking. Spent a good chunk of my life in the Bronx and I didn't notice this building.
Posted by: Paul at June 16, 2004 12:57 PM
Your photos make my stomach hurt and my insides yearn for the wonder that is NYC...Cheers!
Posted by: McMonkey at June 16, 2004 01:33 PM
ah man, this is so great
Posted by: Andy at June 16, 2004 02:09 PM
How on earth did you get in there? These photos are excellent. I like the old signs.
Posted by: Amy at June 16, 2004 02:16 PM
McMonkey, here's a list of a lot of blogs with New York City photos:
http://www.photoblogs.org/search/?keyword=new%20york%20city
Posted by: Frank at June 16, 2004 02:47 PM
Alright Mike..thats it! I am moving to NYC!! There is way more cooler stuff in NYC, and more interesting people. :-)
Posted by: Chris at June 16, 2004 04:15 PM
Thanks Frank! I'm currently suffering from NYC-withdrawal symptoms after having spent the last week and a half there (currently in Indiana) and shooting over 400 pictures of my own...sigh.
Posted by: McMonkey at June 16, 2004 04:25 PM
McMonkey, glad you find that list useful. Unfortunately the way photoblogs.org is set up, you need to already know a specific key word list is there, and a blog profile you can use to access it. (There's no list of all the keyword links.)
Posted by: Frank at June 16, 2004 05:03 PM
What a contrast-- I spent the day in Tweed. Talk about inequity.
Posted by: corie at June 16, 2004 08:03 PM
Because of a few things - mostly because it's a Landmark - development potentials are limited. The plan's eventually to turn it into a community center once the neightborhood gets more developed (the surrounding neighborhood is still pretty 80s-era Bronx).
And, of course, you never tell how you got in ;)
Posted by: Moe at June 16, 2004 08:10 PM
No evidence of recent squatters, surprisingly enough. Maybe they all died of asbestos poisoning.
Posted by: Mike at June 17, 2004 01:00 AM
Your ears must have been ringing, Mike. I happen to be at the courthouse the night before taking some shots. I wasn't too thrilled with the results so I hesitated to post...Your shots are amazing... and how did you get in. I backposted to yesterday.
Posted by: Ixtayul at June 17, 2004 01:56 PM
What a grand old building.
Posted by: chris at June 18, 2004 03:40 PM
very fantastic pictures!
Posted by: carlos at June 19, 2004 08:49 AM
OMIGOD! My father worked in this building when I was like five, maybe? I remember going to work with him one day and thinking he worked in the most important building in the world. It's still amazing.
Thanks for the snaps... TN :>)
Posted by: Tim N. at June 20, 2004 10:38 AM
I see now what I miss by being out of touch with you. It's a shame indeed when you're still foraying out into amazing territory. The courthouse is magnificent. How laconic and staid you are really belies the intrepid explorer within.
Posted by: Steve at June 24, 2004 10:32 PM
woah! check out that DONDI tag under the airplane very dope!
Posted by: from bklyn at June 30, 2004 01:00 AM
Mike,
Nice stuff hope do to similar in south Africa
greetings and farewell
Posted by: hans at July 1, 2004 10:25 AM
The raion in spain falls on the plane
Posted by: dirk at March 2, 2005 04:25 AM
Is that South Bronx? (shudders)
Posted by: Justin at September 8, 2005 12:43 AM
anyone have any info on the lions head and who made it
Posted by: micky at October 4, 2005 05:15 PM
cheers man...makes me want to ditch Philly (which I surprisingly love...) nice work!
Posted by: spike at January 28, 2006 12:31 PM
God! How I miss New York! Looking at your photos brings back so much. Great job. Keep up the good work!
Posted by: Redskin at December 21, 2006 08:29 PM
WOW,Saw your web-site today for the first time.Great pictures of the court house in my old neighborhood. The court house is the Bronx Pre-arraignment court house on 156th street and 3rd Ave. I also like you, have pictures of the area to share with anyone who is interested in the Bronx, c1979. Also, while there photo-graghing in the court house. I found lots of interesting papers,sub-peonas, judge's minutes etc.....Contact eddie @ rumordeguerra@aol.com
Posted by: Eddie Montalvo at July 28, 2007 11:15 PM
Wow! These photos are priceless man! Great shots!