Southeast Chinatown 1
01/28/05
Chinatown, the section bounded roughly by Catherine Street, East Broadway, Pike Street, and the East River.
What is an encumbrance depot, and why does the Sanitation Department need them? (There's apparently one on Staten Island as well.)
Joey has some fantastic shots of Las Vegas motel signage. Too much to link directly, but all of December 2004 and January 2005 is gold.
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Wow... someone really doesn't like "SKUF."
And I know that the Fallout Shelter program doesn't actually exist anymore, but I wonder how many there still are in the city, and how many would still work in the event of a nuclear incident. I don't want to find out, but it would be good to know that there's still a place to go if it's necessary. At least I now know there are still two in Chinatown.
Posted by: Jesse at January 28, 2005 02:21 AM
Some mean little china men running around Southeast chinatown. I wonder if they ever have a gang fight kung fu style with numbchucks and shit. That would be cool. I was asked to join a gang once because of my bow hunting skills
Posted by: fratbuddha at January 28, 2005 10:02 AM
"Encumbrance depot" ... wonder if that's where you could bring large items to dispose of? You know, bring a couch or a refrigerator ... and then hide under it in case of nuclear attack!
Mike, I've just started a blog (which I hope to be able to keep up) and have given you place in the very first post! Thanks for all the great pictures you've posted.
Posted by: Michael at January 28, 2005 12:33 PM
WOW! I haven't seen a Fall Out shelter sign since I was a kid. I used to be afraid of them as my idea of what a nuclear bomb was. Just knowing those signs were around reminded me that we would be bombed any time now. Exactly what was suppose to happen at a Fall Out shelter, and did it mean you were completely immune from the effects of radiation or was it as safe as that Duck and Cover crap they told you in school?
Posted by: Robin at January 28, 2005 02:37 PM
Awesome
Posted by: Andrew Piccone at January 28, 2005 03:26 PM
Thanks for the nice plug, Mike. You've been a big inspiration and a weekly stopping point in my blog browsing.
Posted by: Joey Harrison at January 28, 2005 06:44 PM
"encumbrance: Law. A lien or claim on property."
perhaps repo'd items live there. i bet it has a big basement, and was thus deemed a good fallout shelter.
in missouri somewhere, there is a cave that was used as a fallout shelter, but they didn't realize at the time that the cave was not airtight, so anyone going there would die anyways
Posted by: doug at January 30, 2005 06:48 PM
My neighborhood in Washington Heights has Fallout Shelters (signs, anyway) on seemingly every other residential building. They all lead to buildings' basements. There's a sign on my building as well. I don't see how our basement is that safe from fallout---maybe it's just a little better than staying upstairs in your apmt. Perhaps you'd survive a bit longer, I guess.
Posted by: Ken at January 31, 2005 05:16 PM
Great work!