Room With a View

This apartment building fascinates me. It stands on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on 1st Avenue. If its dark, dank and dismal you are after, this is the place for you.

Not everyone’s idea of a Manhattan apartment

Tags: Architecture, Dank, Dismal, manhattan apartment, New York City, Photography, Street Photography

54 thoughts on “Room With a View”

MoonWynd Studio on May 8, 2012 at 12:12 said:

Great subject matter!

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John Smith on May 9, 2012 at 06:59 said:

Fabulous location with it’s endless repetition and subtle variations on a theme. The reflections in the windows on the two lower floors would make a great additional cropped image.
Regards, John

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Modmissy on May 9, 2012 at 10:15 said:

Dark, dank and dismal yes, but your shot shows it as artistic and almost poetic.

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- Lust & Rum on May 9, 2012 at 14:31 said:
  
  You are very kind, thanks
  
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Charles Ford on May 9, 2012 at 11:00 said:

Love it!

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- Lust & Rum on May 9, 2012 at 14:30 said:
  
  Thanks, I’m thinking of renting a room there
  
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themofman on May 12, 2012 at 20:51 said:

THAT’S what I’m talkin’ ’bout!

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Maria Giacchino on May 13, 2012 at 19:36 said:

But this is the way that many people first came to NYC. Great shot.

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- Lust & Rum on May 13, 2012 at 19:41 said:
  
  Thanks
  
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kaliber411 on May 15, 2012 at 12:57 said:

wonderful!

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- Lust & Rum on May 15, 2012 at 13:02 said:
  
  Thank you
  
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drawandshoot on May 16, 2012 at 14:20 said:

Ravaged beauty. I’m thinking that’s what your work is about. Very compelling images here, Anton.

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- Lust & Rum on May 16, 2012 at 15:04 said:
  
  Thank you, I have never stopped to think about my motivation until your comment. ‘Ravaged Beauty’ you may have a point.
  
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Jim Norwood@Virtual Images 360 on May 16, 2012 at 17:47 said:

I think you captured it. I like the blue latter’s look against the brick.

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- Lust & Rum on May 16, 2012 at 18:13 said:
  
  Thanks, me too.
  
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hutchphotography2020 on May 18, 2012 at 11:14 said:

Great shot, well executed.

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- Lust & Rum on May 18, 2012 at 11:26 said:
  
  Thank you for that
  
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michele molinari on May 19, 2012 at 13:08 said:

Perfect light and framing!

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- Lust & Rum on May 19, 2012 at 13:14 said:
  
  Thanks, I have a real desire to see what it looks like on the inside
  
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Lissa Rabon on May 29, 2012 at 00:45 said:

Ooooo…..I love this stuff. Brilliant shots!

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- Lust & Rum on May 29, 2012 at 01:14 said:
  
  Ooooo….Thank you. You are very kind
  
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John Milton on June 3, 2012 at 19:43 said:

What a great picture. So much going on. Love it.

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- Lust & Rum on June 3, 2012 at 19:48 said:
  
  Hey John, thank you for your comment. I pass this building almost every day and the light has never been as perfect as on the day I photographed it.
  
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donnamariecarey on June 4, 2012 at 11:08 said:

darker, danker, more dismal as you descend… deliciously authentic and I can’t let it go. I have come back to your image in my mind’s eye many times since yesterday…. enough so that it brought me back to your blog to comment. Excellent work!

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- Lust & Rum on June 4, 2012 at 11:31 said:
  
  Donna, thank you so much for taking the time to make such a wonderful comment. I am very pleased that the image has stayed with you, as a photographer, I could wish for no better than that.
  
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Stacy Alexander, Writer/Artist on June 4, 2012 at 16:49 said:

It’s still New York….and that’s good enough for me.

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- Lust & Rum on June 4, 2012 at 17:48 said:
  
  …… and New York it will remain. Thanks for your comment.
  
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alittlestarlette on June 4, 2012 at 18:13 said:

I love this photo!!!!

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- Lust & Rum on June 4, 2012 at 18:15 said:
  
  I do too, it has (for me) a timeless quality that will always be NY. Thanks for your comment.
  
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  - alittlestarlette on June 4, 2012 at 18:29 said:
    
    I so wish I lived there. 🙂
    
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    - Lust & Rum on June 4, 2012 at 18:36 said:
      
      Swap you?
      
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      - alittlestarlette on June 4, 2012 at 18:54 said:
        
        You wanna live here in Minneapolis??
DECRYPTKNIT: knitter on the loose in Shanghai on June 5, 2012 at 00:13 said:

I, too, am fascinated by apartments like this. There are many such dark dwellings here in Shanghai, that I’m also drawn too. I don’t photograph them as well as you though! Well done! And thanks for visiting and liking my blog.

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- Lust & Rum on June 5, 2012 at 00:34 said:
  
  Just shoot them, the moment is in the capture. Shanghai must be so photogenic. Lucky you.
  
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anotherurbanexplorer on June 5, 2012 at 23:33 said:

I am in love with this photo!!! Nice work!

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- Lust & Rum on June 5, 2012 at 23:57 said:
  
  Thanks, don’t you just want to get in there and have a look around?
  
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someone30s on June 9, 2012 at 19:06 said:

Like this pic! It looks gloomy, …in a good way. Have to agree with Donnamariecarey , deliciously authentic and cant let it go!

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- Lust & Rum on June 9, 2012 at 20:18 said:
  
  Thanks, I am so pleased that this image has the impact it receives. I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
  
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14ideasforaname on June 12, 2012 at 05:40 said:

I just came here and -wow- what a great way to be introduced to your work!
Thanks for stopping by my blog the other day 🙂

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- Lust & Rum on June 12, 2012 at 17:29 said:
  
  Thanks and you are welcome
  
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Rowena Modesto on June 15, 2012 at 16:02 said:

growing up in nyc in the mid 70s…this is the new york i remember

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- Lust & Rum on June 15, 2012 at 17:02 said:
  
  I am reliably told that nothing much has changed. Is that a good thing? I don’t know, I am English and have been here for 5 years!
  
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  - Rowena Modesto on June 16, 2012 at 14:16 said:
    
    Oh man, I can go on and on with that one so I’ll try and keep it short. So much has changed, in my opinion. I remember when Times Sq was a dangerous place and now it’s Disneyland. And it’s not that I want crime to go up but really noticing that along with all these changes for the “better”, NYC has also lost its character or edge, whatever you want to call it. But I guess that’s just the nature of change and partly my romantacizing it and partly just part of growing old(er)…Five years, hmmm, you’re just about ready to officially be a New Yorker…how are you liking it?
    
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mostlymonochrome on June 23, 2012 at 15:02 said:

Looks great.

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Cornelia Lohs on July 2, 2012 at 07:53 said:

Great shots!!!!

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- Lust & Rum on July 2, 2012 at 11:27 said:
  
  Thanks, I love this building.
  
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Eloi Brunelle on July 2, 2012 at 21:16 said:

Beautifull!

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- Lust & Rum on July 3, 2012 at 11:11 said:
  
  You are very kind, thank you
  
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Francina on July 6, 2012 at 05:36 said:

super photo, it also brought to my mind memories of the movie West Side Story. Thanks for sharing.
Ciao, Francina

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- Lust & Rum on July 6, 2012 at 09:39 said:
  
  Yes I can see that. There are very few buildings like this left in Manhattan, they are iconic reminders of that time. Sadly, the bulldozer and the wrecking ball will eventually prevail and glass and steel will replace them. Great comment, thank you.
  
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fredodonnellphotography on July 6, 2012 at 17:43 said:

I like this! Great shot! And thanks for visiting my blog.

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- Lust & Rum on July 6, 2012 at 18:23 said:
  
  you are very welcome and thanks
  
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10ille on July 15, 2012 at 14:16 said:

I LOVE this shot!! Great composition.

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ilargia64 on February 14, 2013 at 09:39 said:

Hi! I am just rereading a Tennessee Williams play: in Spanish it is called “El zoo de cristal” In English I have found it as “The Glass Menagerie”…
Well…This is scenario I imagined after reading Williams words……Perfect…

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