This place is still open for business. The washers and dryers have to be newer than the facade. Long ago someone made a vow not to spend one penny more than they had to in order to keep the launderette going.
Posts Tagged ‘eighth ave’
Wash Dry 10 min.
Posted in Misc, tagged brickface, brooklyn, brooklyn laundromat, brooklyn laundry, eighth ave, park slope, photography on December 7, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Off to the playground
Posted in Misc, tagged april fool's day, brooklyn, chinatown brooklyn, eighth ave, nyc in spring, photography on April 1, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The sun is shining, people are happy and the vegetables are fresh… wait a minute – April Fools! This was a leftover picture from the fall. Today is gray and rainy in Brooklyn, but spring-like weather could arrive any day.
If you’re not really hungry
Posted in Food, tagged brooklyn, chinatown brooklyn, crab balls, eighth ave, fake crab, frozen food, hong kong supermarket, photography, simulated food on February 8, 2011| 5 Comments »
These cost $1.79 a package. In simulated US money that translates into two counterfeit dollar bills or a twenty from a Monopoly game.
Snow-capped irony
Posted in Misc, tagged brooklyn, brooklyn winter, eighth ave, ice for sale, park slope, photography, snow-capped letters on February 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Ya think this winter mess is some kinda joke? The store is shuttered for good and the ice freezer sits in front on the sidewalk, surrounded by snow.
Armory lights from Seventh Avenue
Posted in Misc, tagged brooklyn, brooklyn armory, eighth ave, park slope, photography, seventh ave on October 23, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The armory lights from the empty lot on Seventh Avenue make it look like both a cathedral and gym.
The crabs are moving
Posted in Food, tagged brooklyn, chinatown brooklyn, crabs brooklyn, eighth ave, fresh fish brooklyn, photography on October 17, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The Chinatown fish markets do a lot of business on weekends. The crabs are still flopping around in the bushel baskets. Unlike Chinatown Manhattan, in Brooklyn they’ll tolerate people taking photos. (In Manhattan, the fishmongers yell, and stores post signs saying No Pictures.)
Eighth Avenue hamster bridge
Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged brooklyn, eighth ave, footbridge, park slope south, pedestrians, photography, prospect expressway on November 9, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The footbridge connecting Eighth Avenue with 20th Street over the Prospect Expressway has an unusual caged-in structure. Though the bridge doesn’t get much usage, the cars below must need protection from people who have an urge to fling things onto traffic.
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