Structures

Metropolitan Lumber

It sometimes takes me multiple visits to a neighborhood before I register a particularly interesting structure. The building at the corner of Eleventh Avenue and West 46th Street is one of these. A big sign says Metropolitan Lumber, but an oversized poster also indicates that that company has left for good and can now be

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The Bennett Building

While working downtown Manhattan over the last couple of years I often took a longer walk than necessary to enjoy the day and the busy (or not so busy post-pandemic) life in the Financial District. It took me several years to realize that on my way south through Nassau Street, I always passed in front

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