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Title: New York City - help identifying landmarks - see pics inside
Post by: john on March 28, 2004, 08:28:22 AM

(http://gstwins.com/temp/unknown1.jpg)
unknown 1
(http://gstwins.com/temp/unknown2.jpg)
unknown 2
(http://gstwins.com/temp/unknown3.jpg)
unknown 3
(http://gstwins.com/temp/unknown4.jpg)
unknown 4
(http://gstwins.com/temp/unknown5.jpg)
unknown 5
(http://gstwins.com/temp/unknown6.jpg)
unknown 6 (central park?????)
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I need help identifying these landmarks for photo captions for the literary journal I am in charge of. The photographer is not around so I can't ask her. (I think all these pics are from New York)

Any help would be most appreciated!!! :thumb:

Title: New York City - help identifying landmarks - see pics inside
Post by: JLKasper on March 28, 2004, 08:50:32 AM

#4 is the Flatiron Building, one of the first modern skyscrapers.

Wild-assed Guesses:

#1 is St. Patrick's Cathedral?
#2 Ellis Island?
#4 Rockefeller Plaza (NBC ad was my clue)?

Perhaps doing a google on Manhattan architecture or landmarks will help you out. Else, PMing some New Yawkers on the board? :cheers:

Title: New York City - help identifying landmarks - see pics inside
Post by: CasiUSA on March 28, 2004, 09:21:29 PM

#3 is 55 water street, around the wall street area.
#4 is the flatiron building
#5 Is one of the main Times Square Billboards...not sure the name fo the building.
#6 looks like the central park lake, although the bridge doesn't look very familiar

Title: New York City - help identifying landmarks - see pics inside
Post by: JLKasper on March 28, 2004, 09:42:37 PM

I just noticed that the building that is cut off on the left side of unknown #2 is cut off on the right side of #3 (55 Water Street), so it's part of the same complex. I doubt if #1 is St. Patrick's Cathedral-- it's too small. That could be some Gothic house or other building... :cheers:

Title: New York City - help identifying landmarks - see pics inside
Post by: john on March 29, 2004, 07:51:41 AM

Now we are making some headway :thumb:

Title: New York City - help identifying landmarks - see pics inside
Post by: john on March 30, 2004, 08:21:10 PM

Bump. Looking for 2nd opinions/confirmation... anyone

Title: New York City - help identifying landmarks - see pics inside
Post by: pantablo on March 31, 2004, 12:06:28 AM

um, why?

if you can wait a few weeks I'll be there...oh wait, we have members there already. :mrgreen:

Title: New York City - help identifying landmarks - see pics inside
Post by: joev on March 31, 2004, 11:44:47 AM

#2 and #3 are in Boston, not NYC.

#2 is Long Wharf, I believe.
#3 on the left, is the back of the New England Aquarium. The "tower" is the Customs House. Note the name of the boat: "Bay State". The building on the left of #2 and on the right of #3 is the Mariott Long Wharf hotel.

Title: New York City - help identifying landmarks - see pics inside
Post by: john on March 31, 2004, 03:46:05 PM

Are you serious? I suppose you're right. Looking at Marriott Long Wharf web page it's deffinitly the same hotel.

Damn 2 days to go to print. Thanks :cheers:

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