Headed home from Penn Station in NYC to Richmond, VA along the way every once in a while another train would whoosh by so close you could have touched it if the window were open. We did not collide, we were not in danger, but quite an experience. Speed, color, and sound like nothing one usually hears on a typical day.
From “On my first trip to NYC.”
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We missed Yoko Ono’s “One Woman Show” by one day. They were already taking it down. The show was on the 6th floor of the Museum of Modern Art and it was the first day of a Picasso sculpture show which we also did not see.
From “On my first trip to NYC.”
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The Statue of Liberty from the ferry as the clouds start to clear out. A part of a rainbow can be seen on the right.
From “On my first trip to NYC.”
Photos © 2015 Kozmicdogz
We were about to dock at Ellis Island. As I touched the large wooden doors of the main building I had a flash of my grandfather grabbing and holding open the same door as he walked into this same building over 100 years ago.
The registration hall on Ellis Island. At the far end of the room you can see three of the podiums the agents stood at and asked the new immigrants questions to see if they would be admitted to the United States.
From “On my first trip to NYC.”
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Approaching Ellis Island from New Jersey on the ferry. The island where over 12 million immigrants were processed upon entering the United States between 1890 and 1920.
From “On my first trip to NYC.”
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The New York Skyline from the ferry on the way to Ellis Island where all four of my grand parents entered the United States in the early part of the last century.
The tallest building on the left is One World Trade Center which opened in October 2014.
From “On my first trip to NYC.”
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Zipping by in a taxi we caught a glimpse of the Flatiron Building. It was the subject of a famous Edward Steichen photograph taken in 1904 which hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We will have to visit the MET on our next trip.
From “On my first trip to NYC.”
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One of the lions guarding the New York Public Library on 5th Avenue. The famous reading room was closed and under renovation, but we did get to view a photography exhibit honoring the 175th anniversary of the invention of photography. The photography show was amazing with photos from Weston and Ansel Adams to Edward S. Curtis. The show was in a beautiful room with a crazy wood ceiling. Unfortunately none of the photos of the ceiling turned out so good.It was one of the highlights of our trip.
From “On my first trip to NYC.”
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Grand Central Terminal (aka Grand Central Station). A busy place with its own Apple Store.
From “On my first trip to NYC.”
Photo © 2015 Kozmicdogz
Walking to Liberty State Park in NJ we passed a perfect place for a body dump. Our guide, said that the titles of The Sopranos did feature a quick view of a location near here.
From “On my first trip to NYC.”
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Kozmicdogz Breaks Loose 