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July 31, 2008

Mexican Festival 7.27.08 | 14th St

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Canon A630
Really bizarre street festival, wish I knew what it meant. Involved a never-ending dance around a circle, some people dressed in flashy costumes with ruddy-cheeked masks and feathers, some as wolves, some in luchador masks without the matching leotards. Further was a portion where people alternately whipped each other (willingly, even children bent over to get lightly whipped by their parents) and set off firecrackers hidden on their bodies.

Mexican Festival 7.27.08 | 14th St

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Canon A630
Really bizarre street festival, wish I knew what it meant. Involved a never-ending dance around a circle, some people dressed in flashy costumes with ruddy-cheeked masks and feathers, some as wolves, some in luchador masks without the matching leotards. Further was a portion where people alternately whipped each other (willingly, even children bent over to get lightly whipped by their parents) and set off firecrackers hidden on their bodies.

July 25, 2008

Venus de Milo | At the office

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Canon A630
Another exciting day in the glamorous fast-paced world of fashion. Albeit the orange-cargo-pants variety of fashion.

July 18, 2008

_Ssoc_ated, 8.2007 | Prospect Heights

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Canon A630
The end of an era! This landmark former-Associated-grocery-turned-bodega on Underhill and St. Johns finally closed after ignoring its state of disrepair for years, BK-style. This pic was snapped last summer, well before the beloved remaining letters disappeared. I'd noticed that the shop was closed for a while but assumed the owners were just on summer vacation. But apparently they're renovating it into a organic fruit & veg shop.

July 16, 2008

Chelsea flea market | 17th & 6th Ave

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Canon A630

Chelsea flea market | 17th & 6th Ave

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Canon A630

July 15, 2008

Pedicabs | 59th & 5th Ave

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Canon A630
These guys must get pretty bored...there can't be THAT many tourists needing an expensive 15-block ride.

July 6, 2008

Random parade 6.29.08 | Chinatown

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Olympus OM-2n | Kodak Portra 400NC
So random. Only four groups as far as I could tell in this parade, which I stumbled onto warming up on Elizabeth: some sort of latino mountain group (reminded me strongly of Bolivia, but no sign of explanation), a group of older ladies, a group of dragon dancers and a group of lion dancers.

Random parade 6.29.08 | Chinatown

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Olympus OM-2n | Kodak Portra 400NC
So much distraction packed into one block that these two little clowns passed by almost without notice.

So random. Only four groups as far as I could tell in this parade, which I stumbled onto warming up on Elizabeth: some sort of latino mountain group (reminded me strongly of Bolivia, but no sign of explanation), a group of older ladies, a group of dragon dancers and a group of lion dancers.

Random parade 6.29.08 | Chinatown

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Olympus OM-2n | Kodak Portra 400NC
So random. Only four groups as far as I could tell in this parade, which I stumbled onto warming up on Elizabeth: some sort of latino mountain group (reminded me strongly of Bolivia, but no sign of explanation), a group of older ladies, a group of dragon dancers and a group of lion dancers.

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