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November 19, 2008 [LINK / comment]

Big Apple photographic bonanza

At long last, I have posted several of the best photographs that I took in New York City early last month. I was lucky to enjoy fine weather during my brief visit, with unusually clear blue skies for a big city; the conditions were perfect for taking pictures. Take a look at the New York 2008 photo gallery page. It includes a "dynamic image" that lets you compare the four New York baseball stadiums to each other: Shea Stadium, Citi Field, and both the old and new Yankee Stadiums. Within a few months, two of those old stadiums will be gone forever. Then follow the usual New York landmarks, including this particularly relevant one:

New York Stock Exchange

The New York Stock Exchange, in the midst of the financial crisis that may spell the end of free-market capitalism as we know it. frown [Oct. 2, 2008]

COMMENT by: John Crozier, of Long Island, NY on Nov 24, 2008 18:09 PM
Nice Pictures of the Greatest City in the World :) Interesting tidbits on Madison Square Garden...Tex Rickard, a boxing promoter, sought to bring an NHL team to NY to compete with the (now defunct) New York Americans. His team was nicknamed Tex's Rangers (a play on words) and the name stuck. Tex then decided to build another arena in Boston called "Boston Madison Square Garden." It would later be shortened to Boson Garden. Lots of quirky stuff in NY (if you look hard enough:))

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