July 29th, 2008 -
The Colonna Marble company was one of the last small industrial businesses on the East River in Queens. Its waterfront lot overlooked upper Manhattan and Roosevelt Island from steep 60 foot high cliffs. Though there are many marble companies near the Greek neighborhood of Astoria, these photos show the demise of a rare piece of the East River industrial waterfront, now reduced to empty offices, ruined warehouses and a haven for wild cats.
Having passed by these desolate landscapes
ReplyDeleteall my life, without context or comment,
it's wonderful how your photographs
bring awareness of these ruined industrial sites,
and curiosity about the history and human endeavor
that created them.
Solid photos Nathan . . . also - congrats on the recent exposure over at NY Times (http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/have-camera-will-trespass-on-brooklyns-waterfront)
ReplyDeletegreat images. very professional!
ReplyDeleteits an honor to drop by your page.
On what street is it located?
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful.