DOORS OF NEW YORK CITY

words on walls

Everyone has something to say, whether politics, poetry, or romantic pronouncements. Humorous aphorisms compete with deranged rants and New York city walls offer a constant comment canvas for free expression of it all....

WORDS ON WALLS

Shopwindow Sweeties

SNOWMEN AND SLUSH LEAPERS

Fat Tuesday twenty ten

I've always loved masks and as a salute to Mardi Gras and the great masking tradition,

here is a small batch o' pix from recent times.

all photos ©Ken Brown

romance snaps

here's a small batch of anonymous romance snaps from the 20's through the 50's.

They are an homage to cupid's special day. enjoy!

"quirkball" pix

One of the largest photo files on my desktop I call, "quirkball".  It consists of numerous random observations

that defy easy categorization, yet will occasionally fit into a nifty cluster ...

waiter, waiter, percolater

"waiter, waiter, percolator" ... for the longest time, I have been documenting coffee cup signage whenever I see it.  Years ago I published two postcards and even a wrapping paper with coffee images.  Here is a small selection from recent years,  an homage to the wonderful brew that keeps the world on the move ... so "slip me a slug from the wonderful mug", and enjoy this batch o' pix ...

I am an unrepentant flea market forager with a general rationale that I am gathering reference material for my work. 

Along the way, I have also documented, (always with permission), hundreds of examples of flea market art.  These

reflect a wide range of talent and I will not pass judgement other than to say that these are a few of my faves ..