Comments on: Marvelous NYC photographs by Irwin Klein

Marvelous NYC photographs by Irwin Klein

CunningLinguist — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:20:58 -0800

Photographs of Manhattan 1964-1969 By Irwin Klein. Immigrants, storefronts, gangs, mafiosi, street scenes. More Klein here. My fave. First link via

By: DU

DU — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:27:29 -0800

These have great captions. "Hasidic jew approaching" Also, street toughs in polo shirts

By: Divine_Wino

Divine_Wino — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:32:24 -0800

Wonderful, thanks.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:37:51 -0800

Evocative, beautiful photographs. Love the gentle, dry humor in some. Details I'd long forgotten, like those huge ConEd spools on the street. Those were my first years in Manhattan (1962 to 1970), so these images are really meaningful to me. There was a sort of inhospitable rawness to Manhattan, a loneliness then. Really loved that, thanks so much CunningLinguist.

By: freebird

freebird — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:39:04 -0800

Magic Mirror. These are rad, thanks.

By: chunking express

chunking express — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:42:08 -0800

These are some nice photos.

By: octothorpe

octothorpe — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:43:28 -0800

A Citroen in the reflection! Cool pictures. They make me feel old though, I was a kid when those were taken and am shocked at what a different world from today they show.

By: atayah

atayah — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:47:29 -0800

These are awesome--intense, lonely, desperate, and beautiful. they make me want to grab my camera and do some street photography.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:48:58 -0800

ps missed you here in MetaFilter. Hope you've been well. :)

By: Koko

Koko — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:00:01 -0800

I love that many of the subjects seem to be saying, "the fuck you lookin' at?" I ♥ NY

By: sidereal

sidereal — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:59:47 -0800

Marvelous indeed!

By: Horace Rumpole

Horace Rumpole — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:04:47 -0800

I wouldn't have thought a Mafia storefront would have a picture of JFK, even after the assassination. I guess they didn't have him whacked after all. Nice find. Thanks, CL!

By: lupus_yonderboy

lupus_yonderboy — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:30:25 -0800

Wow, this really brought me back to my early New York experiences (first in 1974 I think....) Thanks!

By: scratch

scratch — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:31:32 -0800

So long ago, just yesterday...excellent photos.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:19:50 -0800

This is fabulous.

By: redhanrahan

redhanrahan — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:21:24 -0800

I wouldn't have thought a Mafia storefront would have a picture of JFK, even after the assassination. I guess they didn't have him whacked after all. Unless those were trophies. Dude! They got Washington, too!

By: piratebowling

piratebowling — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:23:24 -0800

Beautiful. Reminds me a tiny bit of Lisette Modell or sharper Diane Arbus.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:58:38 -0800

They make me feel old though, I was a kid when those were taken and am shocked at what a different world from today they show. Me too. It really was a different world then.

By: jason's_planet

jason's_planet — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:14:34 -0800

Yeah. A different world altogether. Cool links, CL. Welcome back!

By: klausness

klausness — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:55:04 -0800

Pretty awesome.