Adam and Peter are in Chinatown.
Yes, we know: Chinatown hardly compares to the other exotic NYC locales explored on our site. Suffice it to say, Peter and I were less than motivated on this sleepy Saturday. This is not our REAL post for the weekend: it is merely a teaser. We went to take some pictures in Chinatown only to whet the appetites of our avid readers for what promises to be amongst the best posts ever. Tonight, Adam and Peter are going to MisShapes. Until tomorow, enjoy the Chinatown pics, as we enjoyed Chinatown!
New York's oldest Chinatown (there are 3 in total) is centered around Canal street. It is the largest Chinatown in North America, and home to many interesting back-alleys such as this one (underneath the Manhattan Bridge).
People often visit Chinatown for the shopping. One can buy almost anything in Chinatown, including knock off designer bags, and weird little emporer dudes like this guy.
Chinese cuisine is practically its own food group in New York City. Peter likes General Tso's Chicken, whereas I am more of a Lo Mein man. As one would suspect, there are many Chinese restaurants in Chinatown.
Asian immigrants often find themselves with poor job prospects upon their arrival in North America. Here is Peter eyeing up what looks to be a pretty good deal.
Apparently, Chinese kids like to play just as much as kids from the other major ethnic group. This didn't surprise Peter. Here I am posing in a darling little playground near The Five Points (see Gangs of New York).
In his famous work "The Metropolis and Mental Life" sociologist Georg Simmel suggests that upon migration to the city, people become more and more used to an overstimulation of the senses, and adopt a greater passivity to said stimuli. This urban phenomenon manifests itself in the personality through the adoption of a blaze attitude.
Bye Bye Chinatown... Peter and I must prepare for our night out...
New York's oldest Chinatown (there are 3 in total) is centered around Canal street. It is the largest Chinatown in North America, and home to many interesting back-alleys such as this one (underneath the Manhattan Bridge).
People often visit Chinatown for the shopping. One can buy almost anything in Chinatown, including knock off designer bags, and weird little emporer dudes like this guy.
Chinese cuisine is practically its own food group in New York City. Peter likes General Tso's Chicken, whereas I am more of a Lo Mein man. As one would suspect, there are many Chinese restaurants in Chinatown.
Asian immigrants often find themselves with poor job prospects upon their arrival in North America. Here is Peter eyeing up what looks to be a pretty good deal.
Apparently, Chinese kids like to play just as much as kids from the other major ethnic group. This didn't surprise Peter. Here I am posing in a darling little playground near The Five Points (see Gangs of New York).
In his famous work "The Metropolis and Mental Life" sociologist Georg Simmel suggests that upon migration to the city, people become more and more used to an overstimulation of the senses, and adopt a greater passivity to said stimuli. This urban phenomenon manifests itself in the personality through the adoption of a blaze attitude.
Bye Bye Chinatown... Peter and I must prepare for our night out...
posted by Adam Humphreys at 5:19 PM
1 Comments:
Oh Peter, oh Adam. How you amaze and rectify the city of insanity. i found solace in your rantings. and delicate edges of wonderment in your photos. please continue unabated with your endeavors, as never ceasing is the only way to prove you live.
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