James and Karla Murray Photography: January 2014

Friday, January 31, 2014

The Carriage Horse's Names Revealed

Thanks to carriage horse driver Christina Hansen we now know the names of all the horses in our carriage horse panoramic photo.

Willy

Oscar

Katie

Sparky

Tyson

Blackie

Caesar

Scooby

Thursday, January 30, 2014

APOLLO THEATER celebrated its 80th anniversary last night.

(Image from NEW YORK NIGHTS)

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Snow, Little Italy

And now with google added live action snow effect!

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Monday, January 27, 2014

(Above image from NEW YORK NIGHTS)

From Jeremiah's Vanishing New York:
http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2014/01/famous-oyster-bar.html

Excerpt from NEW YORK NIGHTS: The Famous Oyster Bar is a family-owned seafood restaurant, which has been in business since 1959. "The same family has operated this restaurant since it first opened. I have been working here for over 21 years. My father was a good friend of the owner and now the restaurant has been passed onto his daughter. There are not many family-run restaurants left in this area between Times Square and Carnegie Hall and we hope to remain here for many more years. The neon signs outside are original and even the interior of the restaurant still has that old world Cape Cod feel to it. Unfortunately the family does not own the building. We were very fortunate in that we had the same landlord for many, many years but now the building has changed ownership so it is hard to say what will happen to us. Business has been affected due to the economy. This restaurant has always relied on tourism for its customer base since we are conveniently located to many hotels and nearby theaters and attractions. We try to keep our prices reasonable and yet still deliver fresh high quality oysters, lobster and fish dishes." Roxanne Gallas, manager

Sunday, January 26, 2014

1960 Corvette Roadster

Sunshine Theater, Lower East Side, NY

From our book NEW YORK NIGHTS

NEW YORK NIGHTS FOTOGALERIE IM BLAUEN HAUS

EXHIBITION - NOVEMBER 22, 2013 - JANUARY 31, 2014

Schellingstrabe 143 On the corner of Schleibheimer Strabe 80798 Munich, Germany

http://www.fotogalerie-im-blauen-haus.de/flash/index_swf.htm

The critics on NEW YORK NIGHTS Winner New York Society Library 2012 New York City Book Award:

NEW YORK NIGHTS is a neon-soaked celebration of the nocturnal institutions that keep the city that never sleeps awake, satiated and comfortably numb.
Mark Lamster The New York Times

The Murray’s, who gave us the enchanting Store Front, a daylight look at dozens of mom & pop stores across the five boroughs, have returned with New York Nights. But please don’t think of this as the noir version of their first book. It’s more like the Through the Looking Glass companion to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Gotham at night for the Murrays is pure enchantment.
Malcolm Jones Newsweek/The Daily Beast