if new york's historic and dare i say (from the bottom of my unrepentantly biased heart) perfect architectural specimen, the Puck Building, were a woman then i wholeheartedly fell in love with her graceful contours from first glance and she never failed, over the course of 18-odd (as well as 18 odd - to rob from salinger) months to present me with a different face each and every time i looked out my fifth floor window at her. every season, every single weather condition, every single nocturnal light polluted ray which was cast down upon her classically beautiful figure presented itself in the form of a unique and fleeting image; never the same twice. if presented with the choice of a view out to sea, waves lapping at the pristine shore or this most urban of landscapes i'd have to request a few days to mull over the agonizing decision. as an insignificant (and sadly unsurprising) footnote, i'm fairly certain Ms. Puck failed to share such feelings towards myself.)
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new york never ceases to amuse me with unexpected intersections of experience. i did not know that building was called the puck building, but i have some very strong memories related to it. the first time i went to a truly insane, over-the-top, debaucherous new york party it was on the 1st floor of that building. since then i've referred to it the "swedish rave" building. nobody ever knows what the hell i'm talking about. so i'm glad to know the real name - thanks.
i have some sad news to report - they're getting rid of that iconic DKNY pre-9/11 cityscape mural at b-way and houston. hollister store going in there. sigh.
ps: the charm of your love for new york is going to become depressing if you don't make plans to move back here eventually.
sad to see the DKNY mural go - although the disappearance of an advertisement, in general, should not actually be met with sadness should it?
with regards to a NYC return, i think that's going to have to remain long-term in nature.
at first i had the same basic reaction about the DKNY ad, but i changed my mind. it's being replaced with another advertisement, so the space isn't being reclaimed or anything. more importantly, it had been there for more than 20 years. it's in thousands of photos of great moments people have had in that vicinity, and a part of millions of memories. who's to say it's not a kind of art? the chrysler building might be an advertisement for chrysler, but i'd be outraged if it were gone. maybe i'm being overly maudlin. i suppose whatever i read about it on gawker or whatnot actually got to me.
boo on the "long-term in nature" but i suppose there are many, many other cities to see and do. new york isn't going anywhere.
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