September 22, 2018Rob BakerNew York City in all its Neon-Lit Glory, 1969
Times Square
These brilliant photos were taken by Hans Joachim Jacobi and scanned by his son Michael. They travelled to NYC as a stopover on the way to and from Halifax in Nova Scotia to visit relatives. Hans was using a Exakta Varex IIa, an East-German camera, using Agfa CT18 film.
Broadway Cinemas
Times Square
Times Square
Chinatown
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
Howard Johnson’s at 1551 Broadway and 46th Street. It closed in 2005
34th Street
1710 Amsterdam Avenue, between 144th and 145th Streets.
View from the Empire State Building
Gift Shop on Broadway
Times Square
Avenue of the Americas
Grand Central Station
Amsterdam Ave
Times Square
These photos are courtesy of Hans Joachim Jacobi’s son Michael and his Flickr collection can be found here.
