\It was inevitable, I suppose, that I would come across my father's photos May 4, not long after my last post, while relocating some family boxes to a less visible spot in my apartment. (My family did not create tidy photo albums but rather left piles, shoeboxes, and slide trays of unsorted, mostly unidentified photos, which can be an adventure or an irritant depending on mood.) The one above is one my father took near Nassau Street in 1958. The man in front of Nedick's is my Uncle John, one of the uncles who co-owned the bar with my father.
The one below is the interior of a bar and not very good, but I expect it was the one they owned in Harlem. Why else?
This one shows the RKO Alhambra theater, which was at 2110 Seventh Avenue (now Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.) at 126th Street. It opened in 1905 and closed in the 1960s. The sepia tone is unique among the photos I found that day.
This one shows Watkins Quality Products, which has been in business since 1868. My dad's note says "144 St and 8th Ave S.E. 1958." An Internet search didn't turn up Jack Sobel the pawnbroker.
I also opened a box of my mother's drawings that I've had since her death in 1986. It seemed like time. I only looked briefly as I'd had enough time travel (and cleaning) for one day and it's emotional, but they're piled on my studio table so the only way through is through.
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