Photo Gallery: Sidestreet Scenes
 Taken
in June 1992, looking east down Avenue Y from Shell Road in Brooklyn,
where a rare mini run of foul tempered 60's era, mercury vapor
GE M400 "Disgusteds" still survived. In fact, the surrounding
streets were still full of them, as well as rare open type fixtures
and a couple of Westinghouse OV-25s. The off-brand service station on the right corner still uses the 70's era sign it inherited from the Texaco station it succeeded, albeit somewhat altered. Someday after work, I'll have to update this scene. My old Chrysler LeBaron waits quietly down the block, for me to finish the shoot. A month later, it accelerated out of control, forcing me to squeeze it between two other vehicles to stop it. Fortunately, nobody was hurt. The neighboring sidestreets have a number of auto parts salvage yards and construction related firms. Behind where I'm standing is the Transit Authority's Coney Island subway yard, the massive afterhours gathering place for tired, work-weary F, D, Q, B and N trains. |
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UPDATE 2001: Spring is here, a new
millenium is here, and the M400 "Disgusteds" are still
here. The off brand gas station using the old Texaco sign is
also a survivor, and apparently inspired a like revolution at
what used to be a "branded" CITGO station across from
it, now called Avenue Y Gas. As I write this page on June 1st
2001, Avenue Y's gas prices are already ancient history, this
being shot WAY BACK in April, two months before the phony baloney
gas crisis took hold. YET ANOTHER UPDATE 6/2001: The self styled Avenue Y Gas, with the orange and black sign, is now Eagle Service. Can't turn your back on a corner for a minute. |