June 21, 2008

Storm over New York City

Last Monday, I was in Manhattan visiting the John Barrett Salon located in Bergdorf Goodman, the world-renowned luxury goods department store on Fifth Avenue at 58th Street.  The view outside the window, overlooking Central Park, changed rapidly as some very violent weather rolled in.  Of course, I got my camera out and took some pictures.  Come and take a look. 
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This is New York City on June 16th at 6 PM. Looks like the end of the
world with a vicious electrical rainstorm arriving. This view is from
the John Barrett Salon in Bergdorf Goodman.
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Here's the encroaching storm with a very menacing sky.
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This is the lovely and newly renovated Plaza Hotel, which is now a hotel and condominium.
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Here I'm riding down Fifth Avenue, southbound - the sky overhead looked like this.
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And this
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And this
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That's the Empire State Building's spire in the distance.  The sky to the south was less threatening, but the
storm lashed rain all over Manhattan.
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The New York skyline is starting to look like the most modern of cities - kind of like Shanghai?
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Some more modern spires in the Times Square area.
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