 | NORTHEAST USA 1999-2000 |
| NORTHEAST USA 1999-2000 |
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NEW YORK
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Old car just parked up in the street on Staten Island New Jersey. If you know what it is, please .
This is the view of Manhattan (or Personhattan, as it is known these days) that you have from the New Jersey terminal of the Staten Island Ferry
Ship sailing out of the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York into the Upper Bay.
Ships moored at the Bayonne Terminal in the Hudson River at Jersey City
The Staten Island Ferry terminal, New Jersey end.
The Verrazano Narrows Bridge viewed across Upper Bay from Staten Island. This bridge is a massive 4260 feet long, and when it was built it was the longest suspension bridge in the world.
approaching Manhattan on the Staten Island Ferry from across Upper Bay and the Hudson River. You can see the Brooklyn Bridge ( on the extreme right of the photo) and the World Trade Centre. There's also a Staten Island Ferry boat on the extreme left edge.
The Statue of Liberty in Upper Bay, or Hudson River viewed from the Staten Island Ferry. It is in fact correctly known as "Liberty Enlightening the World" and was designed by Auguste Bortholdi and built in 1886 by no less a person than Gustave Eiffel (from whence doubtless comes the American phrase "hey, get an Eiffel of this!"). From the base of the pedestal to the top of the flame it is 305 feet high, of which about half is the pedestal of granite and concrete, and the remainder is the statue made of copper sheeting over an iron and steel framework.
There's a viewing gallery in the head, accessible by lift or by stairs, but the gallery in the torch has been closed.
The statue was presented to the Americans by the French to celebrate the birth of the United States following the Revolutionary War, in which the French played no small part. Most Americans seem to have forgotten the debt that they owe to the French - without them it is likely that the Revolutionary War would have been lost.
Ellis Island in Upper Bay, or Hudson River viewed from the Staten Island Ferry. This was landfall for hundreds of thousands, if not millions of immigrants to the USA.
Approaching Manhattan from across Upper Bay and the Hudson River on Staten Island Ferry. Once again, the World Trade Center is still there.
This is, in my opinion, the ONLY way to arrive in New York. There is no other way to appreciate the full impact of the city.
This fairly nondescript street is actually Wall Street, believe it or not.
Somewhere in the fog and gloom of this photo is the Empire State Building.
Now regardless of whatever opinions you have, you cannot fail to be overwhelmed by some of these immense skyscrapers in New York, even if you are not impressed by them. Kenneth Williams, the British actor and comedian once told a delightful story of Lord Balfour's visit to New York
"One of the city's skyscrapers is so solid that it will easily last for a thousand years"
"Dear, dear me. What a great pity." he replied.
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