When I first moved to Greenpoint almost 3.5 years ago, the intersection of Franklin Street and Greenpoint Avenue was pretty quiet. (Except for the Pencil Factory bar at the corner) Today, there are 8 bars in a one block radius, several new restaurants and retail stores. Now a speciality beer store, Brouwerij Lane, has opened. The triptych below tells the tale of a little garage adjacent at 76 Greenpoint Avenue and the story of many other buildings in the area.

November 2007

December 2008

May 2009

The final image was the most difficult to make. I wanted to shoot it from the same angle as the others, but with the no parking signs for the driveway removed, it was difficult to find a time with no cars blocking the facades. So I decided to shoot it during street cleaning times, but during the morning the store wasn’t open and the light wasn’t interesting. I considered moving our car there to save a space for an evening shoot, but I realized it wasn’t going to hold a large enough place. Luckily, I didn’t have to rent another car or get a friend in on the plan. One evening I was shooting in the area and was amazed, one by one the owners of the cars in front of the building moved out of the way. I had about 3 minutes before the spots were filled. Talk about being in the right place at the right time!

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