While I was on my way to Church on Sunday, I ran into other sorts of worshippers. They were willing to wait for a Wii game console at Best Buy on Fifth Avenue.
Not a huge crowd, but they were determined. The guy in yellow was making lots of announcements about they’re needing a coupon or ticket or something.
-H
Just a couple of quick pictures of how some of the really tall buildings celebrate “the holiday season”.
Here’s a couple of pictures from in front of Fox Studios.
And here’s from in front of Chase Bank.
-H
I keep pointing out that everyplace that’s wide and open (at least in NYC terms) becomes filled with kiosks for the Christmas season. Just inside Grand Central Station (or Terminal) is Vanderbilt Hall. It’s big, it’s open; and right now it is filled with open-air kiosks selling Christmas gifts and stuff.
And, yes, it is jammed with people.
Unlike a lot of these sorts of places, I’ve actually bought stuff here. They seem to have some of the higher quality goods and I like the ambiance.
-H
I went out a recent evening to take some pictures of the Lord and Taylor Christmas windows.
The big sort of lighting of the outside is typically done by the better downtown stores.
Even before I got there, I knew I wouldn’t be taking very good pictures of the windows. Instead, I got the crowds.
And they were impenetrable for me.
Lord and Taylor is on Fifth Avenue around 38th Street. Just a few blocks north of the Empire State Building.
-H
Just a quick finish to my Grand Central Station / Terminal light show review…
The people on the Grand Concourse never really stopped, but they did slow down…a little. There were a number of us lining the walls or just standing in the open. I was standing near the foot of the west stairs, trying to keep out of people’s way while getting a nice view.
Other than the music, what I show here can’t really capture the event. The pictures move pretty quickly across the walls and then there are occasional pauses where you wonder “is it over?”.
Unfortunately, with the lighting, it took my camera a little too long to take the pictures, hence the shakiness.
More kaleidoscope-type pictures.
The back walls of the concourse were also part of the show.
And then a little bit of simulated fireworks…
And the curtain comes down…
From beginning to end: eight minutes.
It’s a nice show.
-H
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