Orestes' LIC BY ORESTES GONZALEZ Editor’s note: Orestes Gonzalez is an architect, photographer, writer and resident of LIC since 1989. He has been taking photographs for over 25 years, traveling to over 40 countries and documenting what has become the overriding theme in his photography – man’s intrinsic need for leaving a mark and the different paths to achieving it. His column, “Orestes’ LIC”, will concentrate on showing snippets of life around the areas we live in. A local record keeper, if you will. Take a look at Orestes’ Haunting video of Black & White photographs taken the night after hurricane Sandy ripped through Manhattan Vimeo. com/78436106 12 SEPTEMBER 2016 i LIC COURIER i www.qns.com Street Scene A scene on the landmark block on 45th avenue in Long Island City offers a glimpse of the old neighborhood as it was decades ago. This block is now surrounded by 40- to 50-story residential towers, with more to come in the coming year. As the area becomes more reminiscent of Manhattan, streets like this become more precious.
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