City as Metaphor
A diptych from my project called City as Metaphor, a re-photography project spanning 40 years: 485 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn.
Two images by Richard Koenig; taken in 1981 and 2021.
Shower
Taken in apartment on Myrtle Avneue, Brooklyn, while at Pratt Institute. Scanned from a thirty-five millimeter negative.
One image by Richard Koenig, circa 1984.
City as Metaphor
Two diptychs from my project, City as Metaphor, will be on display in an exhibit next month…
Society for Photographic Education Members Exhibition: New Realities Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville March 4th through the 27th 2024
The juror is Eric Lutz, Curator at the Saint Louis Art Museum. The exhibition is in conjunction with SPE’s national conference in St. Louis which happens March 21st through the 23rd.
These Brooklyn views were made forty years apart: first in 1981 (when I was a photography student at Pratt Institute) and then in 2021. The first diptych was taken at 511 Myrtle Avenue while the second was made at 197 Adelphi Street.
All images by Richard Koenig.
City as Metaphor
Two views of 415 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn. From my project, City as Metaphor. Images made 1981 and 2021. ©Richard Koenig
Lafayette Houses
This view shows the southeast corner of the Pratt Institute campus in Brooklyn along with the Lafayette Houses and NYPD's 88th Precinct just beyond. That wonderful old building (from 1890) once housed the 4th precinct; it stands at the corner of Dekalb and Classon Avenues. For more on the structure, one can go here.
One image by Richard Koenig; taken in the spring of 1982.
Myrtle Avenue
This image was made at 555 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn. We are looking north across Myrtle. This block lies between Emerson Place and Classon Avenue in the Clinton Hill area, near Pratt Institute.
One image by Richard Koenig; taken in the spring of 1983.
Myrtle Avenue
This image was made at 499 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn. We are looking north at the corner of Ryerson Street. We’re between Pratt Institute and the Navy Yard, in what could be called Clinton Hill.
One image by Richard Koenig; taken in the fall of 1981.
Myrtle and Classon, Brooklyn
Here’s what the corner of Myrtle and Classon Avenues looked like forty years ago. A gas station, albeit a Citgo, remains there today.
One image by Richard Koenig; taken in the spring of 1982.
Classon Avenue, Brooklyn
Here are three young gentlemen, a trio if you will, taking a break from their work to pose for a photographer. I believe the location was Classon Avenue between Myrtle and Willoughby Avenues.
One image by Richard Koenig; taken in the spring 1982.
View from the Dorm
And lastly, here are two images (posted before) taken from my dorm while studying at Pratt Institute.
Two images by Richard Koenig; taken in the fall of 1981.
Life in the Dorm
Just a few pictures take from our dorm balcony. This mundane sequence happened at the Willoughby dorm, Pratt Institute.
Four images by Richard Koenig; taken in the spring of 1982.
Myrtle Avenue, Five Hundred Block
It must be late in the afternoon as we look, once again, at the five hundred block of Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn. This is between Pratt Institute and the Navy Yard.
One image by Richard Koenig; taken in the fall of 1981.
Myrtle Avenue: Farmacia, General View
Here’s another shot taken at 519 Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn. We are adjacent to the Clinton Hill neighborhood—between Pratt Institute and the Navy Yard here.
One image by Richard Koenig; taken in the fall of 1981.
Myrtle Avenue: Farmacia
This was taken at 519 Myrtle Avenue. We are adjacent to the Clinton Hill neighborhood—between Pratt Institute and the Navy Yard here.
One image by Richard Koenig; taken in the fall of 1981.
Myrtle Avenue: Flats Fixed
I believe this to be 503 Myrtle Avenue, though no number is visible. We are adjacent to the Clinton Hill neighborhood—between Pratt Institute and the Navy Yard here.
One image by Richard Koenig; taken in the fall of 1981.
The Changing Face of Brooklyn
Here are two images made nearly forty years apart: storefronts along Myrtle Avenue near Hall Street. This is close to the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn, not far from Pratt Institute.
Two images by Richard Koenig; taken 1981 and 2021.
The Changing Face of Brooklyn
Here are two images made nearly forty years apart: underneath of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway at Park and Vanderbilt Avenues. This lies in between Pratt Institute and the Brooklyn Navy Yard, adjacent to Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.
Two images by Richard Koenig; taken in 1981 and 2021.