This post updates two prior posts on "signs of change" on Tenth Avenue (13th—23rd Streets and 24th—34th Streets) to include a comparative look at change, based on the photographs I took Wednesday (May 26) and assembled with the prior (2006) set. To follow along, open a second window in your browser, and go to Tenth Avenue 2006 & 2010 Part One: 14th Street — 72nd Street . Though I start with 13th Street in the text below, the "then and now" photos only begin at 14th Street. I've not repeated the summary statistics for 2006 (see original posts for those).
As before, I’ll take the corners of each intersection in the clockwise order NE, SE, SW, NW. At each corner I'll describe the 2006 sign(s) of change first, then the 2010 sign(s) of change.
Tenth Avenue & 19th Street, Southeast Corner (2006 above, 2010 below)
13th Street
NE — 2006: typical blue paint of a construction or renovation site, though no work appears to be underway yet; derelict structure over sidewalk (it's an overhead conveyor with hooks to move meat — whole carcasses — from trucks into the packing house); 2010: overhead conveyor partly dismantled
SE — 2006: scaffolding; construction fence (same blue); truck delivering large pipes; workmen; 2010: new building finished, corner lot still vacant
14th Street
NE — 2006: High Line freshly painted white on north side of street; old black still visible to right; Mobil station has new look to it; 2010: High Line now painted dark blue-gray
SE — 2006: construction fence (same blue as 13/SE), same derelict overhead conveyor structure as 13/NE; at this end of the block, vacant lot behind fence.; 2010: High Line elevator at left, corner lot still vacant, overhead conveyor dismantled, brick wall of building on th eleft painted gray
SW — 2006: no obvious signs of change in progress though brick work looks to have been cleaned fairly recently; "stucco" on ground floor definitely not original; 2010: no change
NW — 2006: no obvious signs of change in progress except if you know that the brick bulding at the right rear was originally a Nabisco factory building; 2010: traffic triangle planted with trees, shrubs
15th Street
NE — 2006: scaffolding; 2010: scaffolding gone, graffiti gone; High Line painted blue-gray
SE — 2006: High Line pillars freshly painted white on Mobil Station property, black/rust on left; again, Mobil Station looks new; ditto store fronts on left; 2010: High Line painted blue-gray
SW — 2006: no obvious signs of change in progress, but banners for "Hudson River Park" betray recent origin of this "mini park"; 2010: Hudson River Park banners down; new "no parking" sign
NW — 2006: orange plastic construction netting on sidewalk, workman (?), caution sign; 2010: sidewalk now clear
16th Street
NE — 2006: construction wall (brown this time) with signage for new condo building ("The Caledonia") going up behind it; 2010: new building finished, another new building replaces Chelsea Garden Center & extends down 16th Street
SE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
SW — 2006: no obvious signs of change in progress, but this is, again, the former Nabisco factory building; 2010: no change
NW — 2006: sections of concrete Jersey barriers; also the recently painted brickwork; 2010: Jersey barriers gone, brickwork either repainted or paint has discolored with age
17th Street
NE — 2006: Red Rock West Saloon may be new (?) but Earth Restaurant is definitely new and not in keeping with style of old neighborhood; 2010: Red Rock West Saloon may have closed: scaffolding, netting; possible new building towards right, Earth Restaurant now something else (fresh façade)
SE — 2006: vacant lot with signs of construction — must be "The Caledonia" seen advertised on the wall at 16/NE; upscale furnishings shop new to old building; dog (breed) not typical of old neighborhood either; 2010: new building visible to either side of corner store, which appears to have changed hands and become a clothing store
SW — 2006: no obvious signs of change in progress, but "ghosts" of prior structural elements above windows to the right betray fairly recent renovation; 2010: new awnings up — match prior "ghosts"
NW — 2006: construction netting on High Line; some scaffolding there too; 2010: new buildings in background; new billboard
18th Street
NE — 2006: store fronts are newish on left; "La" Lunchonette is new neighborhood style; van on right is delivering new stuff apparently for new business; 2010: new buildings on 18th Street
SE — 2006: Star Diner probably ancient (?) but restaurant next door is new neighborhood style; 2010: new building on former vacant and adjacent lot (building on right in 2006 has been torn down), scaffolding still up
SW — 2006: construction netting on High Line; 2010: High Line netting gone, otherwise no change
NW — 2006: construction netting on High Line; scaffolding on left; 2010: no change (but the Gehry and other building on the right at the rear are new)
19th Street
NE — 2006: no obvious signs of change in progress, but restaurant, especially sidewalk table awnings definitely new neighborhood style; 2010: no change
SE — 2006: vacant lot; construction visible at far left; 2010: new building on former vacant and adjacent lot (building on right in 2006 has been torn down), scaffolding still up
SW — 2006: High Line scaffolding at far left; 2010: no change, except ads no longer on fence
NW — 2006: none; 2010: Truck leasing has been replaced by building supply firm
20th Street
NE — 2006: construction; scaffolding; signage for new building; 2010: new building finished, stone wall replaced by iron fence
SE — 2006: no obvious sign of change in progress, but Cookshop is definitely new neighborhood style; 2010: no change, except side tables, umbrellas (may be seasonal difference)
SW — 2006: none; 2010: no change, but note Sabrett vendor in 2010, also new building visible to rear
NW — 2006: none; 2010: 7 Eleven Gallery is new tenant of corner building
21st Street
NE — 2006: none except (maybe) recently cleaned brickwork; 2010: no change, except plantings gone from front yard
SE — 2006: none; 2010: no change on corner itself, but new building to right is finished
SW — 2006: none; 2010: no change, except graffiti in 2010
NW — 2006: none; 2010: no change
22nd Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: Empire Diner closed
SE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
SW — 2006: no obvious signs of change in progress except dog breeds (but see NW); 2010: Auto Parts on corner shuttered — closed?
NW — 2006: veterinarian is new neighborhood style; 2010: veterinarian closed, "for rent"
23rd Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: new Chase signage
SE — 2006: restaurant closed / being renovated; 2010: restaturant still — or again? — closed, but now painted green
SW — 2006: vacant lot with construction fence; 2010: no change except plywood fence now blue
NW — 2006: none (I don't think — I remember the very modern gallery building on the corner being there as many as a dozen years ago or more); 2010: no change
24th Street
NE — 2006: plywood construction wall over storefront; 2010: store now open
SE — 2006: scaffolding on 24th street (London Terrace renovation); 2010: scaffolding down
SW — 2006: new storefront at far left is "new neighborhood" style; 2010: no change
NW — 2006: none (LukOil — Russian firm, deserves a mention); 2010: new building to right of LukOil
25th Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
croner store shuttered, new awning — new owner? — on pizza place next door
SW — 2006: none; 2010: no change
NW — 2006: none; 2010: no change
26th Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
SE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
SW — 2006: none (but what about the two tractors?); 2010: no change
NW — 2006: none; 2010: no change
27th Street
NE — 2006: none
SE — 2006: none (or are the Village Voice and Gotham Writers Workshop boxes signs of change here?); 2010: no change
SW — 2006: Kasmin's gallery (though it was one of the real pioneers here, I think); 2010: no change
NW — 2006: none; 2010: new construction on right, Punjabi Food gone
28th Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: no change, except Sabrett instead of Hallal vendor
SE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
SW — 2006: none; 2010: scaffolding over deli, new building replacing Auto place on left
NW — 2006: none; 2010: audio shop replacing restaurant to right of Club Management
29th Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: scaffolding up
SE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
SW — 2006: none; 2010: car park stacking mechanism new
NW — 2006: scaffolding, netting = construction or substantial renovation; 2010: turns out it was demolition in 2006: building now gone
30th Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: buildings gone, blue plywood construction fence around vacant lot
SE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
SW — 2006: scaffolding, netting = construction or substantial renovation; 2010: turns out it was demolition in 2006: building now gone, also building on left gone, new building behind it visible
NW — 2006: none; 2010: no change, except graffiti, posters
31st Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: scaffolding up to left and right
SE — storefront boarded up; 2010: building gone, blue plywood construction fence around vacant lot
SW, NW — no such corners exist (Tenth Avenue overpass of Penn Station railroad yards here)
32nd Street
no such corners exist (Tenth Avenue overpass of Penn Station railroad yards here)
33rd Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
SE — 2006: none; 2010: lower deli awning gone — deli too?
SW — 2006: none; 2010: no change
NW — 2006: none; 2010: O'Farrell's bar & restaurant closed
34th Street
NE — 2006:;vacant lot with construction equipment visible behind slatted chain link fence; 2010: no change except slatting — or was it sheeting? — gone from chain link fence
SE — 2006: sign: "under new management"; 2010: new signage — corresponds to "new management"?
SW — 2006: none (the McDonald's has been there for a long time); 2010: no change
NW — 2006: none; 2010: no change except posters
SUMMARY
In 2010, compared with 2006, 47 out of 81 corners (58%) show signs of change, many of them major (new buildings up, old buildings gone).
As before, I’ll take the corners of each intersection in the clockwise order NE, SE, SW, NW. At each corner I'll describe the 2006 sign(s) of change first, then the 2010 sign(s) of change.
Tenth Avenue & 19th Street, Southeast Corner (2006 above, 2010 below)13th Street
NE — 2006: typical blue paint of a construction or renovation site, though no work appears to be underway yet; derelict structure over sidewalk (it's an overhead conveyor with hooks to move meat — whole carcasses — from trucks into the packing house); 2010: overhead conveyor partly dismantled
SE — 2006: scaffolding; construction fence (same blue); truck delivering large pipes; workmen; 2010: new building finished, corner lot still vacant
14th Street
NE — 2006: High Line freshly painted white on north side of street; old black still visible to right; Mobil station has new look to it; 2010: High Line now painted dark blue-gray
SE — 2006: construction fence (same blue as 13/SE), same derelict overhead conveyor structure as 13/NE; at this end of the block, vacant lot behind fence.; 2010: High Line elevator at left, corner lot still vacant, overhead conveyor dismantled, brick wall of building on th eleft painted gray
SW — 2006: no obvious signs of change in progress though brick work looks to have been cleaned fairly recently; "stucco" on ground floor definitely not original; 2010: no change
NW — 2006: no obvious signs of change in progress except if you know that the brick bulding at the right rear was originally a Nabisco factory building; 2010: traffic triangle planted with trees, shrubs
15th Street
NE — 2006: scaffolding; 2010: scaffolding gone, graffiti gone; High Line painted blue-gray
SE — 2006: High Line pillars freshly painted white on Mobil Station property, black/rust on left; again, Mobil Station looks new; ditto store fronts on left; 2010: High Line painted blue-gray
SW — 2006: no obvious signs of change in progress, but banners for "Hudson River Park" betray recent origin of this "mini park"; 2010: Hudson River Park banners down; new "no parking" sign
NW — 2006: orange plastic construction netting on sidewalk, workman (?), caution sign; 2010: sidewalk now clear
16th Street
NE — 2006: construction wall (brown this time) with signage for new condo building ("The Caledonia") going up behind it; 2010: new building finished, another new building replaces Chelsea Garden Center & extends down 16th Street
SE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
SW — 2006: no obvious signs of change in progress, but this is, again, the former Nabisco factory building; 2010: no change
NW — 2006: sections of concrete Jersey barriers; also the recently painted brickwork; 2010: Jersey barriers gone, brickwork either repainted or paint has discolored with age
17th Street
NE — 2006: Red Rock West Saloon may be new (?) but Earth Restaurant is definitely new and not in keeping with style of old neighborhood; 2010: Red Rock West Saloon may have closed: scaffolding, netting; possible new building towards right, Earth Restaurant now something else (fresh façade)
SE — 2006: vacant lot with signs of construction — must be "The Caledonia" seen advertised on the wall at 16/NE; upscale furnishings shop new to old building; dog (breed) not typical of old neighborhood either; 2010: new building visible to either side of corner store, which appears to have changed hands and become a clothing store
SW — 2006: no obvious signs of change in progress, but "ghosts" of prior structural elements above windows to the right betray fairly recent renovation; 2010: new awnings up — match prior "ghosts"
NW — 2006: construction netting on High Line; some scaffolding there too; 2010: new buildings in background; new billboard
18th Street
NE — 2006: store fronts are newish on left; "La" Lunchonette is new neighborhood style; van on right is delivering new stuff apparently for new business; 2010: new buildings on 18th Street
SE — 2006: Star Diner probably ancient (?) but restaurant next door is new neighborhood style; 2010: new building on former vacant and adjacent lot (building on right in 2006 has been torn down), scaffolding still up
SW — 2006: construction netting on High Line; 2010: High Line netting gone, otherwise no change
NW — 2006: construction netting on High Line; scaffolding on left; 2010: no change (but the Gehry and other building on the right at the rear are new)
19th Street
NE — 2006: no obvious signs of change in progress, but restaurant, especially sidewalk table awnings definitely new neighborhood style; 2010: no change
SE — 2006: vacant lot; construction visible at far left; 2010: new building on former vacant and adjacent lot (building on right in 2006 has been torn down), scaffolding still up
SW — 2006: High Line scaffolding at far left; 2010: no change, except ads no longer on fence
NW — 2006: none; 2010: Truck leasing has been replaced by building supply firm
20th Street
NE — 2006: construction; scaffolding; signage for new building; 2010: new building finished, stone wall replaced by iron fence
SE — 2006: no obvious sign of change in progress, but Cookshop is definitely new neighborhood style; 2010: no change, except side tables, umbrellas (may be seasonal difference)
SW — 2006: none; 2010: no change, but note Sabrett vendor in 2010, also new building visible to rear
NW — 2006: none; 2010: 7 Eleven Gallery is new tenant of corner building
21st Street
NE — 2006: none except (maybe) recently cleaned brickwork; 2010: no change, except plantings gone from front yard
SE — 2006: none; 2010: no change on corner itself, but new building to right is finished
SW — 2006: none; 2010: no change, except graffiti in 2010
NW — 2006: none; 2010: no change
22nd Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: Empire Diner closed
SE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
SW — 2006: no obvious signs of change in progress except dog breeds (but see NW); 2010: Auto Parts on corner shuttered — closed?
NW — 2006: veterinarian is new neighborhood style; 2010: veterinarian closed, "for rent"
23rd Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: new Chase signage
SE — 2006: restaurant closed / being renovated; 2010: restaturant still — or again? — closed, but now painted green
SW — 2006: vacant lot with construction fence; 2010: no change except plywood fence now blue
NW — 2006: none (I don't think — I remember the very modern gallery building on the corner being there as many as a dozen years ago or more); 2010: no change
24th Street
NE — 2006: plywood construction wall over storefront; 2010: store now open
SE — 2006: scaffolding on 24th street (London Terrace renovation); 2010: scaffolding down
SW — 2006: new storefront at far left is "new neighborhood" style; 2010: no change
NW — 2006: none (LukOil — Russian firm, deserves a mention); 2010: new building to right of LukOil
25th Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
croner store shuttered, new awning — new owner? — on pizza place next door
SW — 2006: none; 2010: no change
NW — 2006: none; 2010: no change
26th Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
SE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
SW — 2006: none (but what about the two tractors?); 2010: no change
NW — 2006: none; 2010: no change
27th Street
NE — 2006: none
SE — 2006: none (or are the Village Voice and Gotham Writers Workshop boxes signs of change here?); 2010: no change
SW — 2006: Kasmin's gallery (though it was one of the real pioneers here, I think); 2010: no change
NW — 2006: none; 2010: new construction on right, Punjabi Food gone
28th Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: no change, except Sabrett instead of Hallal vendor
SE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
SW — 2006: none; 2010: scaffolding over deli, new building replacing Auto place on left
NW — 2006: none; 2010: audio shop replacing restaurant to right of Club Management
29th Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: scaffolding up
SE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
SW — 2006: none; 2010: car park stacking mechanism new
NW — 2006: scaffolding, netting = construction or substantial renovation; 2010: turns out it was demolition in 2006: building now gone
30th Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: buildings gone, blue plywood construction fence around vacant lot
SE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
SW — 2006: scaffolding, netting = construction or substantial renovation; 2010: turns out it was demolition in 2006: building now gone, also building on left gone, new building behind it visible
NW — 2006: none; 2010: no change, except graffiti, posters
31st Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: scaffolding up to left and right
SE — storefront boarded up; 2010: building gone, blue plywood construction fence around vacant lot
SW, NW — no such corners exist (Tenth Avenue overpass of Penn Station railroad yards here)
32nd Street
no such corners exist (Tenth Avenue overpass of Penn Station railroad yards here)
33rd Street
NE — 2006: none; 2010: no change
SE — 2006: none; 2010: lower deli awning gone — deli too?
SW — 2006: none; 2010: no change
NW — 2006: none; 2010: O'Farrell's bar & restaurant closed
34th Street
NE — 2006:;vacant lot with construction equipment visible behind slatted chain link fence; 2010: no change except slatting — or was it sheeting? — gone from chain link fence
SE — 2006: sign: "under new management"; 2010: new signage — corresponds to "new management"?
SW — 2006: none (the McDonald's has been there for a long time); 2010: no change
NW — 2006: none; 2010: no change except posters
SUMMARY
In 2010, compared with 2006, 47 out of 81 corners (58%) show signs of change, many of them major (new buildings up, old buildings gone).
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