Before Everyone Else is Awake

Third of three images looking out the same window of our current (temporary) condo. Fulton Street, the once thriving meatpacking and produce distribution center is now a hot spot for restaurants and new development. Among the last holdouts are the three block stretch on the north side of the street, some of which is pictured here. Taken about 5:30 a.m. on a windy, rainy morning. Trucks are being loaded, pallets of something moved around, invoices change hands. It's pretty interesting to watch.
Thank you for your comments and favs on this series which has put two shots of this disappearing scene onto PP. I feel like I'm archiving a vanishing way of life that will be supplanted by Google and McDonald's headquarter offices, and high end hotels like Nobu. I guess this is progress...

[Harry J Benson]

good night time photo

[Frank Hymus]

Attractive color variation.

[Dianne]

A neat series of images - all the same, but so different!

[Yao RL]

Lives start early here.

[Issi Bannerman]

I like this one in colour. I love the lights shining out onto the road and the reflections on the wet surface.

[Beryl Lloyd]

A scene full of life enhanced by being in colour , great find and capture

[Lee Scott]

Great series, never a dull moment! Lovely image :)

[Catherine P]

Lovely lighting

[Kazzy]

Love the whole series! Different aspects of a vanishing scene.

[Joyce]

Just love this scene Taffy. So full of interest and so much going on. A real glimpse of a way of life that is soon to disappear. Fav

[Islandgirl]

Awesome night scene............your moving again Taffy?
I must have missed that during the busy time leading up to the holidays, I hope it is your choice.

[Dione Giorgio]

Thank you for sharing. Such a busy place and at 5.30am. There must be a reason for people going to work so early.

[Dione Giorgio]

BTW A very beautiful night shot. Fav.

[Gerasimos Georg.]

great shot!

[Babs]

Interesting scene, lots to look at here. It must be pretty noisy where you are at present. Hope you are able to sleep okay.

[Sheralee S]

That's very early to have all that action, it would be interesting to watch them. Nicely captured.

[elkehochban]

There's a lot to look at here! I'm impressed at the skill of those three truck drivers who parked so close together!

[gloria jones]

Great night shot

[Taffy]

@radiogirl Just a temporary move into the city so through the winter Jim won't have a commute and our car will be in a garage. Then in spring, back to Bill & Junko's for a short bit until we move up to the island. Won't be able to get into our place because of the renters until August 1 (when remodeling project will start). So really, we'll settle into our own 'forever' home in late September I hope at the latest.

[Jane Pittenger]

You were up at 5:30!!! Looks as if you have rain or freezing rain rather than snow. This is my favorite of the series...the rain reflections, warm color, feel of the world just waking up

[Taffy]

@jgpittenger Haha!! Not by choice and I did go back to sleep! While it isn't exactly noisy here, there are new sounds so I think I'll acclimate fairly soon.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Love the lighting and tones in this. You sure have an interesting view, Taffy.

[Richard Sayer]

Unusually for me, I like this colour image... it's so full of life.

[Richard Hickey]

Stunning low light picture.

[Leon Buijs]

That´s quite the activity in the early morning, lovely documentary shot

[bkb in the city]

Love this series of shots

[Lois]

I like this one too with the lights

[Tony]

Love this take on the area's activity. Cool capture.

[Tunia McClure]

I like the light coming from the doorways. Good timing to capture all this action.

[Walks @ 7]

I like this, A old slice of life before it disappears.

[Pam Knowler]

I love the story this image tells Taffy. This is life as it has been for so many years with people getting up before dawn to make sure the food etc was in the shops each day. I really like this colour version. Fav!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Good shot- I guess it's the way things change in a city. Neighborhoods change as the demand for different things do. Yes, you are documenting a part of the culture that may not be there in a few years.