New York/The Snow of Yesteryear

Orchard Street, New York City, February 11, 2006 (4x5 film)

It's been cold in New York City of late, but no snow. Upstate there's 10 feet or more of the white stuff. Here it's been dry as a bone. The Hudson is partly frozen over, but no snow. People talk about the snows of long ago, historical winters undisturbed by the spectre of global warming. Just a quick reminder. I took the photograph above exactly one year ago on Orchard Street on the Lower East Side. 26.9 inches. The largest single snowfall in New York City history.