East 7th Street
 
Houston/2nd Avenue
     
East 7th Street
   
New York City had hit bottom in the 1970s, and by 1980 parts of the city, like the Lower East Side, had become frightening tableaus of abandoned buildings and rubble-strewn lots, while many street corners bustled with milling crowds of the drug trade.

As bad as things were at that time, however, the Lower East Side remained a vibrant and colorful place full of expressions of hope and the visible seeds of rejuvenation. We called the exhibition of our project "Gargoyles and Cherubs," from the carvings seen on many of the late 19th Century tenements. These devils and angels seemed to represent the twin nature of the place.
     
Williamsburg Bridge
 
Williamsburg Bridge
     
Delancey/Williamsburg Bridge
 
Delancey/Williamsburg Bridge
     
East Broadway
 
Broome Street
     
Tompkins Square Park
 
Stuyvesant/East 9th Street
     
Seward Park
 
Stanton Street
     

Tompkins Square Park
 
The Bowery/Bleecker Street
     

Tompkins Square Park
 
Tompkins Square Park
     

Houston Street
 
Essex Street