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Hackensack Discussion / Christmas present: the first views from 29 Linden
« on: December 25, 2010, 01:11:14 AM »
I took these pictures 8 months ago, but Santa asked me to wait until Christmas to post them, so here they are.
The most desirable view in this building would obviously be from the top unit closest to Anderson St, so that's where I shot from.
The French windows on the rounded corner area opened outwardly, but not wide enough to not be seen when I used my fisheye lens, so I moved over to the flatter conventional window to my right, which opened up and down.
However, the rounded "turret" area still stuck out far enough to be visible with the fisheye, so I finally wound up one more window to my right - the one that's circled in the first image below.
The second image shows the interior as I aimed toward the turret area. These first two images were taken with my cellphone and the others were taken with my grownup camera on slide film.
The third image shows what you can see of midtown Manhattan from that unit. Of course, the zoom lens makes NYC look a lot closer than it is. I really don't know how much - if any - of the Empire State Building can be seen from any of the other units..............maybe some from the unit below me, but I'd imagine that's it.
I had checked the train schedule before I left home and timed my visit to be able to get some pictures from that window of the main attraction for many of the building's future residents - the Pascack Valley Line commuter train, whose station is less than a block away.
The fourth picture shows the train crossing Passaic Street.
The fifth picture is the one I wanted - a microcosm of my neighborhood: the train pulling into the station, Anderson Street businesses, cars, Holy Trinity Church and School, Sears, apartment buildings, etc. You can even see the stores on Cedar Lane in Teaneck in the CVS/Teaneck Theater area.
I envy whoever occupies this unit. That person will be able to take this shot in all kinds of lighting and weather situations across the seasons.
But I got the first one.
It's what I wanted for Christmas.
.
The most desirable view in this building would obviously be from the top unit closest to Anderson St, so that's where I shot from.
The French windows on the rounded corner area opened outwardly, but not wide enough to not be seen when I used my fisheye lens, so I moved over to the flatter conventional window to my right, which opened up and down.
However, the rounded "turret" area still stuck out far enough to be visible with the fisheye, so I finally wound up one more window to my right - the one that's circled in the first image below.
The second image shows the interior as I aimed toward the turret area. These first two images were taken with my cellphone and the others were taken with my grownup camera on slide film.
The third image shows what you can see of midtown Manhattan from that unit. Of course, the zoom lens makes NYC look a lot closer than it is. I really don't know how much - if any - of the Empire State Building can be seen from any of the other units..............maybe some from the unit below me, but I'd imagine that's it.
I had checked the train schedule before I left home and timed my visit to be able to get some pictures from that window of the main attraction for many of the building's future residents - the Pascack Valley Line commuter train, whose station is less than a block away.
The fourth picture shows the train crossing Passaic Street.
The fifth picture is the one I wanted - a microcosm of my neighborhood: the train pulling into the station, Anderson Street businesses, cars, Holy Trinity Church and School, Sears, apartment buildings, etc. You can even see the stores on Cedar Lane in Teaneck in the CVS/Teaneck Theater area.
I envy whoever occupies this unit. That person will be able to take this shot in all kinds of lighting and weather situations across the seasons.
But I got the first one.
It's what I wanted for Christmas.
.
