When photographers James and Karla Murray began working on their book, ”Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York,” they were simply attempting to show photos of the last family-owned businesses remaining in New York City. However, they quickly realized that as soon they were photographing these shops, they were shutting down, only to be replaced by corporate businesses or simply left to fall apart.
Ten years after the initial photos for the book were taken, the Murrays returned to many of these locations to photograph what is in place today, revealing an intriguing and sometimes depressing picture of an ever-changing city…
E 14th St & Union Square W, Union Square
Grand St & Ludlow Street, Lower East Side
2nd Ave & 10th St, East Village
2nd Ave & E 1st St, East Village
West Houston Street near Varick Street, Greenwich Village
Grand St & Ludlow St, Lower East Side
9th Ave & W 46th St, Hell’s Kitchen
Bleecker Street & Carmine Street, Greenwich Village
8th Ave & W 46th St, Times Square
Bowery & E 2nd St, East Village
2nd Ave & E 12th St, East Village
Lenox Ave & W 125th St, Harlem
Ludlow St & E Houston St, Lower East Side
E 116th St & 1st Ave, Harlem
Lenox Ave & W 131st St, Harlem
Morningside Ave & W 125th St, Harlem
Chambers St & Church St, TriBeCa
Hester St & Essex St, Lower East Side
