tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481228417948607092012-02-16T17:29:18.363-08:00www.yoshiwaki.netYoshi Wakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14821646224059717251noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648122841794860709.post-76532280222359314972011-07-01T12:09:00.000-07:002011-07-01T12:09:47.991-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At McDonald’s<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c2s2FHwla7o/Tg4a96kACAI/AAAAAAAAApU/qrNp9NQ9pTY/s1600/2011-06-29-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c2s2FHwla7o/Tg4a96kACAI/AAAAAAAAApU/qrNp9NQ9pTY/s320/2011-06-29-01.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3648122841794860709-7653228022235931497?l=yoshiwaki.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Yoshi Wakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14821646224059717251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648122841794860709.post-91463340034151465782011-04-24T22:43:00.000-07:002011-04-25T10:24:44.086-07:00<div style="text-align: left;">The Village Vanguard (opened 1933) is one of the few surviving jazz club at its original location.</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">1930’s</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JDm_GraguBE/TbUH6rX0JtI/AAAAAAAAAoE/pDCB5vnA0Dc/s1600/rialtocleaners.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JDm_GraguBE/TbUH6rX0JtI/AAAAAAAAAoE/pDCB5vnA0Dc/s400/rialtocleaners.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2008</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F9wLWZoKrGs/TbUH7HdrvVI/AAAAAAAAAoM/C3DNptVqulg/s1600/2008-09-08-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F9wLWZoKrGs/TbUH7HdrvVI/AAAAAAAAAoM/C3DNptVqulg/s400/2008-09-08-01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3648122841794860709-9146334003415146578?l=yoshiwaki.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Yoshi Wakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14821646224059717251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648122841794860709.post-27906228974122073522011-04-24T15:28:00.000-07:002011-04-27T10:02:01.594-07:00<div style="text-align: left;">Famous jazz clubs on 52nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues (such as Downbeat Club, Famous Door, Jimmy Ryan’s, Three Deuces, Onyx) were all gone by the mid 50s. CBS headquarter moved to north side of the street in 1965.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />1948 (<a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/gottlieb.11201">Photo by William Gottlieb</a>)</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0dbm-4H-e0s/TbSht2AcLSI/AAAAAAAAAms/6K_NNofbA_M/s1600/1948-07-xx-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0dbm-4H-e0s/TbSht2AcLSI/AAAAAAAAAms/6K_NNofbA_M/s400/1948-07-xx-01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">2011</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AlfhcwmRaFQ/TbUDZgkdsbI/AAAAAAAAAnk/MorxDvx6NNo/s1600/2011-04-24-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AlfhcwmRaFQ/TbUDZgkdsbI/AAAAAAAAAnk/MorxDvx6NNo/s400/2011-04-24-01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3648122841794860709-2790622897412207352?l=yoshiwaki.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Yoshi Wakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14821646224059717251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648122841794860709.post-48805261378280742552011-04-24T14:08:00.000-07:002011-04-25T10:24:00.544-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The original Birdland was located at 1678 Broadway between 52nd and 53rd Street. Now occupied by Flash Dancers Gentlemen’s Club.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1960 (<a href="http://www.faheykleingallery.com/photographers/claxton/exhibition/retrospective/claxton_ex_retro_49.htm">Photo by William Claxton</a>)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FChHAaHH1-M/TbSQIOF3LJI/AAAAAAAAAmk/y1J5ELXOvog/s1600/1960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FChHAaHH1-M/TbSQIOF3LJI/AAAAAAAAAmk/y1J5ELXOvog/s400/1960.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2008</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2uQEVX7e8AA/TbSQK-jG7BI/AAAAAAAAAmo/850fz12njtw/s1600/2008-08-24-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2uQEVX7e8AA/TbSQK-jG7BI/AAAAAAAAAmo/850fz12njtw/s400/2008-08-24-01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3648122841794860709-4880526137828074255?l=yoshiwaki.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Yoshi Wakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14821646224059717251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648122841794860709.post-23140050751793301602011-04-15T08:46:00.000-07:002011-04-25T10:23:40.295-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Temple in Chinatown</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bKfAzRBn5x0/Tahm_OGYgyI/AAAAAAAAAmM/i7iiOUVaAvI/s1600/2011-04-02-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bKfAzRBn5x0/Tahm_OGYgyI/AAAAAAAAAmM/i7iiOUVaAvI/s400/2011-04-02-01.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Flûte Midtown</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1aB0pCpA-JQ/TahnEs0Rj5I/AAAAAAAAAmQ/f43Csf_Jsnk/s1600/2011-04-06-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1aB0pCpA-JQ/TahnEs0Rj5I/AAAAAAAAAmQ/f43Csf_Jsnk/s400/2011-04-06-01.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Showman’s Cafe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zuIQN1TSex4/Tahnr1tEBjI/AAAAAAAAAmY/h9DSKbZqQw0/s1600/2011-04-06-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zuIQN1TSex4/Tahnr1tEBjI/AAAAAAAAAmY/h9DSKbZqQw0/s400/2011-04-06-02.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Uniqlo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OfY5vHNxSbs/TahnS98XkUI/AAAAAAAAAmU/un0S883ow1o/s1600/2011-04-11-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OfY5vHNxSbs/TahnS98XkUI/AAAAAAAAAmU/un0S883ow1o/s400/2011-04-11-01.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3648122841794860709-2314005075179330160?l=yoshiwaki.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Yoshi Wakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14821646224059717251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648122841794860709.post-55575943285599034702011-04-06T13:57:00.000-07:002011-04-25T10:22:43.283-07:00<div style="text-align: left;">Is your phone 3G or 4G?<br />I think it's 4G.<br />Hmm, is 4G any better than 3G?<br />I don't know what a G is.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-esw79iMwjgM/TahmX5Ouu6I/AAAAAAAAAmI/A0lxgk5I-dE/s1600/2011-04-05-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-esw79iMwjgM/TahmX5Ouu6I/AAAAAAAAAmI/A0lxgk5I-dE/s400/2011-04-05-01.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3648122841794860709-5557594328559903470?l=yoshiwaki.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Yoshi Wakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14821646224059717251noreply@blogger.com0