this photo that Allen Ginsberg took from his window on August 18th, 1984
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I will simply never be over it. An artifact from a lost world.
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@bebebel
This picture is incredible, but my favorite thing about Allen Ginsberg’s original/editioned photographs are his long, handwritten captions. Such a dream of mine to own one!
@briarwinters
yes, the captions are so special!
@inherbones
Is this in New York?
@briarwinters
Yes, this was taken from his back window in the East Village at 437 E. 12th St. where he lived from 1975-1996. Isn't it just magical?
@inherbones
All the trees?! Not how I’ve imagine NY.
@briarwinters
Yes, the trees in the photo are trees of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) which tend to grow like a weed here between the buildings, especially downtown where the scale is smaller and you can see more sky. The East Village is especially green, we have many community gardens built on top of vacant lots!
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