A Walk in Brooklyn -2010 (A tour in pictures)

One day back in 2010 my friend Karen Good and I decided to walk through Brooklyn. I took another similar walk with my friend Debbie Cowell - and I'll be posting those pictures soon as well. I've been going through my hard disc and have found so much material - audio recordings, pictures, video - I'm going to start presenting them here as a sort of record of what I've been up to during the last few years. These were taken with a disposable camera and capture accurately the diversity and openness of Brooklyn folks. Enjoy!

All your needs in 1 store

We walked into a local bar and was welcomed 



We met a group of Georgians

Who were very happy to meet us

a Chinese Laundry - Newkirk Avenue I believe

So many different cultures



Brooklyn

A Puerto-Rican family- Newark Avenue

Our Georgian friends 

Karen drinking a beer

Local man posting for us

Karen and her present husband before they were married.


sidewalk

storefront

Yemenis Bodega 

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