Once Upon a Time in New York

[image error]Berenice Abbott, "Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery, Manhattan, October 3, 1935."The text is what draws me into this piece of Berenice Abbott's long-gone New York, though the image is beautifully composed. The squared off windows seem like pages filled with text, as the menus and billboards and signage cover so much glass that it would be impossible to see through to the inside anyway.  The text, then, becomes a sort of skin masking any interiority.  This impression is emphasized by the sole...