I'm Jake Simms, originally from Kansas, living in New York, working at Blip, and this is where I drop some random bits of information. Chances are, there will be no common theme for posts...so here we go.
THE EAST VILLAGE, 1978-1999, photos by Michael Sean Edwards
When I first came to the East Village I lived in a loft on 7th Street just west of Avenue A with a friend of mine and various short term roommates. We had a lot of space. 128 E. 7th Street. It is a condominium now. It was an old industrial building of some kind, not a space designed for living and we had no residential lease. One of my upstairs neighbors in those days was David Byrne, of The Talking Heads. The building had a communal mail box mounted under a slot on the front door and I have a strong memory of sifting through all the postcards from adoring fans addressed to Mr. Byrne looking for my Con Ed bill.
Reblog cause EV is home sweet home.
Reblog cause EV is home sweet home.