Jose GuadalupeW 71st Street west of West End AveHeart Three · Location 266 · Drawn June 2003Hover over or select the image to reveal a hidden view.PhotographsDownload photograph 1Download photograph 2Download photograph 3Download photograph 4Download photograph 5Download photograph 6Download photograph 7Download photograph 8Video podcast0:00On West 71st Street, between West End Avenue and the West Side Highway, is a cul-de-sac.0:06Our drawing was located on a wall that doesn't exist anymore.0:10The wall was there to protect the public from the construction that was being done on the north side of the street.0:16The construction is done, the wall is gone, and standing before us is a towering apartment complex looking over the Hudson River.0:25At the end of the cul-de-sac are a series of centered objects and shapes.0:30A manhole cover leads to a drainage cover, which leads to another manhole cover,0:36which leads to two pop-up car barricade structures popping out of the center of the sidewalk.0:42The drawing was done just to the right of these series of centered objects.0:49This is Jose Guadalupe.0:51He was drawn in June of 2003.0:55His drawing is counting five people.1:01This street is a short, three-story valley that directs all who enter it to a blue wall capping off the end.1:09The wall is designed to mask construction, but under the circumstances, I would advocate for it to be left as is and accepted as the official end of the street.1:19This picturesque street instantly becomes a Hollywood studio set the second the illusion is interrupted by confronting this bright blue wall.1:28Needless to say, this wall provided a most endearing invitation to draw.1:34Halfway through the drawing, a man about 20 feet away from me stopped to linger and observe the rest of my actions.1:41He seemed satisfied enough after I took my photographs, and so did I.1:46After a short wave to him, I headed on to the next block.1:51While Jose Guadalupe, 37, cut a large figure at 6 feet and about 200 pounds, he was quiet.1:57He kept himself, preferring to build model cars, ski, play basketball, sketch, and ride his mountain bike.2:05He was an avid reader, enjoying everything from the adventures of Marco Polo to physics.2:11Mr. Guadalupe had recently taken up the guitar.2:14He was captivated by Jimi Hendrix.2:16The Long Watch and Stone Free were just two of the Hendrix hits that left him spellbound.← Location 265Heart Three · Location 266Location 267 →
