Thomas Nicholas PecorelliE 57th St between 3rd Ave and 2nd AveHeart Three · Location 336 · Drawn March 2004Hover 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 8Download photograph 9Download photograph 10Video podcast0:00Off of the southeast corner of the intersection of East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue, there have been a lot of transformations in the last couple of years.0:09Our drawing was originally done on the dirtying windows of an abandoned whiz.0:12In the last couple of years, those windows have been replaced with well-thought-out combinations of clear glass and frosted glass for a store by Maurice.0:21If you're standing on 57th Street and looking at the glass, move yourself all the way down to the last panels on the left.0:27That's where the drawing was made.0:30Across the street, it is worth noting the tall skyscraper that stands before you0:34replaces a simple two-and-a-half-story movie house that was there just a mere three years ago.0:41This is Thomas Nicholas Pecorelli.0:44He was drawn in March of 2004.0:49His drawing is counting one person.0:53So the whiz has gone out of business.0:56Well, at least this store.0:58And across the street was a fantastic, culminated stone structure serving as a movie house for two films.1:05This mini-valley was attractive to me as a space where I could potentially waste a lot of time.1:10The two spaces are Saturday carnival rides for me, cruising frivolous technology and intentionally overpriced CDs,1:18followed by a quick romp in a glorious old theater. It sounds like a great afternoon.1:22noon. But the canal of fun is on its way out. The gadget store is gone and the movie house is fading.1:31I descend upon this derelict site and spend some time with a new acquaintance,1:36Thomas Nicholas Pecorelli. I enjoy the fleetingness of all of this life, these stores, this drawing,1:44the movies, the technology, the temperature, my hunger, the thoughts that I am having,1:49and the grief that we feel for loved ones who have passed.1:53It's not about the time itself, but about how well you spend that time.1:59Thomas Pecorelli, 30, a cameraman for Fox Sportsnet and E! Entertainment Television,2:05was expecting his first child with his wife, Kia Pavlov.2:10He carried with him the ultrasound picture.2:13He kept it in his wallet like his baby picture.2:15He was so overjoyed.← Location 335Heart Three · Location 336Location 337 →
