Joseph MaffeoBroadway between W 104th St and W 105th StHeart Four · Location 382 · Drawn July 2004Download photograph 1Download photograph 2Download photograph 3Download photograph 4Download photograph 5Download photograph 6Download photograph 7Download photograph 8Download photograph 9Download photograph 10Download photograph 11Download photograph 12Download photograph 13Download photograph 14Download photograph 15Download photograph 16Show all 16 photographsVideo podcast0:00On the northwest corner of West 104th Street and Broadway is a pharmacy.0:07Left of the display case facing under West 104th Street is a long stretch of blank, slightly yellow concrete wall0:16at the bottom of a bulking apartment building, where this concrete wall merges with the glossy black frame display case.0:26The drawing was made standing on this concrete surface.0:33This is Joseph Maffeo.0:35He was drawn in July of 2004.0:39His drawing is counting one person.0:44I was going to ask if there were recognizable textural differences0:48in the neighborhoods that you went through.0:51There are common denominators.0:53So, like, the metal storefront shop is going to be more prevalent, you know, in a neighborhood like the one we're in right now on West 105th Street and Columbus Avenue, I believe.1:06Broadway.1:07And then, like, if you get downtown into the financial sector, you don't see as many of those.1:11But at the same time, you know, you're going to find this cement everywhere.1:16You're going to find granite in a lot of places.1:18You're going to find the same building blocks, a lot of marble doorways.1:21you know there are a lot of similar construction elements that are shared1:26throughout the city and I think to add on top of like the textual experience on1:31top of having this color physical memory of space and the drawing we had done1:37there just the memories of our interactions is a really important part1:41of the project with all the pastor biases on the street that have mostly1:46positive and often times awesome stories to share with us1:59Joseph got up with her.2:01It's so hard to put into words, she said, how amazing he was.2:05He carried a black duffel bag with rope, gloves, water, and a can of tuna just in case.2:12That is why his wife, Linda, kept hoping, even after many other missing firefighters' wives had given up on any hope that their husbands would have had.← Location 381Heart Four · Location 382Location 383 →
