Lawrence VirgilioOrchard St between Hester St and Canal StHeart One · Location 83 · Drawn June 2004A panoramic view from the tape drawingLOOK AROUND ORCHARD STDrag the panorama or use the arrow keys.Drag the panorama.PAN PhotographsDownload photograph 1Download photograph 2Download photograph 3Download photograph 4Video podcast0:00On the southeast corner of Hester and Orchard Street is the hardest working sign shop in Manhattan.0:08I've never seen it closed and they're kind enough to let us draw a fireman0:14to the left of their entrance on a metal surface simply labeled signs.0:26This is Lawrence Virgilio.0:30He was drawn in June of 2004.0:33His drawing is counting one person.1:00bachelor degrees, Lawrence Joseph Virgilio did not have to be a firefighter. He had a physical1:06therapy degree from New York University and found great satisfaction in rehabilitating cardiac and1:11pulmonary patients. And as part of his minor in dance at Queens College, he had trained in classical1:17ballet and performed in community theater, but he loved responding to crisis as an advanced rescue1:22specialist at Squad 18 in Manhattan, and he loved the firehouse camaraderie. After 13 years as a1:30He had just been...← Location 82Heart One · Location 83Location 84 →
