Eighth Street :: October 1970

Greenwich Village, New York City

Eighth Street at Sixth Avenue, looking east. Perhaps the "main" street in the Village.
In 1970 I made a brief trip back to the City to see friends and, actually, decide whether or
not to move back from Berkeley. I walked the old streets that I knew, looked up old friends,
and made mental comparisons with my current life in Berkeley with what it would be like to
be back in Manhattan (and the weather). Ultimately it was an easy decision.
I'd stay in Berkeley (unless I could find something better in Europe).
It was a safe choice to make at age 26.

So many things had already changed (like the Nedicks on the corner), and the next few years in NYC
were very hard. Still, the 5 blocks around Eighth Street was my home. It was like leaving
an old girlfriend who needed to go into rehab. I wouldn't be back for another 10+ years.

Nikon FN(?) : Ektachrome