Smog Covered Skyline color-brown we meet beside the waters

we meet beside the waters of New York harbor

located deep in the rugged heart of eastern Anatolia

five new full-page illustrations and an introduction by Sarah Lyall

When this photo first published in the Rotogravure section of The New York Times on Nov

Smog Covered Skyline color-brown we meet beside the watersOnce upon a time, you could touch the air in New York. Such as the case as seen here on Nov. 24, 1966, when a stagnant mass parked itself over the city for four days. This glimpse south from the Empire State Building showed a city shrouded in acrid, sour smelling air. This photograph also moonlighted as the cover for Vampire Weekend's music album "Modern Vampires of the City" in 2013.