tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post8110334025172795892..comments2023-04-07T08:03:28.864-04:00Comments on Laura Goggin Photography: RemainsLaura Goggin Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-89296738832552397522011-03-18T21:34:36.442-04:002011-03-18T21:34:36.442-04:00@Marty - There was a tackle box with thousands in...@Marty - There was a tackle box with thousands inside...it must have taken me 45 minutes to set those up and then, when I went to get the camera, the cat came along and, well...there are no winners in war, eh? ;)Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-43262097906845270332011-03-18T21:16:22.927-04:002011-03-18T21:16:22.927-04:00@Goggla: The photo of what you took brought a smil...@Goggla: The photo of what you took brought a smile to my face! Thanks!Marty Wombacherhttp://www.martyafterdark.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-41958626367198299922011-03-17T22:12:19.815-04:002011-03-17T22:12:19.815-04:00oh my god...that is truly heartbreaking. I can'...oh my god...that is truly heartbreaking. I can't even imagine how upsetting it was for the elderly man watching what remained of his friend's life discarded like that. Probably putting himself in his shoes. I'm glad that you and others were able to take some things and cherish them. It happened to an elderly neighbor of mine who was also a hoarder. They threw her stuff literally out the window and others and I tried to salvage what we could. Some of her things are in my home now, but the tossing made me sick.Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194244496619480510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-48620908664248674412011-03-15T16:41:23.443-04:002011-03-15T16:41:23.443-04:00At the Chelsea flea market (West 25th Street, betw...At the Chelsea flea market (West 25th Street, between Broadway + Sixth Ave), you can often find stuff belonging to the deceased, from storage rooms, basements, apartments.<br /><br />It's sad to see a person's life represented by the stuff he or she has collected and accumulated, being gone over by complete strangers, but at least it's being recycled and finding its way into the lives of others.chris flashhttp://shadowpress.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-63799009213004467062011-03-14T17:46:54.440-04:002011-03-14T17:46:54.440-04:00Thanks for posting! A reminder that all the stuff...Thanks for posting! A reminder that all the stuff we collect is just stuff...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-664738120510985772011-03-13T18:49:51.213-04:002011-03-13T18:49:51.213-04:00I'm so sorry this post made many of you sad, b...I'm so sorry this post made many of you sad, but I'm glad I'm not alone in feeling that way. <br /><br />@Marty and Roger - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/goggla/5524374944/" rel="nofollow">here's what I took</a>.Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-19458572639028833662011-03-13T11:28:48.654-04:002011-03-13T11:28:48.654-04:00spectacular documentation of our city's older ...spectacular documentation of our city's older citizens, tucked way in small corners not furnished by Ikea. Thank you so much for honoring a neighbor.c.o. moedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04842423601233807880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-4106560582754202902011-03-12T14:59:10.038-05:002011-03-12T14:59:10.038-05:00This post made me cry while the photos just made m...This post made me cry while the photos just made me more and more curious about the deceased man's life. Overall, a heartbreaking but poignant post about the changing face of American values and NYC greed. Great work.editrrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11316299523717724844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-88000908746542822642011-03-12T02:16:24.034-05:002011-03-12T02:16:24.034-05:00That landlord's actions disgust me. This kind ...That landlord's actions disgust me. This kind of action is why I am beginning to hate this city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-8297793255446045642011-03-11T18:36:20.722-05:002011-03-11T18:36:20.722-05:00I'm guessing you took the American flag?I'm guessing you took the American flag?Roger_Pawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15785820064904044452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-78805815422452859512011-03-11T16:10:37.179-05:002011-03-11T16:10:37.179-05:00This really really made me sad. So heartbreaking. ...This really really made me sad. So heartbreaking. All the poor man's belonging's just thrown away like it was nothing. I'm disgusted by the landlord.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-28819949717373249922011-03-11T15:35:43.213-05:002011-03-11T15:35:43.213-05:00A lovely post, Goggla. The landlord could have had...A lovely post, Goggla. The landlord could have had the decency of donating this to a charity. Now he'll renovate the man's apartment and jack up the price to $3,695 a month.EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-37517248772805152192011-03-11T14:10:50.794-05:002011-03-11T14:10:50.794-05:00This makes me cry. This is someone's life not ...This makes me cry. This is someone's life not garbage. I am glad people appreciated the contents so much they took them as valuables as opposed to trash. Lovely tribute Goggla.Melaniehttp://melaniemusings2.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-27547898148158385842011-03-11T13:49:00.950-05:002011-03-11T13:49:00.950-05:00This really touched me (and made me so so sad). I ...This really touched me (and made me so so sad). I recently cleaned out my mom's belongings and took tons and tons of old pictures. I scanned about 500 of them and made an album online and shared with other family members and made a video. I look at them often. I find them comforting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-19756355686544067662011-03-11T13:43:24.068-05:002011-03-11T13:43:24.068-05:00I'll posit that you took the Richard Chamberla...I'll posit that you took the Richard Chamberlain album. <br /><br />In the 1980s you saw stuff like this all the time; the old Polish and Ukrainian folks were beginning to die off, the family wanted nothing because the stuff was all "old" and they were into more contemporary (plus they probably didn't want the memories), hence the landlords tossed everything posthaste. I furnished most of my apartment that way with some really amazing goods, but it's a sad statement indeed. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing.Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-27749990693106830162011-03-11T13:04:51.133-05:002011-03-11T13:04:51.133-05:00That's brutal. I realize it's just, you kn...That's brutal. I realize it's just, you know, stuff, but it all meant something to a very real someone. It is near-heartbreaking to see it all on the trash heap.BabyDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751432569519540728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-38942820649981501432011-03-10T20:30:35.785-05:002011-03-10T20:30:35.785-05:00I can't imagine that his family lives on State...I can't imagine that his family lives on Staten Island and they didn't even come to get his stuff. Sad, indeed. I guess you can look at it from the point of view that at least his property went to people that will enjoy it.<br /><br />And I really have to know, what did you take? It looks like a goldmine of cool and vintage items.Marty Wombacherhttp://www.martyafterdark.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-22585813605535230602011-03-10T19:52:34.339-05:002011-03-10T19:52:34.339-05:00really lovely tribute.
wait, he had a Duran Duran...really lovely tribute.<br /><br />wait, he had a Duran Duran scrapbook?Jeremiahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428509001430417120.post-35575645925791502252011-03-10T19:43:59.033-05:002011-03-10T19:43:59.033-05:00That's heartbreaking. I recently had to empty ...That's heartbreaking. I recently had to empty my cousin's house who had no children. There were many hundreds of photos of her as a child from the 1940's - her father was a pretty good photographer, and I had to throw them away, nobody wanted them, I couldn't take them all. Also her diplomas, a lifetime of photo albums, a lifetime of jewelry (mostly costume but a lot of it), old lace tablecloths etc. It was really sad.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362859175287085919noreply@blogger.com