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A mattress van of sorrows

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Renee Corea
a mattress van in Harlem [click to view larger size]

A mattress van in Harlem

No, there is no law. And we already missed one opportunity—who knows if we’ll get another.

The photographer, Ray Lopez, is a New York City superhero. We don’t use the term lightly. I have had the privilege to see him work. We are immensely grateful for his friendship.

These pages may be of related interest:

  1. Permanent prophylactic measures, city of plastic bags
  2. Dr. Philip Tierno: “I would never buy a refurbished mattress, a reconditioned mattress, under any circumstances”
  3. The lemonade file: “like giant pieces of beef jerky”
  4. On page 5 of the NYS IPM Guidelines, a great photo
  5. Lou Sorkin’s indispensable flickr photos

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