If you stood at the entrance of the Ava High Line apartments 15 years ago and took a picture, this is what it would look like

15 years ago, if you stood essentially at the corner of 28th Street and 11th Avenue (north side) and took a picture, this is what you’d get. Notice Scores peaking out on the right and absolutely nothing on the left—Ava High Line and 507 West Chelsea don’t exist. A bit of It’s a Wonderful Life-vibes from this picture, imagining a world where the neighborhood as we know it didn’t happen. NYTimes article on what the landscape looked like back then here.