Testing out the macro capability of my new pocket camera, a Lumix dmc-fs5. I used the camera for the interviews I did for my latest video as well. I’m happy with it.
On Sunday May 11th, 2008, the one year memorial for Eddie Boros the creator of the Tower of Toys was held in the 6th and B Community Garden. The NYC Parks department had just declared the tower unsafe and that it must come down. Eddie Boros was an amazing character, he had to be in order to build and preserve from destruction his 60 foot ramshackle tower of salvaged timber and rotting toys from 1985 until 2008, a full year after he died. I interviewed the gardeners and his relatives, asking them to give me stories about Eddie. I combined the interviews with the many photos I’ve taken of the tower, plus photos on the garden bulletin board, as well as some that people put on the garden fence after Eddie died in 2007. This is part one of a planned three parts. Part Two here
One of the few toys that made the trip down from the top of the tower apparently undamaged. It seems to be one of the carousel animals Eddie had there.
The famous Tower of Toys by Eddie Boros is being taken down. I’m working on a much longer video about the tower and Eddie, which will probably be done in a week or so. I wanted to get this bit up while it is still fresh news. Part one and two of the full video here
