Scenes from New York City

The world's largest electronic billboard in Times Square.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Sat, 08 May 2004 19:03:49 -0700

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The world's largest electronic billboard in Times Square.

Times Square.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Sat, 08 May 2004 19:03:51 -0700

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Times Square.

Liam in Times Square.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Sat, 08 May 2004 19:03:50 -0700

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Liam in Times Square.

The Rockefeller Centre. In winter the area where the tables are is transformed into an ice skating rink. Above this is the statue of Prometheus.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 04 May 2004 16:20:51 -0700

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The Rockefeller Centre. In winter the area where the tables are is transformed into an ice skating rink. Above this is the statue of Prometheus.

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nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Sat, 08 May 2004 19:03:50 -0700

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One of the many types of limo's around the city. This one is a Ford Explorer.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 26 Apr 2004 18:23:13 -0700

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One of the many types of limo's around the city. This one is a Ford Explorer.

Flags at the Rockefeller Centre.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 04 May 2004 16:20:52 -0700

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Flags at the Rockefeller Centre.

Trust me, 5 minutes in Manahttan and you'll realise everyone ignores the Don't Honk signs!

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 04 May 2004 16:20:42 -0700

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Trust me, 5 minutes in Manahttan and you'll realise everyone ignores the Don't Honk signs!

The GPO open 24 hours a day.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 04 May 2004 16:20:41 -0700

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The GPO open 24 hours a day.

The spot on Broadway where the first motion picture trial was made by Thomas Edison.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 04 May 2004 16:20:41 -0700

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The spot on Broadway where the first motion picture trial was made by Thomas Edison.

Space is such a premium here that carparking is on double or triple decker ramps. One actually collapsed last week so I don't know how safe they are!

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 04 May 2004 16:20:43 -0700

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Space is such a premium here that carparking is on double or triple decker ramps. One actually collapsed last week so I don't know how safe they are!

We were told the building in the rear of this photo is the CIA headquarters. There are no windows for security reasons.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 04 May 2004 16:20:46 -0700

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We were told the building in the rear of this photo is the CIA headquarters. There are no windows for security reasons.

The Hall of Records in Downtown.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 04 May 2004 16:20:46 -0700

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The Hall of Records in Downtown.

The Municipal Building.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 04 May 2004 16:20:47 -0700

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The Municipal Building.

Town Hall through the trees and a political protest.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 04 May 2004 16:20:48 -0700

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Town Hall through the trees and a political protest.

The Woolworth Building. Once the highest building in the world. Built in 1913, Mr Woolworth reputedly paid the $15 million cost in cash! Now that's some piggy bank he must have had!!!

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 04 May 2004 16:20:49 -0700

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The Woolworth Building. Once the highest building in the world. Built in 1913, Mr Woolworth reputedly paid the $15 million cost in cash! Now that's some piggy bank he must have had!!!

One entrance to the Waldorf Astoria.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 04 May 2004 16:20:51 -0700

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One entrance to the Waldorf Astoria.

St. Patrick's cathedral. Inside there are some spectacular stain glass windows.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 04 May 2004 16:20:55 -0700

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St. Patrick's cathedral. Inside there are some spectacular stain glass windows.

The Flatiron Building. It was the world's tallest building until 1909.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 04 May 2004 16:26:34 -0700

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The Flatiron Building. It was the world's tallest building until 1909.

TImes Squre

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 04:34:00 -0700

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TImes Squre

The Washington Square Arch in Greenwich Village.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Sat, 08 May 2004 19:03:49 -0700

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The Washington Square Arch in Greenwich Village.

In the rubble of the Twin Towers, this part of the steel structure was found in this shape of the cross. It has been kept as a monument to the victims of 9/11.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 11 May 2004 14:51:26 -0700

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In the rubble of the Twin Towers, this part of the steel structure was found in this shape of the cross. It has been kept as a monument to the victims of 9/11.

The Woolworth building - one of my favourites in the city.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 11 May 2004 14:51:26 -0700

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The Woolworth building - one of my favourites in the city.

A view down Wall Street.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 11 May 2004 14:51:27 -0700

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A view down Wall Street.

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nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 11 May 2004 14:51:27 -0700

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The famous Bull of Wall Street. A bull is the symbol of an increasing stock market - the horns are pushing up the share values. A bear market occurs when things are on the decline as the b ...

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Tue, 11 May 2004 14:51:30 -0700

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The famous Bull of Wall Street. A bull is the symbol of an increasing stock market - the horns are pushing up the share values. A bear market occurs when things are on the decline as the b ...

A hummer limo!

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Sun, 16 May 2004 15:55:33 -0700

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A hummer limo!

Just a few roads to negotiate on our trip to the airport.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Sun, 16 May 2004 15:55:34 -0700

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Just a few roads to negotiate on our trip to the airport.

The globe outside Donald's home at the Trump Hotel and Tower near Columbus Circle.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Wed, 19 May 2004 16:21:12 -0700

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The globe outside Donald's home at the Trump Hotel and Tower near Columbus Circle.

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nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Wed, 19 May 2004 16:21:13 -0700

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Natural History Museum.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Wed, 19 May 2004 16:21:15 -0700

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Natural History Museum.

Grant's Tomb.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Wed, 19 May 2004 16:21:18 -0700

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Grant's Tomb.

One of the main streets in Harlem.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Wed, 19 May 2004 16:21:22 -0700

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One of the main streets in Harlem.

The Children's Zoo in Central Park.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Wed, 19 May 2004 16:21:25 -0700

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The Children's Zoo in Central Park.

A huge life size, moving, roaring dinosaur at the Toys R Us store. This place is as much fun for adults as kids!!

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:25:21 -0700

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A huge life size, moving, roaring dinosaur at the Toys R Us store. This place is as much fun for adults as kids!!

A huge ferris wheel inside the Times Square Toys R Us store.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:14:10 -0700

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A huge ferris wheel inside the Times Square Toys R Us store.

Central Park

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:14:03 -0700

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Central Park

You definately feel safe around Wall Street these days! These policeman are stanbding guard outside the Stock Exchange.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 13:46:03 -0700

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You definately feel safe around Wall Street these days! These policeman are stanbding guard outside the Stock Exchange.

Yes, steam really does come out of the manholes on the street!!!

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 13:46:04 -0700

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Yes, steam really does come out of the manholes on the street!!!

Looking east from the Empire State Building. United Mations building the tallest one on the right of the picture. The tall black one is another Trump Tower.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:14:04 -0700

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Looking east from the Empire State Building. United Mations building the tallest one on the right of the picture. The tall black one is another Trump Tower.

Looking North from the Empire State Building. You can just see Central Park in the top left corner.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:14:05 -0700

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Looking North from the Empire State Building. You can just see Central Park in the top left corner.

West from the Empire State Building. Our place is the building on the water's edge on the opposite side of the Hudson River.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:14:06 -0700

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West from the Empire State Building. Our place is the building on the water's edge on the opposite side of the Hudson River.

A bird's eye view of Midtown from the Empire State Building.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:14:06 -0700

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A bird's eye view of Midtown from the Empire State Building.

Another view to the East. The pointy silver top building to the centre left of the picture is the Chrysler Building.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:14:07 -0700

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Another view to the East. The pointy silver top building to the centre left of the picture is the Chrysler Building.

The view Dontown from the Empire State Building.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:33:18 -0700

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The view Dontown from the Empire State Building.

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nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:14:08 -0700

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The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:38:36 -0700

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The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

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nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:38:36 -0700

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The A-12 Blackbird - the fastest plane ever built. Its maximum speed is 3.5 mach (3.5 times the speed of sound) at an altitude of 95,000 feet. At that height you can see the curvature of t ...

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:42:49 -0700

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The A-12 Blackbird - the fastest plane ever built. Its maximum speed is 3.5 mach (3.5 times the speed of sound) at an altitude of 95,000 feet. At that height you can see the curvature of t ...

The USS Growler - the only intact, nuclear-deterrant sub in the world that is open to the public.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:38:38 -0700

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The USS Growler - the only intact, nuclear-deterrant sub in the world that is open to the public.

Just a small thermo-nuclear missile on the top of the USS Growler.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:38:37 -0700

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Just a small thermo-nuclear missile on the top of the USS Growler.

The view from the top deck.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:38:37 -0700

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The view from the top deck.

The Concorde that has just been opened to the public.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:38:39 -0700

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The Concorde that has just been opened to the public.

The view inside Concorde. Nice leather seats but it was a lot smaller than we had imagined.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:38:38 -0700

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The view inside Concorde. Nice leather seats but it was a lot smaller than we had imagined.

The Concorde cockpit.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:38:38 -0700

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The Concorde cockpit.

A piece of the Berlin Wall.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:38:39 -0700

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A piece of the Berlin Wall.

Policeman blocking off one of the roads towards the protest march route.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:23:17 -0700

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Policeman blocking off one of the roads towards the protest march route.

Just a couple of police motorbikes along the protest march route! If you look behind the bikes you can see some of the 500,000 protestors. They are a very dedicated bunch as it was over 90 ...

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:23:18 -0700

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Just a couple of police motorbikes along the protest march route! If you look behind the bikes you can see some of the 500,000 protestors. They are a very dedicated bunch as it was over 90 ...

Cops ......

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:23:21 -0700

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Cops ......

.... more cops ...... (and not just the ones in the front - look further down the street) .....

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:23:22 -0700

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.... more cops ...... (and not just the ones in the front - look further down the street) .....

.... and even more cops and their horses ....

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:23:26 -0700

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.... and even more cops and their horses ....

.... and the four legged type of cops! Notice the dog has its own police badge around it's neck.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:23:28 -0700

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.... and the four legged type of cops! Notice the dog has its own police badge around it's neck.

Some cyclist protestors being arrested. I don't know if you can see on the girl in front, but they don't use traditional handcuffs for mass arrests like this. They have white plastic cords ...

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:23:24 -0700

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Some cyclist protestors being arrested. I don't know if you can see on the girl in front, but they don't use traditional handcuffs for mass arrests like this. They have white plastic cords ...

A couple of protestors seemed to have wandered away from the march route and mingled with some of the Sunday shoppers.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:23:24 -0700

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A couple of protestors seemed to have wandered away from the march route and mingled with some of the Sunday shoppers.

A rather colourfully dressed protestor.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:23:26 -0700

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A rather colourfully dressed protestor.

Everyone was trying to get the best vantage point of the protest! They guys are on the top of the entrance to the New Yorker Hotel.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:52:05 -0700

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Everyone was trying to get the best vantage point of the protest! They guys are on the top of the entrance to the New Yorker Hotel.

Madison Square Gardens where the convention is being held.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:23:30 -0700

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Madison Square Gardens where the convention is being held.

This is a walkway that has been specially constructed for the convention to give journalists and delegates easy access to Madison Square.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:23:32 -0700

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This is a walkway that has been specially constructed for the convention to give journalists and delegates easy access to Madison Square.

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nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:23:30 -0700

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No - this isn't a simple sight-seeing blimp - it's the NYPD's low flying air surveillance machine during the convention. Total security is costing New York over USD$70,000,000!

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:23:34 -0700

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No - this isn't a simple sight-seeing blimp - it's the NYPD's low flying air surveillance machine during the convention. Total security is costing New York over USD$70,000,000!

The Arthur Ashe stadium at the US Open.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 08:39:54 -0700

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The Arthur Ashe stadium at the US Open.

Yours truly outside the stadium.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 08:39:55 -0700

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Yours truly outside the stadium.

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nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 08:39:55 -0700

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A huge globe surrounded by fountains on the groups of Flushing Meadows tennis centre.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 08:39:56 -0700

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A huge globe surrounded by fountains on the groups of Flushing Meadows tennis centre.

Lindsay Davenport on the right of the net about to commence her match against Elena Bovina.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 08:39:56 -0700

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Lindsay Davenport on the right of the net about to commence her match against Elena Bovina.

Venus Williams on the left against Chanda Rubin. Obviously Venus has better dress sense than her sister during the Open!!!

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 08:39:56 -0700

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Venus Williams on the left against Chanda Rubin. Obviously Venus has better dress sense than her sister during the Open!!!

Another view inside the dining area at The Tavern on the Green.

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 11:35:16 -0700

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Another view inside the dining area at The Tavern on the Green.

The beautiful Cloisters Museum is the branch of the Met dedicated to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. The building itself incorporates elements from 5 medieval French cloisters ...

nobody@smugmug.com (The Crawley Clan) — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 08:39:57 -0700

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The beautiful Cloisters Museum is the branch of the Met dedicated to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. The building itself incorporates elements from 5 medieval French cloisters ...