5. Broadway: Then & Now at Ilka Tanya Payán Plaza
Broadway: Then & Now offers pedestrians a glimpse into the past at the intersection of Broadway and W. 157th Street. The lenticular display shows how the streetscape has transformed over the past century by blending an archival image taken by Thaddeus Wilkerson in 1910 with a photograph of the same location taken by the artist, Adrian Sas, in 2023. The time-warp effect is activated as viewers walk by and one photograph dissolves into the other. The 1910 photo shows the street as it was when a dairy distribution hub occupied the building that houses a Chipotle and a gym. The streets were occupied by horses and buggies and people in suits and hats, while today they are filled with cars and bicycles and pedestrians in casual clothes. This installation will be on view through March 2024.
