Oftentimes the cities surrounding New York are overlooked, as travelers don’t always know where to go or what they’ll find beyond the Manhattan and Brooklyn skylines. Today we’re featuring a creative city tour by Don Sipley, a freelance illustrator and FIT instructor who currently resides in Jersey City, New Jersey. Sipley’s illustrations are fantastical and extremely print friendly. He’s designed countless book covers and has been supplying the glossies with illustrations for over a decade now. This photo series was taken over a period of time over the past winter while Sipley walked his dog at sunrise. She’s an older dog and walks at a slow pace, so Sipley started taking photos to amuse himself. Follow along, take the tour and let us know what you think!
- 1. View of downtown Jersey city from top of 150 Bay st building, looking West
- 2. Deli, corner of Erie st and 4th st
- 3. Number 8 on payphone, Erie btw 3rd and 4th st
- 4. Details of 1966 Ford Mustang convertible, parked on 1st st btw Erie and Grove
- 5. Stockinette Knitting Café, 581 Jersey Ave
- 6. Details of 1966 Ford Mustang convertible, parked on 1st st btw Erie and Grove
- 7. Brownstone, corner of Erie st and 4th st
- 8. Broken payphone, Jersey ave and 4th st
- 9. Saffron Building, Dixon mills smokestacks, the Beacon-downtown jersey city
- 10. Colgate Clock, on the waterfront near Hudson st and Essex st
- 11. View of Newark ave, Newark ave and Bay st
- 12. North Baptist Spanish Church, corner of Jersey st and 3rd
