September 14th, 2025

Block by Block, Anniversary Edition: Canal Street (Redux)

A year ago almost to the day, I made a little game for myself to walk a street in its entirety, with a photo to show for every block. This was Canal Street, and though I didn’t actually walk the street in its entirety (rookie move), the walk spawned a project that has unlocked a great deal for this photoletter and my photo practice at large. So I’ve walked Canal Street once again, with 52 weeks of walks in my fingers and feet. Enjoy the sentimental, incrementally improved walk, block by block, and here’s to many more:

Seward Park / Essex Street (BEGIN)

Ludlow St

Orchard St

Allen St

Eldridge St

Forsyth St

Chrystie St

Manhattan Bridge / Bowery

Elizabeth St

Mott St

Mulberry St

Baxter St (new sign of the times…)

Centre St

Lafayette St

Broadway

Mercer St

Greene St

Wooster St

W Broadway

6th Avenue

Varick St

Hudson St

Renwick St (new year, same target bags)

Greenwich St

Washington St

West St

West Side Highway

Hudson River Pier (END)