Jeffrey Milstein, whose unique geometrical style aerial photographs were previously featured on REX, continues to document urban scenes as part of his series LANY: urban scenes from Los Angeles where he grew up, and New York where he now lives. He calls this part of the portfolio Parks and Recreation and it consists of public gathering places like Times Square, urban parks like Bryant and Washington park, museums and monuments like Getty museum, and Griffith Planetarium, and The Statue of Liberty, and sports and amusement parks like Venice skate park, Santa Monica pier, and Coney Island. From earliest times people gathered in public spaces for community events, sharing of information, and sporting competition. Italian towns formed around public piazzas. The Greeks had the agora, the Acropolis, and outdoor theaters. Great cities like London and New York have devoted valuable land to public parks.
