BRIDGEMARKET at night (lookin' groovy)

A supermarket in my neighborhood where I usually buy my groceries, the FOOD EMPORIUM BRIDGEMARKET re-opened three months ago with a new look. This market is uniquely located underneath the Queensboro Bridge, also called the 59^th Street Bridge, popularized by the Simon and Garfunkel hit “59^th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy).” The bridge goes over the East River and Roosevelt Island, connecting Manhattan to the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. The Bridgemarket boasts high, cathedral-like tiled arch ceilings, designed and built by Spanish architect and builder, Rafael Guastavino. Guastavino used specially fired tiles manufactured in Italy. The walls of the store are made of glass enclosing the exterior supports of the bridge. All the utilities and services had to be brought onto the floor level from underneath, so that all the fixtures had to be specially custom made for the store. Adjacent to the bridgemarket is CONRAN, a high-end home-furnishings store.