Here is one of the more interesting faces on 11th street: Electronic Ed, so named for his uncanny knack for finding electronic devices in still working condition. There are few people with a keener aesthetic eye wandering around than Ed, who in spite of his disheveled appearance is often carrying all sorts of elegant and eccentric objects.
Pictures of Electronic Ed, Circa 2002
03/01/2002
266 west 11th st 10014
Neighborhood: Manhattan
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