Found this on a blog (
http://vassifer.blogs.com/alexinnyc/...-answers-.html) about someone who referenced known photos of bands, muscians etc in the NYC area and then re-took the same pictures of the same location as it stands today... pretty interesting, also check out the other pics, anyways here's the SY-relation:
"Sonic Youth on the corner of Crosby and Howard Streets
Taken, I believe, by photographer Michael Lavine, this shot finds Sonic Youth standing at the exact corner where Griffin Dunne's Paul Hacket is dropped off in the first reel of Martin Scorsese's "After Hours." Back then, SoHo was a desolate wilderness. Nowadays, this strip is very upmarket and, sadly, devoid of character. The woodworking business the band is standing in front of, is now a posh clothiers (see below)."
Then:
Now:
