On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.
From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.
ema
Who’s there? Me, taking pictures of city doors.

5th Ave.
We have small doors and …

E 90s
big doors.

East Village
Nicely colored doors and …

E 49th St.
neon doors.

West Village
Doors with door knockers and …

West Village
doors with doves.

5th Ave.
Last, but not least, we have ornate doors and …

E 49th St.
ordinary doors (caught in extraordinary circumstances).
(April and May 2022|cellphone)
Wvng
What fun. Thank you.
p.a.
Nice concept! but… what city/cities???
Raven
Got to
someone said knockers?
Raven
Sorry, I’m on my phone in downtown Brevard, Nc!
Anyway
@p.a.:
Looks like Manhattan, NY ( not KS) :-)
Nice pics, ema.
JanieM
Great collection! I love the colors, the variety, and the whimsy of your choices.
Torrey
Cool pictures! In presenting this collection, you’ve shown us the interest that doors have, above and beyond their appearance. They’re the face the house/room/inhabitants very intentionally presents to the public. (Really wondering about whoever decided on the neon door.)
eclare
What an interesting collection!
Redshift
Neat!
TriassicSands-
@p.a.:
The second photo is in Manhattan, NY.
If you search for LGDR 3 East 89, you can see the building attached to the door.
munira
Love this
WaterGirl
I knew it was NYC…
ema has taken us to see the flowers in Central Park a few times. :-)
BigJimSlade
Very nice! I recently took a picture of the door of a hotel we were staying at in Geneva – doors can be very interesting :-)
JustRuss
Very fun!
Dan B
Ornate doors have no handles, at least on the outside. How does the occupant get in? Are these egress only? Are they actually doors?
ema
Thank you all!
ema
@p.a.:
NYC (Manhattan)
ema
@Dan B:
It’s the Fifth Avenue Synagogue, and those are the side doors (mostly for show, I would think) on 5th Ave. The main entrance is on 62nd St.
HeartlandLiberal
Great pictures, great topic. A very nice study.