THE ANNANDALE, Park Slope
Forgotten New York - T.S. Eliot’s J. Alfred Prufrock may have measured his life with coffee spoons, but I tend to measure it with old song lyrics. I passed this apartment building at #203… Forgotten...
View Article13th STREET, Park Slope
Forgotten New York - To me, it’s amusing that while many office buildings do not have 13th floors, the devisors of numbered street grids in Manhattan and Brooklyn have never had problems with the…...
View ArticlePIZZA ON THE SIDEWALK
Forgotten New York - I don’t feel shame in admitting that I have pizza at least twice a week, usually one slice for lunch or maybe two for dinner. I’m not adventurous, though; I… Forgotten New York -
View ArticleACME GARAGE, Park Slope
Forgotten New York - SORRY I “buried the lede” in the title, but I didn’t see any other way around it. In the spring I was wandering in Park Slope, the same day that… Forgotten New York -
View ArticleBROOKLYN’S MARYLANDERS
Forgotten New York - A State Education Department of New York sign, created in 1952, hangs in front of an American Legion hall at 3rd Avenue and 9th Street, stating that remains of the 1st… Forgotten...
View ArticleNEW YORK PUBLIC BATH NUMBER 7, Park Slope
Forgotten New York - In the days before central plumbing, you had to attend to the necessities somehow. New York City used to feature dozens of public baths. A remaining one, on 268 East… Forgotten New...
View Article8TH STREET, PARK SLOPE
Forgotten New York - UNLIKE the late, great Lou Rawls, I’m not a “natural” man. By that I mean that in my walks around NYC, I much prefer the more urban areas, as the… Forgotten New York -
View ArticleGRAND PROSPECT HALL, 1892-2022
Forgotten New York - THE French Renaissance Grand Prospect Hall, 263 Prospect Avenue just south of 5th Avenue in Park Slope, was familiar to NYC viewers from its ubiquitous commercials: “We make your...
View Article4TH AVENUE STATION WINDOWS
Forgotten New York - ONE of my favorite subway websites is Vanshnookenraggen, the pseudonym of Andrew Lynch, who writes about a NYC subway system that never was, or one that never will be. Entries…...
View Article7TH AVENUE BLACK
Forgotten New York - BELIEVE me, I wouldn’t publish this photo of the depicted sign, at 7th Avenue and 1st Street in Pasrk Slope, if it hadn’t already been replaced. When I went by… Forgotten New York -
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