Dec 31
Shively Sanitary Tenements (East River Homes, now Cherokee Apartments), Yorkville, Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States The Shively Sanitary Tenements (also known as the East River Homes) are the product of a unique architectural approach to the major societal and medical problems caused by tuberculosis …
Popularity: 4%
Dec 29
The lettering on each donation pane was painted by hand. The pane was then fired in a kiln and left to cool overnight. The resulting inscription is permanent.
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Dec 27
This sticker that says it all, "Classic Not Plastic!" was on the back window of an old Holden survivor. They can tell us how great new cars are until the cows come home. But we all know that nothing beats the classics! Nothing beats solid steel and cars that were …
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Dec 25
I walked on further till I reached Habiba Suites. From this part of Signal Hill Road, a bit of the sea can be seen, all the way to Gaya Head in Sepangar Bay. From here, the back view of the apartel can be seen. It is a great place here …
Popularity: 1%
Dec 25
Downtown Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States The home office of the Dime Savings Bank, built in 1906-08 and vastly enlarged and altered in 1931-32, is among Brooklyn’s most notable works of commercial architecture and stands as a symbol of that institution’s long and significant role in the …
Popularity: 8%
Dec 24
Turtle Bay, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States Prominently sited at the top of Beekman Hill, the Panhellenic Tower (now the Beekman Tower Hotel) is one of the great Art Deco skyscrapers in Midtown Manhattan. Erected in 1927-29 as a residence and clubhouse for women belonging to national …
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Dec 24
what do you do when one door closes, but that door leads to a window?
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Dec 24
Dec 23
Tabernacle of Prayer, Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, United States Located on Jamaica Avenue at Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, the major commercial center of the borough of Queens and once a major theater center for Queens and Long Island, the Loew’s Valencia is the borough’s largest …
Popularity: 17%
Dec 22
Note: this photo was published in an undated (Oct 2010) Everyblock NYC zipcodes blog titled "." ************************************** Wikipedia that the 96th Street subway station, right across the street from my apartment building, "was part of the original IRT subway and opened on the inaugural date …
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