Town house, now museum. Late C15 and late C16, severely restored 1858, following drawing of 1769. Timber-frame and with plaster infill; rubble plinth; tile roof with rubble stacks. 4-unit plan. 2 storeys with attic; 4-window range. The facade to the right half is mostly C19 replacing c1800 brick refronting. 3 …

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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 …

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Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States The former Manufacturers Trust Company Building, erected in 1953-54 on the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and West 43rd Street, was one of the first buildings in the United States to introduce International Style modernism to bank design. Planned by Skidmore, Owings …

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Hidden away behind other buildings is one of the gems of Edinburgh’s Old Town, the Kirk of the Greyfriars: also known as the Greyfriars Tolbooth and Highland Kirk, or just simply Greyfriars Kirk. Churches are usually amongst the easiest of buildings to find, announcing their presence with a tower or …

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Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States The Sunset Play Center is one of a group of eleven immense outdoor swimming pools opened in the summer of 1936 in a series of grand ceremonies presided over by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and Park Commissioner Robert Moses. All of …

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Note: this photo was published in an undated (Oct 2010) Everyblock NYC zipcodes blog titled "10025." ************************************** Wikipedia informs usthat 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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Part one of two! Inspired by Brand New’s song Bed. My head is lead I don’t ever want to go to bed Your hair is on fire You snuff the blaze Turn to vapour and you float away We got into a bad fight Laid her on the bed My …

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