This is how the average sidewalk corner appears: ridged cement sloping down to meet the pavement. This is now the replacement. It was told me that the blind can better feel the transition from sidewalk to street. I then noticed that on the edge of all the …
Category Archives: Architecture
It’s All Mine!
Love when this happens. It was Sunday, and 6th Avenue was empty due to a parade that had just occurred. I was crossing and stopped mid way to revel in the emptiness.l
Nearer My…
Attended ‘Maids” staring Cate Blanchett on Sunday afternoon. Ordered tickets based on price. Never have experienced sitting so ‘away’ from the performance. One had to consider a height phobia; it felt more like ‘flying’ and that we should be issued seat belts at that altitude. A bit of planning – had opera glasses with me. …
New York?
Does this residence fit anyone’s idea of what the City looks like? This is on one of my favorite streets in the West Village.
Anyone Else See It?
Waiting for the bus. I looked down at the fireplug. and it smiled.
The Perks
of offering to help someone standing on the corner with a guide book. They were three, a father, mother and son. The book was in French. The sun was out and I was on my way to a destination, but they looked lost. So I stopped and asked if they needed help. They wanted to …
Olde Time
At the Macy’s on 35th Street. Against the back wall of the front building. Behind the elevators. It is all solid wood, imposing and has a mezzanine stop!
That Game…
where the 3″ square pieces are turned face down on the table top and you have to turn them over, 2 at a time, to find a match? Here’s one for you. This shop is two blocks away from where I live, next to the post office. Do you know where the other one is?
New World Trade Center
As seen from Williams Street. And is it coincidence that the building is 1776 feet tall?