This fire plug is entirely embraced by the tree next to which it was placed. There is a small sign saying that the hydrant is not operative. The dark [sorry] picture was an attempt to show how big the tree is.
Category Archives: History
Required
Twelve Years A Slave. Every person holding an American passport should be required to watch this movie and the painful history of this nation that it depicts. No one escapes.
White Stag
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Stag_(clothing) The White Stag company began as an offshoot of the Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company of Portland, Oregon, which made durable outdoor clothing and supplies worn by loggers, mill hands, and stockmen.[1] Hirsch-Weis itself was founded when brothers Max S. and Leopold B. Hirsch purchased the Willamette Tent and Awning Company, a manufacturer of sails for deepwater ships, from E. Henry …
The Bronzes at Union Square
Embedded in the sidewalk are these beautiful bronzes depicting scenes of days gone by. Most of us just walk by them, stepping on them without noticing them. Then one day, there they are!
Priceless!
This house is on the Upper East Side on a street of exquisite buildings. The photo left is a partial of the entrance with a flowerbox above the impressive portal. The photo [right] below is a shot of the entire facade. The photo left is the adjoining house of a famous painter, now deceased. …
Doors
Every city has fine examples. But do we notice? These drew my attention this week.
The Whitney
Apparently shunned by its upscale neighbors due to their dislike of its architecture, it is nonetheless a bastion of modern American art. Currently the exhibit is the Whitney Biennial 2012. But the exterior, composed entirely of cement does resemble a building that might have applied for the job of fortress. It was progressive and innovative …
New Amsterdam
Traces of the Founding Merchants and continuation of a good thing: