Comments for Forgotten New York http://forgotten-ny.com Thu, 23 May 2013 16:10:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on SOUTH PARK: Brooklyn south of Prospect by Karen http://forgotten-ny.com/2013/02/south-park-brooklyn-south-of-prospect/#comment-122990 Karen Thu, 23 May 2013 16:10:52 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=39990#comment-122990 I think the empty lot is now a wonder community garden. And it's still fun to explore. I think the empty lot is now a wonder community garden. And it’s still fun to explore.

]]> Comment on OCEAN AVENUE, Midwood by vintagejames http://forgotten-ny.com/2013/05/ocean-avenue-midwood/#comment-122989 vintagejames Thu, 23 May 2013 15:21:52 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=41376#comment-122989 Those tiles are hard to replace. I tried to get some rather average but old ones about 25 years ago in Brooklyn, but they could not be found. I was told that when the grand Art Deco hotels in and around Miami were torn down many years ago to be replace with "modern" buildings, someone in Florida was able to get most of the old tiles and cornered the market. I don't know if that is true, but it sounds reasonable. If anyone knows the real story, please let us know. Those tiles are hard to replace. I tried to get some rather average but old ones about 25 years ago in Brooklyn, but they could not be found. I was told that when the grand Art Deco hotels in and around Miami were torn down many years ago to be replace with “modern” buildings, someone in Florida was able to get most of the old tiles and cornered the market. I don’t know if that is true, but it sounds reasonable. If anyone knows the real story, please let us know.

]]> Comment on CONVENT AVENUE, Manhattanville – Morningside Heights by Don Gilligan http://forgotten-ny.com/2013/05/convent-avenue-manhattanville-%e2%80%93-morningside-heights/#comment-122938 Don Gilligan Thu, 23 May 2013 03:00:23 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=41331#comment-122938 I don't know how the awful, pedestrian translation of the CCNY Motto Respice, Adspice, Prospice as look back, look at and look ahead came to replace the former rendition of Look to the Past, Look to the Present, Look to the Future, but the responsible party for that desecration should do a little looking themselves - for a new job. Donald J. Gilligan '62 I don’t know how the awful, pedestrian translation of the CCNY Motto Respice, Adspice, Prospice as look back, look at and look ahead came to replace the former rendition of Look to the Past, Look to the Present, Look to the Future, but the responsible party for that desecration should do a little looking themselves – for a new job.

Donald J. Gilligan ’62

]]> Comment on RKO BUSHWICK – I’M STILL STANDING by The High Line Effect: Thoughts on Reusing Infrastructure | vanshnookenraggen http://forgotten-ny.com/1999/06/rko-bushwick-%e2%80%93-im-still-standing/#comment-122934 The High Line Effect: Thoughts on Reusing Infrastructure | vanshnookenraggen Thu, 23 May 2013 02:37:48 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=26679#comment-122934 [...] been rediscovered and repurposed through gentrification. Once abandoned row houses are rebuilt, theaters are reopened or turned into schools, and old warehouses are converted into lux condos. This gave urban exploration a new purpose: to [...] [...] been rediscovered and repurposed through gentrification. Once abandoned row houses are rebuilt, theaters are reopened or turned into schools, and old warehouses are converted into lux condos. This gave urban exploration a new purpose: to [...]

]]> Comment on GREENWICH AVENUE by *Everyday Chatter http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/03/greenwich-avenue/#comment-122914 *Everyday Chatter Wed, 22 May 2013 23:44:20 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=23355#comment-122914 [...] Walking Greenwich Avenue. [FNY] [...] [...] Walking Greenwich Avenue. [FNY] [...]

]]> Comment on HIGH ON JANE by *Everyday Chatter http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/10/high-on-jane/#comment-122913 *Everyday Chatter Wed, 22 May 2013 23:41:05 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=35688#comment-122913 [...] About that random piece of High Line in Yvonne’s 1980s photos…it was over Jane Street. [FNY] [...] [...] About that random piece of High Line in Yvonne’s 1980s photos…it was over Jane Street. [FNY] [...]

]]> Comment on 9th STREET, PARK SLOPE by JjBurkard http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/09/30341/#comment-122912 JjBurkard Wed, 22 May 2013 22:46:51 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=30341#comment-122912 Kevin, this is the second accolade I'm sending you in less than a month for the great site you have....You certainly have come a long way and do yourself proud.... Very informative, pleasing pictures and easy to see the effort and hard work You contribute to the forgotten New York Web Site...Keep up the excellent work..... JjB.....Coffey Street, Red Hook Area Historian...... Kevin, this is the second accolade I’m sending you in less than a month for the great site you have….You certainly have come a long way and do yourself proud…. Very informative, pleasing pictures and easy to see the effort and hard work You contribute to the forgotten New York Web Site…Keep up the excellent work….. JjB…..Coffey Street, Red Hook Area Historian……

]]> Comment on OCEAN AVENUE, Midwood by Sergey Kadinsky http://forgotten-ny.com/2013/05/ocean-avenue-midwood/#comment-122897 Sergey Kadinsky Wed, 22 May 2013 19:32:28 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=41376#comment-122897 On a Forgotten note, Ocean Avenue picks up a brief second breath in Manhattan Beach. On a Forgotten note, Ocean Avenue picks up a brief second breath in Manhattan Beach.

]]> Comment on SILENT RED HOOK by Musings on National Maritime Day – the Wisdom of Pogo | Old Salt Blog – a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/06/silent-red-hook/#comment-122883 Musings on National Maritime Day – the Wisdom of Pogo | Old Salt Blog – a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:39 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=26963#comment-122883 [...] were crowded with trucks carrying cargo to or from the docks. Walking along Red Hook’s Imlay Street past the massive New York Dock Company warehouses felt like stumbling into the set of a post-apocalyptic movie, except with fewer [...] [...] were crowded with trucks carrying cargo to or from the docks. Walking along Red Hook’s Imlay Street past the massive New York Dock Company warehouses felt like stumbling into the set of a post-apocalyptic movie, except with fewer [...]

]]> Comment on OCEAN AVENUE, Midwood by Larry http://forgotten-ny.com/2013/05/ocean-avenue-midwood/#comment-122881 Larry Wed, 22 May 2013 15:52:49 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=41376#comment-122881 I was a small lad and remember the Ocean Ave trolley turning onto Ocean from Farragut Road and riding it with my parents all the way to its end at Sheepshead Bay opposite Lundy's.....when the replaced the trolleys with buses, it was never the same....Great ride! I was a small lad and remember the Ocean Ave trolley turning onto Ocean from Farragut Road and riding it with my parents all the way to its end at Sheepshead Bay opposite Lundy’s…..when the replaced the trolleys with buses, it was never the same….Great ride!

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