Charles H. Fletcher began selling his Castoria, a mild stomach remedy for children, in 1871, acquiring the patent from its inventor Dr. Samuel Pitcher. The medicine was heavily promoted on ads…
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I haven’t spent nearly as much time in the IRT Lexington Avenue line stations, the ones between 59th and 125th Streets, as I could have over the years. These stations…
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Somehow, when I walked the length of Prince Street in SoHo in 2012, I missed this little gem of a building at #203, just east of 6th Avenue. The building…
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I noticed a snazzy new pictographic sign on the Henry Hudson Parkway in Spuyten Duyvil when I was up there in March. It depicts a lighthouse on the sign, but…
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As many who read Forgotten NY regularly know I’m a big lamppost buff. I can spot different styles and can even identify the dates of installation by subtle differences seen…
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March 2019 marks Forgotten New York’s 20th anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, I’ve re-scanned about 150 key images from the early days of FNY from 35MM prints. In the early…
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March 2019 marks Forgotten New York’s 20th anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, I’ve re-scanned about 150 key images from the early days of FNY from 35MM prints. In the early…
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New York is a city that’s fairly hostile to people who just have to go. The city used to be studded with public bathrooms here and there; most early BMT…
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March 2019 marks Forgotten New York’s 20th anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, I’ve re-scanned about 150 key images from the early days of FNY from 35MM prints. In the early…
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143 Allen Street looks like a throwback from another time, located between Delancey and Rivington, and it ought to, since it was constructed in 1831. It’s the sole survivor of…
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I should really start paying more attention to Allen Street. The center median-ed Lower East Side route runs north from Division and Pike Streets to East Houston and 1st Avenue.…
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March 2019 marks Forgotten New York’s 20th anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, I’ve re-scanned about 150 key images from the early days of FNY from 35MM prints. In the early…