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    8TH AVENUE, Chelsea

    by Kevin Walsh November 7, 2021
    by Kevin Walsh November 7, 2021 10 comments

    WOULD you believe…that the last time I did an extended post on 8th Avenue in Manhattan was…in 2007? It’s true. In fact quite a bit of what I showed on…

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  • Subways & Trains

    HIGH LINE 2021

    by Kevin Walsh May 2, 2021
    by Kevin Walsh May 2, 2021 18 comments

    From 1929-1934, NYC built two metal viaducts, the West Side Elevated Freight Railroad to carry train traffic, and the Miller Elevated Highway to carry automobiles; the Miller was more commonly known…

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  • One Shots

    EHRICH BUILDING, Chelsea, 1983

    by Kevin Walsh March 18, 2021
    by Kevin Walsh March 18, 2021 3 comments

    I am no stranger to the east end of Chelsea, 6th Avenue in the West 20s. This is smack in the middle of what used to be called Ladies’ Mile,…

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  • FNY CROSSTOWN

    16th STREET Part 2

    by Kevin Walsh November 30, 2020
    by Kevin Walsh November 30, 2020 7 comments

    Continued from Part 1 It’s time for another entry in FNY’s Cross Streets of NYC series!  I’ve done them piecemeal in the past, but I’ve already posted 20th Street, 21st Street, 22nd Street, 17th…

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  • Forgotten Slices

    REPOST: 6th and 24th

    by Kevin Walsh September 14, 2020
    by Kevin Walsh September 14, 2020 4 comments

    I noticed that this FNY post from January 2011 hadn’t been brought over when the site was redesigned in early 2019, so I’ll repost it here… I was lurching and…

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  • FNY CROSSTOWN

    26th STREET, Chelsea to Kips Bay

    by Kevin Walsh September 13, 2020
    by Kevin Walsh September 13, 2020 3 comments

    Programming note: I have decided to include the category banner at the top of each post, even though they introduce a moment of redundancy, since I like the design (mine)…

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  • FNY CROSSTOWN

    25th STREET

    by Kevin Walsh July 19, 2020
    by Kevin Walsh July 19, 2020 4 comments

    It’s time for another entry in FNY’s Cross Streets of NYC series…  I’ve done them piecemeal in the past, but I’ve already posted 20th Street, 22nd Street, 17th Street, 10th Street, 6th Street and…

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  • One ShotsSubways & Trains

    HIGH LINE’S LAST FRONTIER

    by Kevin Walsh June 27, 2020
    by Kevin Walsh June 27, 2020 23 comments

    I haven’t lost hope for the High Line, the former elevated freight railroad constructed in 1934 and used for that purpose until 1980. Long before I even conceived Forgotten New…

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  • FNY CROSSTOWN

    18th STREET

    by Kevin Walsh May 31, 2020
    by Kevin Walsh May 31, 2020 5 comments

    Continuing my Manhattan cross streets series. I’ve done them piecemeal in the past, but I’ve already posted 20th Street, 22nd Street, 17th Street and 10th Street in this batch, and 14th Street as well in autumn…

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  • One ShotsSigns

    SECRET AT PAD THAI, Chelsea

    by Kevin Walsh April 29, 2020
    by Kevin Walsh April 29, 2020 1 comment

    Pad thai is a generic term for a popular food in Thailand consisting of stir-fried rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts, shrimp, peanuts, and seasonings; the name comes from the Thai…

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  • One ShotsSignsSubways & Trains

    IND SUBWAY STANCHION, Chelsea

    by Kevin Walsh April 24, 2020
    by Kevin Walsh April 24, 2020 7 comments

    Here’s a uniquely designed stanchion marking the entrance to the various IND and BMT trains available at this location, in front of 111 8th Avenue between West 15th and 16th…

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  • FNY CROSSTOWN

    17th STREET

    by Kevin Walsh April 1, 2020
    by Kevin Walsh April 1, 2020 9 comments

    Continuing my Manhattan cross streets series. I’ve done them piecemeal in the past, but I’ve already posted 20th Street and 22nd Street in March with more to follow. Today’s entry:…

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