Forgotten New York
  • Home
  • About
    • Advertise with FNY
    • Contributors
    • Contact Us
  • Book
  • Forgotten Tours/Tour Schedule
    • FNY 2022 Tour Schedule
  • Gift Shop

Forgotten New York

  • Home
  • About
    • Advertise with FNY
    • Contributors
    • Contact Us
  • Book
  • Forgotten Tours/Tour Schedule
    • FNY 2022 Tour Schedule
  • Gift Shop
Social Links

clocks

  • One Shots

    YORKVILLE CLOCK

    by Kevin Walsh February 12, 2021
    by Kevin Walsh February 12, 2021 6 comments

    The Yorkville Clock at 1501 3rd Avenue and East 85th Street has been here since 1898 — lasting an entire century and parts of two others. Like many other sidewalk clocks it originally…

    Read more
  • Forgotten Slices

    CONHEIM’S CLOCK

    by Kevin Walsh May 28, 2019
    by Kevin Walsh May 28, 2019 11 comments

    I recently took a walk on the east-west streets in lower Manhattan looking for oddities and anachronisms. There aren’t many 19th-century buildings surviving on John Street in lower Manhattan, but…

    Read more
  • One Shots

    STEINWAY STREET CLOCK

    by Kevin Walsh November 13, 2018
    by Kevin Walsh November 13, 2018 7 comments

    The Steinway Street Clock, in front of 30-78 Steinway between 30th and 31st Avenues, is one of a number of large, stolid street clocks designed by George Post. Except for…

    Read more
  • Forgotten Slices

    FIRST TIME. Street clocks of 1st Avenue

    by Kevin Walsh September 6, 2007
    by Kevin Walsh September 6, 2007 0 comment

    Remember that Outer Limits episode where David McCallum creates a “time tilter” out of about 200 clocks and a lot of piano wire? Your webmaster is also a clock aficionado. The basic clock…

    Read more
  • Street Scenes

    STREET CLOCKS

    by Kevin Walsh May 1, 1999
    by Kevin Walsh May 1, 1999 7 comments

    Decorative street clocks were often placed on sidewalks to attract business, especially jewelry stores. On this page we’ll take a look at some of the ornamental clocks that grace the sidewalks…

    Read more
Load More Posts

Explore by Category

Search by Category

FORGOTTEN ARTICLES

Jersey City’s Vorst Belt [SpliceToday]

Corona Beside Us [SpliceToday]

Coffin Man of Queens [SpliceToday]

Came in First at Belmont [SpliceToday]

Burial Yard of Deep Woodside [SpliceToday]

Scenes of the Grymes [SpliceToday]

FNY ON THE RADIO

Don’t miss The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano on WABC Radio 770 on your AM dial where I talked with Frank about Forgotten New York. I appeared at 3:20 AM Monday May 9.

Here’s a podcast of my appearance.

Support Forgotten NY

Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. To make a donation, please use the button below.

 

FNY the Book

Archives

Award-Winning!

Forgotten New York was the first-ever recipient of Outstanding New York City Website by the Guides Association of New York City!
Forgotten New York is associated with the Greater Astoria Historical Society

Links

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

40-01 Little Neck Parkway 24A
Little Neck, NY 11363

@2019 - Forgotten New York. All Right Reserved.


Back To Top
Forgotten New York
  • Home
  • About
    • Advertise with FNY
    • Contributors
    • Contact Us
  • Book
  • Forgotten Tours/Tour Schedule
    • FNY 2022 Tour Schedule
  • Gift Shop

40-01 Little Neck Parkway 24A
Little Neck, NY 11363

@2019 - Forgotten New York. All Right Reserved.