New Yorkers of a Certain Age will remember the elevated West Side Highway — constructed on pillars over West Street and 12th Avenue in the 1930s, it connected downtown Manhattan…
Hell’s Kitchen
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The MTA’s Michael J. Quill Bus Depot sits at 11th Avenue and West 41st Street at the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel. Labor leader Quill (1905-1966) was the founder of the Transport Workers Union (TWU).…
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This townhouse at 428 West 44th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues was owned by actress June Havoc, the sister of burlesque queen/author Gypsy Rose Lee, from 1962-1969. It’s said…
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Hell’s Kitchen, the area west of 8th Avenue and between 42nd Street and 59th Street, used to be one of the city’s most notorious slums. It was one of…
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A pair of color-coordinated “fading ads” on West 38th between 10th and 11th Avenues for Sheldon International Storage and J. Roth Trucking. These were likely done by the same signpainter…
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It’s hard to believe it but the Cheyenne Diner on 9th Avenue and 33rd Street has been gone since 2008. There’s still only an empty lot with occasional construction stirrings…
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CONTINUED FROM PART 1 In Part One of my quest to walk between both of Manhattan’s cable-stayed bridges, I meandered from Rockefeller University on the East River just north of the…
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I have always had a soft spot for cable-stayed bridges, which resemble suspension bridges but feature towers to which are attached cables that support the traffic-bearing bridge deck. Though cable-stayed…
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While walking around town between one Open House NY venue and the other, I managed to snap a few scenes of objects that interested me. Some of this stuff is arguably…
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9th Avenue, Hell’s Kitchen between West 42nd and West 57th Streets, is known for restaurants showcasing cuisines from around the globe…European, Asian, Caribbean, you name it. On a recent walk south…
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Your webmaster will say it right away: I’m not a porno fan and have never bought a magazine, frequented the video shops or the theatres when the Deuce was in…
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PERIODICALLY in Forgotten NY, I just decide to walk a street for its entire length. River to river, or landmark to landmark. This time, 53rd Street in Manhattan made a…