GREATEST naval commander of the Civil War David Farragut’s father was a Spanish sea captain who fought for the colonies in the Revolution. After his mother died, his father allowed…
Manhattan
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NEW York’s first water system was built between 1837 and 1842. Prior to those years, water was obtained from cisterns, wells and barrels from rain. Construction began in 1837 on a series…
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LONG before the cluster of glass towers arose at Hudson Yards, Javits Center was the pioneer on the wild west side of Midtown Manhattan. It is not the biggest convention…
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In the complicated Greenwich Village street layout, Jones Street, along with Cornelia, is a one-block street between West 4th and Bleecker west of 6th Avenue. It was named for Dr.…
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THERE are over a dozen streets in NYC named “Mill,” and I have always been interested in them because they point to waterside mills, most of which were torn down…
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ABOUT a year ago, I wandered over to the High Line extension above 10th Avenue and West 30th Street, and then continued south on 10th Avenue to document the High…
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HERE’S the DeVinne Press Building, 393-399 Lafayette on the NE corner of East 4th. When researching the building, from my Photo-Lettering type days I remembered the Bodoni-esque DeVinne type font. Theodore…
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OLD Slip, one of lower Manhattan’s “slip” streets indicating former boat landings or “slips” was first encountered on maps in 1691. This Slip was the site of a momentous event…
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ONE can find square metallic covers like this all over town. Many have the name and address of the manufacturer, in this case, Marcy Foundry. In this case, it’s likely…
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WHILE well known and possibly not a candidate for a Forgotten NY entry, I did find a P.J. Clarke’s location not everyone may know about. Clarke’s, in its flagship location…
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In late 2025, Studio Museum in Harlem, 144 W 125th Street near Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., opened the doors to its new six-story building , the latest chapter for this…
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At the end of my Wagner-Hudson River Park jaunt in the fall of 2025, to get back to the IRT for the trip uptown to Penn Station, I meandered east…