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  • Street Lamps

    DWARVES. Lampposts that fit in small spaces

    by Kevin Walsh January 3, 1999
    by Kevin Walsh January 3, 1999 0 comment

    Throughout the five boroughs, there are scattered some streetlamps that look as if they didn’t eat their spinach during their formative years. Their growth seems stunted. Actually, the city has…

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  • Cobblestones

    BRICK STREETS

    by Kevin Walsh August 23, 1998
    by Kevin Walsh August 23, 1998 0 comment

    The streets of New York City used to be paved with bricks. The term ‘cobblestones’ refers to uneven stones of varying shapes and sizes. This style of paving went out…

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