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    STATEN ISLAND FERRY at dusk

    by Kevin Walsh January 26, 2014
    by Kevin Walsh January 26, 2014 30 comments

    In January 2014 I was looking for cemeteries in Staten Island (like Queens, the borough has several small and unfamiliar ones) and boarded the John J. Marchi ferryboat for the ride…

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  • One ShotsSigns

    PETERSON’S LANE, Prince’s Bay

    by Kevin Walsh December 11, 2013
    by Kevin Walsh December 11, 2013 2 comments

    Here’s a shot from long ago in Prince’s Bay, Staten Island, where I was bumbling along with a camera in 1998 when I spotted a pair of Staten Island classic…

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  • One Shots

    THE CALL OF THE ISLAND

    by Kevin Walsh November 20, 2013
    by Kevin Walsh November 20, 2013 3 comments

    I plan on spending more time in Staten Island in late fall and winter. Like the Bronx, there are unplumbed treasure troves of Forgotten-ania to be found there. Happily, the…

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  • Neighborhoods

    HAMILTON PARK COTTAGE

    by Kevin Walsh November 19, 2013
    by Kevin Walsh November 19, 2013 1 comment

    Hamilton Park, a section of New Brighton, Staten Island, is one of the city’s most unsung areas featuring breathtaking architecture. With the leaves falling, I’ll soon visit again to take…

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  • Street Scenes

    NYC STREETS FEATURING FULL NAMES

    by Kevin Walsh November 17, 2013
    by Kevin Walsh November 17, 2013 51 comments

    Thousands of NYC streets are named for people. Some are presidents — likely the more famed ones such as Washington or Lincoln. Often the practice is to develop a group…

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  • One Shots

    OLD ORCHARD R.I.P.

    by Kevin Walsh November 9, 2013
    by Kevin Walsh November 9, 2013 1 comment

    Old Orchard Lighthouse, in Raritan Bay off the southeast end of Staten Island, was built in 1893 and automated in 1955. This photo, from September 2012, was one of the…

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  • One Shots

    LIEDY’S SHORE INN, New Brighton

    by Kevin Walsh November 1, 2013
    by Kevin Walsh November 1, 2013 4 comments

    Because of busy scheduling — work, tours and everything else — I haven’t been able to limp around outdoors with a camera of late, which is what got Forgotten New…

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  • Walks

    STATEN QUO: visiting Arrochar, Grasmere, Concord, Clifton and Rosebank: Finale

    by Kevin Walsh September 15, 2013
    by Kevin Walsh September 15, 2013 15 comments

    Well, I see I’d better kick this series in the head, since my daily ratings are way down since I began it three weeks ago. ‘S’matter, you don’t like Staten…

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  • Walks

    STATEN QUO: visiting Arrochar, Grasmere, Concord, Clifton and Rosebank: Part 2

    by Kevin Walsh September 8, 2013
    by Kevin Walsh September 8, 2013 17 comments

    Pictured in the title card is Grymes Hill, part of a string of hills that are New York City’s highest and, believe it or not, among the highest peaks along…

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  • Walks

    STATEN QUO: visiting Arrochar, Grasmere, Concord, Clifton and Rosebank

    by Kevin Walsh September 1, 2013
    by Kevin Walsh September 1, 2013 24 comments

    Taking advantage of a recent break from the draining and oppressive humidity of the New York summer, in late August I made a circuitous walk in Staten Island, taking the…

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  • One ShotsSigns

    ADAPTABILITY

    by Kevin Walsh August 28, 2013
    by Kevin Walsh August 28, 2013 7 comments

    The Donald Deskey lampposts, first introduced in 1958, are gradually being phased out as the city no longer has the parts for them. With their double-slotted shafts they were eminently…

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    KEVIN J. WALSH, Grant City

    by Kevin Walsh July 9, 2013
    by Kevin Walsh July 9, 2013 13 comments

    For those of you that are unaware, your webmaster’s (my) name is Kevin J. Walsh, J for Jude. ForgottenFan Ed Dineen sent me a photo of a regulation Department of…

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