02 February 2010

Some Stuff That's Interesting


Bloomberg's genius lawn-furniture piazzas aren't relieving traffic congestion as it was thought they would. [NY Times]

Telephone Bar in East Village closes after 22 years, taking its familiar wall of red London phone booths with it. I will miss it. [EV Grieve]

New York once had a neighborhood called Linoleumville. Seriously. [EV Grieve]

A beautiful shot of Harlem's Lenox Lounge. [Greenwich Village Daily Photo]

Aphrodisia Herb Shoppe is closing on Bleecker Street after 41 years. [JVNY]

The story behind an abandoned building on E. 43rd. [Scouting New York]
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1 comment:

  1. Ken Mac2/02/2010 11:20 AM

    Thanks for the reference to my Lenox Lounge shot, Brooks. Here;s the link: http://greenwichvillagenydailyphoto.blogspot.com/2010/01/harlems-lenox-lounge.html

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