tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post5932258993584909980..comments2024-03-17T09:55:57.029-07:00Comments on Lost City: Lost City's Guide to TribecaBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-31947038050354641112013-12-20T23:06:46.446-08:002013-12-20T23:06:46.446-08:00Not sure Capsouto Frere's is coming back. It w...Not sure Capsouto Frere's is coming back. It was undone by Sandy and I wonder if the family has lost its interest in starting over. Really miss it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-73952998680887139772009-11-20T19:20:03.235-08:002009-11-20T19:20:03.235-08:00One thing you missed was the original American Exp...One thing you missed was the original American Express stables in the area:<br />Built in 1866 and expanded in 1898, 157 Hudson St. originally housed the stables of the American Express Company, back when Amex made its money by delivering packages and telegraphs via stagecoach.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192812451710547802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-45248431179458010332009-06-02T07:41:16.441-07:002009-06-02T07:41:16.441-07:00I'm still reeling from losing Chumley's and Zito b...I'm still reeling from losing Chumley's and Zito bread in the Village. Bazzini's would send me into a spiral of depression....Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-6522149450966934392009-05-24T12:57:06.797-07:002009-05-24T12:57:06.797-07:00The "ATT building" (aka the Walker-Lispenard Bldg,...The "ATT building" (aka the Walker-Lispenard Bldg, originally constructed for Western Electric) is one of three great downtown "communications landmarks" by architect Ralph Walker's firm. The others are the Barclay-Vesey building (140 West St., just north of Ground Zero, now called The Verizon Building) and the Western Union Building at 60 Hudson St.<br />I worked in the photo archive at the successor architectural firm for a while, and the construction photos of these projects were fantastic to look at.Bonnie Slotnicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-28739117255924126982009-05-22T20:55:46.590-07:002009-05-22T20:55:46.590-07:00St. John's Park died because the landowner Trinity...St. John's Park died because the landowner Trinity Church wouldn't sell the rowhouses, but only give 99-year leases. The well-off wanted to buy, not rent, even then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-32786073996599492532009-05-21T08:01:41.306-07:002009-05-21T08:01:41.306-07:00"A block north and it would have been called Thoma..."A block north and it would have been called Thomas Duane, which still sounds like someone's real name."<br /><br />I'm bet you've got a subliminal memory of the old Dallas Cowboys' running back, Duane Thomas.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_ThomasLexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15524232246432310917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-80664403596281673192009-05-21T05:44:05.544-07:002009-05-21T05:44:05.544-07:00It's the First precinct currently, not the Fourth....It's the First precinct currently, not the Fourth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-79459383585054024322009-05-21T04:55:19.183-07:002009-05-21T04:55:19.183-07:00Addresses that were used as movie setting really a...Addresses that were used as movie setting really aren't of much interest to me. I file that under "fake history." It aggravates me how tour buses and walking tours vapidly focus on where in New York various movies and TV shows were filmed, as if the diner where the Seinfeld characters hung out is more important than where Washington was sworn in.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-42479734455794797792009-05-21T04:36:54.438-07:002009-05-21T04:36:54.438-07:00No word on the Ghostbusters firehouse on North Moo...No word on the Ghostbusters firehouse on North Moore and Varick? There are a lot of articles out there about the townhouses on Harrison Street, you'd be surprised how much they originally sold for.Asis Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871256848685928423noreply@blogger.com