30 October 2013
Faded Times Square Ad Endangered Now That Astor's Porn Palace Gone for Good
›
Walking up Eighth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen the other night I noticed that the building I once referred to as William Waldorf Astor...
1 comment:
Cobble Hill Pumpkin Tradition to End
›
Over the last decade, many residents of Cobble Hill and the surrounding area have come to look forward to passing the corner of Kane St...
23 October 2013
Lost City: Washington D.C. Edition: The Italian Store
›
I have relatives in various areas of the country. I enjoy visiting them, but, food-wise, often find the occasions discouraging. For many ...
2 comments:
18 October 2013
That Old Bar in Greenpoint
›
At 623 Manhattan Avenue, corner of Nassau, in Greenpoint, there's a bar called Irene's Place. Though you won't see that name ...
5 comments:
17 October 2013
A Very New York-y Street
›
A few hundred feet along the southeastern corner of 39th Street and Eighth Avenue may be among the most New York-y stretches of sidewalk ...
1 comment:
16 October 2013
New Italian Restaurant Takes Old Italian Grocery's Place
›
Tavola, an Italian restaurant, has taken up residence in the Ninth Avenue midtown address occupied for 121 by Manganaro's Grosseria I...
3 comments:
15 October 2013
Le Figaro Cafe Replacement Replaced
›
Back in 2008, we all had to watch and grit our teeth as Le Figaro Cafe , one of the last survivors of the days when Macdougal and Bleecke...
4 comments:
12 October 2013
Cellar of 18th-Century Bull's Head Tavern Uncovered on Bowery
›
New York historian and author David Freeland emailed over the weekend with some exciting and alarming news regarding an ongoing demolitio...
6 comments:
Lost City: Milwaukee Edition: The Signs of Downer Avenue
›
Downer Avenue, a bit to the north of downtown Milwaukee, goes on for some length, but only about two blocks of it are devoted to commerce...
04 October 2013
The Story of Brew's, a Forgotten Murray Hill Watering Hole
›
A responder to my recent postings about the salvaging of the old bar from Harvey's Chelsea House asked me why Lost City have never pos...
15 comments:
‹
›
Home
View web version