Lost City
30 October 2013

Faded Times Square Ad Endangered Now That Astor's Porn Palace Gone for Good

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Walking up Eighth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen the other night I noticed that the building I once referred to as William Waldorf Astor...
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Cobble Hill Pumpkin Tradition to End

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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

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I have relatives in various areas of the country. I enjoy visiting them, but, food-wise, often find the occasions discouraging. For many ...
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18 October 2013

That Old Bar in Greenpoint

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At 623 Manhattan Avenue, corner of Nassau, in Greenpoint, there's a bar called Irene's Place. Though you won't see that name ...
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17 October 2013

A Very New York-y Street

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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 ...
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16 October 2013

New Italian Restaurant Takes Old Italian Grocery's Place

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Tavola, an Italian restaurant, has taken up residence in the Ninth Avenue midtown address occupied for 121 by Manganaro's Grosseria I...
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15 October 2013

Le Figaro Cafe Replacement Replaced

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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...
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12 October 2013

Cellar of 18th-Century Bull's Head Tavern Uncovered on Bowery

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New York historian and author David Freeland emailed over the weekend with some exciting and alarming news regarding an ongoing demolitio...
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Lost City: Milwaukee Edition: The Signs of Downer Avenue

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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

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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...
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Brooks of Sheffield
New York City, New York
I have lived in New York City since 1988 and earn my bread as a writer. I began this blog in January 2006. Beyond that, don't be so nosy. "I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism." —Roberto Rossellini
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