Since the Dutch colonists here, in a misguided attempt to make New Amsterdam more like Amsterdam, dug some small canals in lower Manhattan, a lot of people assume that’s where the name “Canal Street” comes from. There’s a pretty simple way to disprove that: during the Dutch period of our history, the town never extended …
A bit wilted in the heat, but the flowers in the Park Avenue median are trying their hardest to be parklike.
The photo above: spring has sprung on Park Avenue! After the trains were converted from coal to electric and put underground, Park Avenue was developed with high-end apartment houses and hotels from 46th Street (north of the Grand Central train shed) to 96th street (where the trains exit the tunnel and run on a viaduct). …
If you pay attention to the architecture world, you’ve seen a notice about this year’s Pritzker winners and some discussion of the goals they work towards in their practice. I’ll summarize it below, but given the amount that has been written, you’re better off looking elsewhere for details. I want to discuss what their work, …
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The caption for the circa 1920 photo above is “Snow Blocked Trolley.” I am no expert on street cars, but there’s almost no snow around this one. I suspect the snow is on the next block, beyond the two trucks. This is probably the aftermath of the storm of February 4 to 7, 1920, which …
