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March 31, 2006
The Anti-Sit: Hatch Job
Posted by jmarston at 08:09 PM
The Anti-Sit: Rail Fun
Posted by jmarston at 08:05 PM
The Anti-Sit: Wrong Iron
Posted by jmarston at 06:43 PM
March 29, 2006
Back In the Day
"Play Streets: These streets are set aside for children to play in; no traffic is permitted except vehicles having business in such streets. Signs at each end of block indicate such areas." 1939 WPA Guide to New York City
Posted by jmarston at 07:09 PM | Comments (478)
March 26, 2006
St. George Hotel
from New York in the 1930's by Samuel Fuller, Hazan 1987.
Suffered by financial problems most of its existence, and a devastating fire in 1995, the St George, is an unpolished diamond in the midst of Heights swank. Recently expanded (this) as a boutique hotel reno, but me thinks its still used exclusively as a dorm. Can't seem to make a reservations in the newly added structure. A Times article from 1982 talking about co-op conversations in the grand dame. Now those are prices.
Posted by jmarston at 08:12 PM | Comments (79)
The Anti-Sit: Classical
Posted by jmarston at 08:05 PM
Ghosts of Sterling Place & 7th Ave
Two new buildings, and one rehab, are in their final stages on the corner of Sterling Place and 7th Ave; sites that have sat vacant for some forty-five years, haunted, after 135 people were killed when a DC-8 crashed here and destroyed a funeral home and a church that occupied the corner lots.
Posted by jmarston at 07:02 PM | Comments (4)
Digging Deeper at One Prospect
digging deeper, for hope in this project.
Posted by jmarston at 06:54 PM | Comments (1)
Brooklyn Central Library
main entrance in renovation.
Posted by jmarston at 06:37 PM | Comments (43)
March 23, 2006
520 Broome St.
Begged for a Renovate Me back in July. Then Curbed covered its demise.
Now the old Deco decor is revealed. Take the shell, Zucker, make it the Don.
Posted by jmarston at 07:50 PM | Comments (1)
The Anti-Sit: Spring
Posted by jmarston at 07:47 PM
The Anti-Sit: Wagons Go
Posted by jmarston at 07:34 PM
March 22, 2006
Old Soho
Gem like, with its Lush rustic aging.
Posted by jmarston at 10:56 PM
The Anti-Sit: Shady
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The Anti-Sit: Laid Off
Posted by jmarston at 10:51 PM
The Anti-Sit: Triangle Softy
Posted by jmarston at 10:48 PM
The Anti-Sit: Hot Fence
Posted by jmarston at 10:44 PM
The Anti-Sit: One of the Gang
Posted by jmarston at 10:42 PM
The Anti-Sit: Poolside
Posted by jmarston at 10:38 PM
The Anti-Sit: Perimeter Setting
Posted by jmarston at 09:56 PM
The Anti-Sit: Home Brew
Posted by jmarston at 09:52 PM
40 Mercer
more purple!
Posted by jmarston at 09:13 PM
March 20, 2006
Pre Scraper GE
WPA Guide to New York City (1939) New Press Ed.
Posted by jmarston at 10:27 PM | Comments (2)
March 17, 2006
Pre Scraper Rock
from OUP American Buildings and their Architects Vol 5, 1972 edition.
Posted by jmarston at 09:04 PM
Pre BQE Heights
from the wonderful book Old Brooklyn Heights by Clay Lancaster. Tuttle, 1961 edition.
Posted by jmarston at 08:30 PM
March 15, 2006
Brooklyns New Wards
From the NYTimes Archive.
March 31st, 1895
Brooklyns First Suburbs
Posted by jmarston at 09:42 PM
Open Spaces
from Man-Made America: Chaos or Control? Yale 1966
Posted by jmarston at 09:29 PM
Anti-Sit: Council Bluffs
No Loitering on these steroid benches in IA, duh, correction.
Posted by jmarston at 09:08 PM | Comments (2)
Prewar Postwar
Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. Mailed in 1915 Hotel Chatham NYC.
Posted by jmarston at 08:51 PM
Rhinelander Gardens
scans from Man-Made America: Chaos or Control? Yale, 1966 4th ed.
Posted by jmarston at 08:39 PM
Cloister Aug 1947
Posted by jmarston at 08:27 PM
March 07, 2006
Guests
Friends from my sisters' Ghent Neighborhood, Norfolk. Hey Oh Slump.
Posted by jmarston at 08:31 PM | Comments (5)
Attack of the Useless Awning, Pt. 5
Parking garage to boot. Fack.
Posted by jmarston at 08:21 PM | Comments (2)
March 06, 2006
New Nolita Junk
Posted by jmarston at 08:07 PM
Bad Volume
Hatin
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March 05, 2006
One Prospect Park
About Meir's building, site peculation on Daily Heights.
Posted by jmarston at 07:38 PM | Comments (2)
Atlantic & Smith
Once glacial site rises fast.
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