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From Max Hubacher, May 14, 1950, “Manhattan (Elevated)”:
Both the tall buildings and the rolling stock were at least thirty years old at that point. It also feels like if you opened the windows on the train[1] you could grab a brass ring off the fire-escape on the left. It must have been quite loud ...
Part of investigating buildings is simply recognizing when something is wrong. If something looks wrong, it may mean that there’s a problem, or it may mean that there was an old renovation. Case in point, a random building I walked by in the South Slope:
First thing that’s wrong: what is that weird drum on top of the corner turret? A lot of victorian-era buildin...
From a 1902 postcard, a profile view of the Brooklyn Bridge (with bonus Fulton ferry) and a smaller view of the walkway.
If you know the bridge well, as I do, the promenade view is actually quite accurate, but I suspect it’s a little bit difficult to parse for people who haven’t been on that walkway again and again. Also, it’s a little weird that there’s a big g...
Option 1: I was standing in a primitive shelter in the forest primeval.
Option 2: This is a leftover picture from the Belvedere Summerhouse from last Wednesday.
Usually, when I post a photo I took from a scaffold it’s to show off the view in a touristy sense, or to show an interesting building nearby. I took this picture a couple of days ago because it gives the feeling of being on the scaffold, or more precisely being on the stairs between levels of the scaffold.
We’re looking north up Broadway from Duane Street.