I passed the Queensboro bridge today with traffic blocked for the the marathoners running across it and at the same time, I came across this picture. The trolley pictured was the last active trolley line in NYC. It ran across the bridge to Manhattan to an underground...
PCC (Presidents Car Commission) trolley car in Downtown Brooklyn - 1943. These ran until the early 1950’s but were very common throughout cities in the U.S. Notice the buy war bonds sign on the theatre across the street.
Had a great time on the Transit Authority’s celebration of the NYC subway’s 110 anniversary! They took out the only set of what are known as the LO-V models and ran them on Sunday and today between 42nd and 96th Street on the Broadway line. Some of these cars where...
Taste is in the eyes of the beholder. Just saw another article on Facebook which posted a blog on the Village Voice as to where you can find the 10 Iconic foods of New York City. Wouldn’t you know it, Katz’s Deli was listed as THE PLACE to go for pastrami. Now we...
A sight you rarely see in New York. Coal delivery. Coal was the main source of fuel for boilers even until the late 1900’s. My school was heated by a coal fired boiler (pity the guy who had to stoke the fire!). Con Ed plants were by the rivers and waterways to enable...
Someone had this in his car junk yard and has to sell it. It is a 1935 R-6 INC subway car. No wheels or electric motors, but move it into your back yard and, wow, what a conversation piece!
Gee, I thought I was the only one who knew about Wo Hop’s, the restaurant in New York City’s Chinatown. That was the place I remember going to in the early morning hours on either Friday or Saturday night for a bite. The place was always open and the one thing that...
Great article on ABC.Com about Joan Rivers and Jewish Food. Check it out. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/book-jewish-food-features-intro-joan-rivers-25588665
We do indeed live in a multicultural city. Great story in Tablet Magazine, an online zine, regarding a group of African Americans who believe they are the direct descendants of Ethiopians who they claim to be the actual and original Jews (“Jews were African”). They...
The popular cheese cake emporium, Junior’s, which has been on Flatbush Avenue since 1950 has decided not to move or allow developers build on top of it. Good for them. The owner, Alan Rosen, seen above, stood up to the developer powers to be and said that he owns not...
