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Ludlow St. Jail
Luis sent me this Wikipedia entry: Ludlow Street Jail From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Ludlow Street Jail was New York City’s federal prison, located on Ludlow Street and Broome Street in Man… more →
Narrative and Power
Literature Updates: The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton
thatglobalgirl wrote 3 weeks ago: Have a look in “I Read it Somewhere..” under Literary Love. I’ve moved on to Whar … more →
Reading Rainbow: Mitchell's 'Up in the Old Hotel"
effingjro wrote 3 months ago: Dames and sirs, I read a look of books when I was way too young, and this is the best one of them. I … more →
The Snuggies
Ryan wrote 3 months ago: Sailors Snug Harbor in Staten Island is one of the best escapes in New York City. Over the July 4th … more →
Italian Style in Old New York
arabellasteadham wrote 5 months ago: Numerous Italian designers are found across the grid, and I am showing teo styles from two designers … more →
Italian Style in Old New York
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arabellasteadham wrote 5 months ago: Numerous Italian designers are found across the grid, and I am showing teo styles from two designers … more →
Brooklyn Flea Market Find - New York City Ad Men - 1960
invisibleagent wrote 6 months ago: I can’t even imagine all of the smoking, drinking, and womanizing that must have gone on in th … more →
Ludlow St. Jail
smithalexandersmith wrote 7 months ago: Luis sent me this Wikipedia entry: Ludlow Street Jail From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Ludl … more →
Read H.P. Lovecraft for Monday
smithalexandersmith wrote 7 months ago: This is the story in its entirety, to be read for Monday April 27th. Please print it out and bring i … more →
Gangs of New York - And John Jay Professors
smithalexandersmith wrote 7 months ago: Maria Castillo submitted this interesting article she found online at streetgangs.com. I noticed tha … more →
Lethologica
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ann wrote 8 months ago: I have very nearly run out of words this week. The old IRT power station. It supplied power for New … more →
Where are the Five Points? Why are they so interesting?
smithalexandersmith wrote 8 months ago: The streets’ names have changed over the years according to Sante, but the fascination with th … more →
Toots Shor's Restaurant - Old New York at it's Best
invisibleagent wrote 8 months ago: Mr. Shor seated at the bar at his restaurant - Image:AP Mr. Toots Shor was a restaurateur and owner … more →
Daniel Day-Lewis (D-Day) and Scorsese's Gangs
smithalexandersmith wrote 9 months ago: D-Day has won his Oscar for his role as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood, and I think none of … more →
Sante-Quoting
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smithalexandersmith wrote 1 year ago: In Sante’s chapter “Home” in Low Life, Sante distinguishes one of his major themes … more →
Luc Sante: Re-Imagining New York
smithalexandersmith wrote 1 year ago: I suppose the first thing that I always thing of is that Greenwich Village seemed a much more suitab … more →
Happy Birthday Blog World!
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huysmans wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday marked the ten year anniversary of the blog. So in the language of the Wall Street Journal … more →
Into The Pan
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ann wrote 10 months ago: I have a co-worker, an accomplished young woman, who’s guilty pleasure is reading chick lit. T … more →
Calendar girl
erinfm wrote 10 months ago: 2009 calendars are on sale. Calendars are one of my favorite ways of displaying art all year round. … more →
Coffee clutch
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speaklloyd wrote 11 months ago: I’ve been addicted to coffee since the early 80s. My father had a small retail store in the he … more →
