Apparently, Hell’s Kitchen Was Always “On The Rocks.?!”

Posted by on March 31, 2011 · 3 Comments 

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Forgive We Not The Ugly Home Depot Doors Galore!!!

Posted by on March 31, 2011 · 1 Comment 

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An Inelegant Sign to Protect An Elegant Building…

Posted by on March 29, 2011 · 1 Comment 

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Florence Luling Mansion Is Alive and Well, But Obscured From Esplanade, New Orleans, Louisiana

Posted by on March 29, 2011 · 8 Comments 

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Automated Birds That Won’t Shit On Your Parlor

Posted by on March 26, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

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Who’s Haunting Fechheimer House, No. 22 Garfield Place?

Posted by on March 25, 2011 · 11 Comments 

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Not So Merry-Go-Round For Saratoga’s Hand Operator

Posted by on March 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

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Columbia’s Specimen of the Early Use of Concrete Block

Posted by on March 18, 2011 · 1 Comment 

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Our Own Ignorant Greed Embodied In Department Store?

Posted by on March 18, 2011 · 3 Comments 

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And All Staten Island Has Now Is A Douche Bag!

Posted by on March 17, 2011 · 2 Comments 

Filed under Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Most Recent, New York City, New York State, Oldie But Goodie, Public Architecture, Residential Architecture · Tagged with Antique Fixtures, , Bathroom Restoration, New York City History, Porcelaine Fixtures, Sanitary Earthenware, Sanitary Products, Staten Island History