Posts Tagged ‘nychistory’
May 05, 2016 at 07:05PM
May 5, 2016
Lunchtime #drawing: A window like a ship’s wheel befitting this East River waterfront neighborhood, Vinegar Hill in Brooklyn. Numbers 67 (blue) and 69 (red) here on Belgian blocked Hudson Avenue, with a tree in between. According to the historic designation report, “The sub-cellar of No. 67 Hudson Avenue contains a doorway leading to a tunnel […]
2016 | Nick's Lunchbox Service | Tags: architecture, art, belgianblocks, bluebricks, cobblestone, drawing, dumbo, fireescape, hudsonavenue, IFTTT, londonplanetree, nickslunchboxservice, nychistory, streetscape, Tumblr, undergroundrailroad, vinegarhillComments (0)
February 09, 2016 at 04:57PM
February 9, 2016
Lunchtime #drawing: A retired firehouse out of place between two big commercial buildings at 78 Morton Street. The Howard Red Rover Engine Volunteer used it 1864-65, and it later became Engine 24 through 1975. All a little out of perspective while simultaneously drawing and rocking a stroller back and forth with one foot. #NicksLunchboxService #MortonStreet […]
2016 | Nick's Lunchbox Service | Tags: architecture, art, drawing, firehouse, IFTTT, mortonstreet, nickslunchboxservice, nychistory, Tumblr, westvillageComments (0)
February 06, 2016 at 07:21PM
February 6, 2016
Lunchtime #drawing: The Friends House and Seminary (Quaker) was built on the west side of Stuyvesant Square in 1860. #NicksLunchboxService #friendsseminary #stuyvesantsquare #quaker #art #architecture #nychistory #gramercypark (at Friends Seminary) from Nick’s Lunchbox Service on Tumblr http://ift.tt/1K5I15A via IFTTT
2016 | Nick's Lunchbox Service | Tags: architecture, art, drawing, friendsseminary, gramercypark, IFTTT, nickslunchboxservice, nychistory, quaker, stuyvesantsquare, TumblrComments (0)
January 07, 2016 at 03:53PM
January 7, 2016
Lunchtime #drawing: One-block long Weehawken St. is on the grounds of the former Newgate Prison, open 1797-1828 (you can see a tile mosaic of the prison in the Christopher St. station while waiting for the 1 train). #NicksLunchboxService #weehawkenstreet #westvillage #newgateprison #art #architecture #nychistory #fireescape (at Weehawken Street) from Nick’s Lunchbox Service on Tumblr http://ift.tt/1ZQwr1S […]
2016 | Nick's Lunchbox Service | Tags: architecture, art, drawing, fireescape, IFTTT, newgateprison, nickslunchboxservice, nychistory, Tumblr, weehawkenstreet, westvillageComments (0)
September 02, 2015 at 08:15PM
September 2, 2015
Later than lunchtime #drawing: A biker, a pedestrian crossing sign and the architectural relics of the inventor of a rubber horseshoe pad, Michael Hallanan, who built an 8 story commercial loft for that business at the corner of Barrow St. and West 4th St. (the initials “MH” are carved in stone) and converted No. 17 […]