Tag: nychistory
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May 05, 2016 at 07:05PM
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…
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February 09, 2016 at 04:57PM
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…
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February 06, 2016 at 07:21PM
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
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January 07, 2016 at 03:53PM
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…