NYC’s Unusual Street Signs
“Give me comrades and lovers by the thousand! … Give me the streets of Manhattan!” —from ‘Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun’ by Walt Whitman (1819–1892) Most street signs in […]
Category Archives: Architecture
The Northern Dispensary, Briefly
“At a meeting of Citizens held at the Rooms of Major Flint S. Kidder, April 6th, 1827, convened for the purpose of taking into consideration the expediency of establishing a […]
Explained: the Seal of the City of New York
“Sigillum Civitatis Novi Eboraci” — this Latin phrase translates to Seal of the City of New York From school houses to library buildings to police shields, the Seal of the […]
World War I Memorials, Part Five
“Men and Women of Brooklyn Who Died In the World War MCMXIV – MCMXVIII They gave their lives for liberty And universal peace Honor, Duty, Country” —Inscriptions above the benches […]
Lady Liberty’s Father
“Remain steadfast in the faith; instruct yourself; bridle your tongue; repress your wrath; forbear to do evil; associate with the good; screen the faults of your neighbor; relieve the poor […]
The East Coast Memorial
“We meet at a moment of dedication. Inscribed upon these slabs of stone are the names of those who two decades or so ago gave their lives, and now sleep […]
Betrothed Dancers in Stained Glass
“Conspicuous for her fairness and strict sense of justice, Mrs. Bell was always alert to undertake gracious deeds in quiet ways, known to but few save those helped by her […]
Celebrating New York’s Dutch Roots
“In testimony of ancient and unbroken friendship this flagpole is presented to the city of New York by the Dutch people 1926” —an inscription on the Netherland Monument Although in 1664 […]
Unusual Views of Miss Liberty
“The Lady with the Lamp, the Statue of Liberty, stands in New York Harbour. Her back is squarely turned on the USA. It’s no wonder, considering what she would have […]
Eternal Light Flagstaff
“God would never be cruel enough to create a cyclone as terrible as that Argonne battle. Only man would ever think of doing an awful thing like that.” —from “The […]
