‘Love’: Colorful, Steely, and Stacked
“Some people like to paint trees. I like to paint love. I find it more meaningful than painting trees.” —Robert Indiana (1928– ) On Valentine’s Day, we are celebrating love […]
Category Archives: Things to See
Another Lincoln Standing in New York
“Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.” —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) Today, the 207th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, Walk About New York recognizes […]
100 Floors Up, Looking Down
“The spectator who arrived, panting, at this pinnacle, saw a dazzling abundance of roofs, chimneys, streets, bridges, squares, and clock towers. Everything drew to the eye at once.” —from The […]
It’s About Time
“For what is time? Who can readily and briefly explain this? Who can even in thought comprehend it, so as to utter a word about it?” —St. Augustine (AD 354–AD […]
Raising a New Water Tank
“Paris has the Eiffel Tower, Pisa has the Leaning Tower and New York has the water tower.” —Andy Rosenwach, manager of his family business, Rosenwach Tank Co. Unique fixtures on […]
Bryant Blooms
“To make these mandala images, I use a scanner like a large-format camera. I lay flowers directly onto it, allowing pollen and other flower stuff to fall onto the glass […]
Knitting Christmas Sweetness
“And I had but one penny in the world. Thou should’st have it to buy gingerbread.” — from Love’s Labors Lost 1597 by William Shakespeare (1564–1616) The folks at the […]
NYC’s Christmas Windows, 2015
“Window dressing is at first glance so gorgeously useless that it resists all comparison with other derided professions.” —Simon Doonan (1952– , Creative Ambassador for, and former window dresser at, […]
A Train Ride through Miniature New York
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” —Oscar Wilde (1856–1900) Sensational describes the Holiday Train Show at the New York […]
Parade Balloons: Earth-Bound
“When I was just starting out in the business, I used to love to watch Lorne Greene doing the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I said right then, ‘That’s what I […]
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