A Pilgrim’s Progress
“Mr. J. Q. A. Ward’s ideal figure of a New-Englander for Central Park.” —from the October 12, 1884 edition of the New York Times As is the case with many […]
New York’s Easter Parade 2015
On the avenue, Fifth Avenue, the photographers will snap us And you’ll find that you’re in the rotogravure Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet And of […]
‘Supper,’ a Feast for the Eyes
“But behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.” —from the Gospel of St. Luke, Ch. 22, Verse 21 The reaction by His disciples […]
Happy Birthday, Walk About New York
“We are always the same age inside.” —Gertrude Stein (1874–1946) Walk About New York turns one-year old today. We will always be a kid at heart, exploring and discovering the […]
Kicking into a New York Spring
“It has been said of the new Music Hall that it needs no performers.” —one critic’s assessment at the 1932 opening of Radio City Music Hall Like a March weather […]
Sculpted from Light
“You can see the light from down the street. It draws people inside and up the stairs, since the only way to understand it is through exploration.” — Chris Cooper, […]
Walk About New York: the Interview
“I’ve done so many interviews over the years in so many different languages. Radios. Papers. Magazines. There’s always another interview to do. It’s quite something, I have to say.” —Roger […]
Telling “Tales”
“Unlike anything I’d seen before!” —Martin Scorsese, (1942– ) I remember my high school French classes very well. For French III and IV the teacher was Mr. McMullin, a short, […]
From Courthouse to Library to Landmark
“At Old Jeff there is also the literature of architecture: cut stone faces and flowers, spiral stairs, soaring stained glass windows, the feeling, form and sensibility of another age. This, […]
Safe Haven in the Face of Destruction
“I built thereon a palace with halls of cedar, cypress, juniper, boxwood, teak, terebinth, and tamarisk as my royal dwelling and for the enduring leisure life of my lordship.” —translation […]
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