Bartow-Pell Mansion
my favorite view of the elevated
Some stained glass artwork and views of the elevated at Westchester Square, one of the oldest settled places in The Bronx.
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Huntington Free Library
Flan with raspberry drizzle
The Caribe Restaurant is on the corner of Jerome Avenue and Gun Hill Road, right under the elevated 4 train. Juan, the new owner of the Caribe, gave us some of his homemade pineapple tequila, on the house. Really delicious.
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Daniel Hauben's The El
There are more panels in both of these. I especially like Hauben’s The El, with the umbrella, the light patterns, the stairway, and the barber shop.
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Tudor style apartment and Tracey Towers
My friend Neil emailed me about his old neighborhood, his apartment building, DWC High School & its notable alumni, the impact of Tracey Towers, etc. So my sister and I went to see for ourselves.
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RYNO, BRT, KGB graffiti
Rubin415 Drake Street
American Banknote building
Some scenes and buildings in Hunt’s Point. American Banknote printed travelers checks for American Express and currency for many countries. I used to work for Amex “Travelers Cheque” division back in the Eighties; by then American Banknote had moved their operations out of this building. It has since been converted to office space.
Dawson Street porch
Historic homes in the Dawson- Fox area between Longwood and Leggett, and other sights in the Longwood neighborhood.
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