nickcarr
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Can You Help Scout Find This Chinatown Brothel?
So I know this an unusual request, but I’m wondering if anyone can help me track down a Chinatown brothel. Er, let me explain. Way back in 2004, I’d just graduated from college and was scouring Craiglist for apartments when I came across a cheap room for rent in Chinatown – just $700 or so…
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How To Erase A 75-Year-Old Drug Store From Existence
Got some bad news. Last year I wrote about Mishkin’s, a classic New York City drug store at 145th Street and Amsterdam. Not only does Mishkin’s have one the all-time greatest neon signs in the city… Stepping inside was literally like taking a trip to the 1940s… …with wood-paneled walls and shelves… …ancient drawers behind…
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Rattlesnakes and Buffalo on the Upper West Side: A Southwestern Art Deco Masterpiece
Last week, I was taking pictures of the bridge over 96th Street on Riverside Drive… …when a detail caught my eye on the apartment building to the north… This bit of decoration on the corner… …featuring a buffalo skull with ceremonial decorations: As I stared at it, I started to notice more interesting details, like…
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A Mental Asylum Cemetery Hidden In The Woods
On Call Hollow Road, in the Pomona/Stony Point area about 25 miles north of the city, there is a trail that leads off into the woods. Follow the trail in, and you’ll quickly find yourself surrounded on all sides by towering trees. A few minutes up the trail, just after you cross over a small…