Gone Forever
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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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Gone Forever: The Ghost House In Queens
In June ’11, I wrote about one of my favorite “haunted house”-like properties in New York City, a dilapidated yet once beautiful Victorian located at 3103 37th Avenue in Queens: Gone forever: Several readers sent me this article in the Queens Gazette about its recent demise. Can’t wait to see what goes up in its…
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The Saddest House In New York City
This is the story of a little house in Queens that broke my heart.
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Gone For Good: The Elk Hotel & The Navy Yard Cocktail Lounge Finally Bite The Dust
One of the weirdest little holdovers of a bygone Times Square can be found at 42nd Street and 9th Avenue, where a collection of four-story apartment buildings sit nestled in the shadow of the neighboring skyscrapers.