Manhattan

  • NY Hotel Miraculously Offers Steam Heat, Housekeeping, and Hot Water!

    NY Hotel Miraculously Offers Steam Heat, Housekeeping, and Hot Water!

    A neat old brick wall ad on the side of the New York Inn (8th Ave btw. 46th & 47th): I love that at the time this sign was put up, the hotel had to advertise these amenities as if you might not get them otherwise: Furnished (?) Rooms 1-2-3 | Steam Heat | Housekeeping…

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  • Sin Will Find You Out!

    Sin Will Find You Out!

    I love religious crosses with neon-lettering attached to buildings, especially when they have ominous messages. Ignoring the tackiness factor, the fact that anyone seriously thinks these are still effective in modern day New York, to the point where they continue to replace the neon, is just incredible to me…and in a way, makes them all…

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  • The Rooptop House on 3rd Ave

    The Rooptop House on 3rd Ave

    After posting about the Beach House on an East Village apartment roof, one of our readers, Karen, commented that it reminded her of the rooftop house on 13th and 3rd, above the Kiehl’s store. Today was the first time I had a chance to check it out, and sure enough, there’s a clapboard house –…

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  • The Financial District Pharaohs

    The Financial District Pharaohs

    I’m not sure how well you can see these from the ground, but adorning the corners of this building are some great pharaohs, complete with headdresses and wings: As a sidenote, if you look at the buildings to the left, you’ll see some bear heads keeping watch: -SCOUT

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