Uncategorized
-
An Unholy Union
Driving through Queens today, I saw that McDonalds and Starbucks have finally done the inevitable and fused together into an all-powerful red and yellow-striped latte and hamburger-dispensing mutant hybrid: Resistance is futile! I mean, what force on Earth could possibly stop a complete McStarnolds take over?? I think we’re doomed. -SCOUT
-
Outdoor Rec, and an Eerie Side to Camp Wishe:
Scouting An Abandoned Children’s Camp – Part 3This is the final installment of our look at Camp Wishe, a children’s sleepaway camp that has been abandoned for more than 15 years. Click here for part 1 and here for part 2! At this point in our tour, you’ve hopefully come to know Camp Wishe as a classic American sleepaway camp, a warm…
-
Into The Cabins: Scouting An Abandoned Children’s Camp – Part 2
This is part 2 of our look at Camp Wishe, a children’s sleepaway camp that has been abandoned for more than 15 years. Click here for part 1! Camp Wishe is located on what used to be old Route 6. When the Wishe family purchased the property in the 1940’s, it consisted of a run…
-
NYC Public School Using Houdini-Style Locks
We were renting a Queens public school gym recently for holding and catering… I was busy studying this apparatus (pull up bar?) and having horrible gym class flashbacks, when I noticed a padlock attached to it… Glad to know the NYC public schools schools are still using locks that look like Houdini should be escaping…