Because Sometimes You Need To Gas Up The Shoe
Seen today at the 23rd Street gas station. -SCOUT
The Adventure of Travel
In my post on Bloomingdale’s Le Train Blue restaurant, I mentioned how much I love old travel advertising. To me, vintage travel ads were about the adventure of travel, about the mysteries and romance waiting for you at just the cost of a ticket, and how getting somewhere was part of the experience. Whereas today’s…
The Secret Train Car in Bloomingdale’s
The other day, I was searching for restaurants around midtown when something came up on my phone that seemed too good to be true. I headed into Bloomingdale’s… …Passed through clothing floor after clothing floor… …Got lost… …Somehow found myself in housewares on the fifth floor… …and finally, found this staircase: I started up the…
A Fountain In Salem, And A Note About Preservation
A ton of people retweeted/Facebooked my post about Express taking over 1552 Broadway, and I can’t thank you enough. There’s no question the message was received by the right people – let’s hope they listen. But this sort of situation isn’t unique to New York. Chances are, there’s a concerned group of citizens desperately trying…
An Open Letter To Express: Will You Help Save A Times Square Treasure?
Dear Express, The other day, I was walking through Times Square and discovered you are signed on to be the proud new tenants of one of my favorite buildings in the neighborhood, 1552 Broadway. Congratulations!! I know it might not look like much at first. In fact, at just four stories, it may just be…
A Golden Elevator In Prospect Park South
I always enjoy scouting apartment buildings around the Prospect Park South area. They don’t look especially interesting from the outside… …but you’d be amazed at how many have an almost regal tone to their lobbies. Sadly, most of them are pretty run down, but the details often persist, and every once in a while, you…
The Floating Farmhouse on East 29th Street
The other day, I was scouting on Third Avenue when I noticed something on East 29th Street… …Was that a 19th-century farmhouse floating midway down the block??
The Secret Pool In The Woolworth Building
Recently, I had the pleasure of scouting the Woolworth Building, which, as far as I’m concerned, is as close as you can come to visiting a royal palace in New York. From its towering vaulted ceilings… …covered in unbelievably ornate mosaics…
Is This George Jetson’s New York City Apartment??
The other day, I was scouting a midtown office space with some pretty great views. As I was taking pictures, I noticed something a few blocks north… What the hell was this crazy apartment??
The Long Death of the Sad Little Diner On West Street
One of my favorite diners in New York is so small, you could literally blink and miss it while driving north on West Street. And it’s understandable – tucked in between two auto repair shops in the shadow of a large tree, it almost looks like it doesn’t want to be bothered with such trivialities…