I noticed the side of this house while scouting a neighborhood in Queens and was quite impressed. I see shingles, stone, concrete, brick, aluminum-siding, and two types of what I think is asphalt siding. Add some stucco and a few clapboards, and I think we have a Guinness record contender here. -SCOUT
This week, I’ve been scouting for abandoned houses in the woods, and happened to come across this beauty about 20 miles outside of the city. As I was taking pictures, I happened to notice a little hut up the hill nearby. I figured it was just a tool shed, but then thought occurred to me……
Hey everyone – A huge thank you to everyone who responded last week to my call for help on my film project, UFO Confidential. I just wanted to quickly clarify something from the post. A number of people wrote to ask if I was interested in speaking with professionals in the film industry other than…
I figured today was the perfect day to post one of my all-time favorite EC Comics covers from the 1950s, by the brilliant Johnny Craig. I love that he included the NEW LOTS AVENUE designation – does that make this a 2/3 train? Happy Halloween!! -SCOUT
Last week, I was heading home from a day of scouting in Westchester when I found myself passing through Sleepy Hollow. Suddenly, it felt like autumn had officially arrived. As a kid, there was nothing I loved more around Halloween than revisiting The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – both Washington Irving’s tale, for which I…
As you probably know, I always send out a Scouting NY sticker/magnet to readers who donate to my film fund. I just ran out of last year’s version, so it’s time to unveil the new Scouting NY sticker, celebrating that unique manner in which New Yorkers can ignore pretty much anything… I know I left…
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Yesterday, I was driving along Shelter Rock Road in Long Island on my way back to the city… And as I was driving, I started to think to myself that Shelter Rock Road is a really interesting name for a street, and that it was too bad I’d probably never know find out what the…
Whenever I drive down Bay Street in Staten Island… …I always wonder about the boarded-up movie theater between Union and Prospect. Shuttered for over 25 years, this was once the art deco Paramount Theatre, one of Staten Island’s grandest movie theaters. Built on the site of Cornelius Vanderbilt’s childhood farmhouse, the Paramount opened in October,…
Hey everyone – Just received word that the Tabernacle of Prayer church will be offering a rare tour of the unbelievable Valencia movie palace (read my full post here) on Saturday, May 24th, at 11am – yes, that’s this Saturday! Tours are by appointment only – contact Sister Forbes at 718-657-4210 ext. 20 to sign…