Right now I live in a building that was built in 1931 to house Irish railroad workers. Over the summer, I house-sat for a family in an East Village (NYC) townhouse. It was built in 1863. The family bought the house in 1952, but not a lot has been replaced. It still has a cast-iron spiral...
If you're interested in personal accounts of the war, "Roll Me Over: An Infantryman's World War 2" by Raymond Gantter is very good. It's made up of his field notes and letters home. Gantter's perspective is interesting as he was a German speaking (American), older college graduate with a wife...
It's a funny thing about this city; a younger guy in a fedora and trenchcoat or even a suit is just as worth gawking at at any "freak" with a mohawk and 1000 piercings on St. Marks Place. You'd think with the diversity here, people would have better things to do then send guys like us funny...
Hi folks. Just a few quick questions here:
1) Are French cuff shirts measured longer in the sleeves then standard (barrel?) cuff? I was in a store earlier today and all of the sleeve sizes seemed to be a bit long in proportion to the chest sizes. I'm usually a 16 1/2 chest with a 32/33 sleeve...
A few high profile cases (Mary-Kay Letourneau and a few others) have put teachers under increased scrutiny in the past few years. The press loves when a teacher messes up, because they've painted teachers as sexually unhinged borderline psychopaths who are to blame for all the problems in our...
To be honest, I never went to the old one, so I cant say. They say they are only "half-open" right now. There was a staircase leading downstairs but it was roped off, so that might be where the rest of it is going to be. On the whole the store is pretty nice looking, clean, organized. I'd say at...
I can only answer a few, so here we go:
2. I assume you mean J.J. Hat Center? Its on 5th avenue between 30th and 31st street (or close). Beautiful store, helpful and friendly staff. I bought a hat brush from them a week ago and they steamed and brushed my hat for free. You can tell they...
The pictures are a bit dated. The view of my parent's house shows my Mother's old car in the driveway, and my sisters playhouse in the backyard; neither of which exist anymore. As to censoring, in eastern Russia (Siberia?) There is a large section blacked out with a perfectly rectangular square...
I mentioned this is another post but thought it was worth mentioning here: Cheap Jacks is planning on reopening at 5th and 31st, right across the street from J.J. Hat Center. The little sign on the building doesn't say when though, so us New York loungers will have to keep our eyes open.
That blue vest doesn't do much for his complexion, does it?
What kind of rifle is that? Its hard to see, but it looks a bit like a Lee-Enfield. Possibly a leftover from the British occupation?
One thing I thought of while I was pondering this today was, without WWII, I probably wouldn't exist. My Grandma and Grandad met as a direct result of my Grandad coming home from the war, (I don't know the exact circumstances but that's what I remember). No war--->Grandparents do not meet--->...
If I'm correct, Cheap Jacks closed this location a while ago, at least that's what I've heard on the lounge. Yesterday I was walking around and it appears that Cheap Jacks is going to reopen on 31st and 5th (approx), incidentally, right across the street from J.J. Hat Center. (I've never been in...
I think about these sort of "what if?" questions rather often. This particular one is so difficult, as WWII has been the cause for almost all major (and some not so major events) since it's end. Oddly enough, I don't think technology would be as advanced as it is, considering that so many of the...
Terrible! I'm all for progress, but not when it enables people to become more lazy and unhygenic. Save that silver for jewelry and high-quality electronics. Wash those pants!
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