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    Poll - How old...?

    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...
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    WWII Reading List

    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...
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    Another article about hats making a comeback

    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...
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    A Few Sartorial Questions...

    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...
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    November Vector Vixen at RetroRadar.com

    Sorry chaps, a vote for Florence here. A lady under the hood of a car gets me every time!
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    Source for vintage lids in New York?

    I walked in there wearing a hat that I DIDN'T buy there and they cleaned it for me. Great service and a beautiful store.
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    Alwayz wear clean underwear to WaltDisneyElementary

    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...
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    Questions

    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...
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    Questions

    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...
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    "They" really are watching

    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...
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    Intro and Inquiry from the East Coast

    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.
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    Source for vintage lids in New York?

    It sounds like paradise (hatadise?) :p I hope they still sell them when they open back up. Don't worry Besdor, I won't buy all of them. ;)
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    If you had to pick one DRINK from the Golden Era...

    Wow Matt, that sounds amazing. I don't drink often so I think this would put me on the floor pretty quick. I'm surprised I've never heard of this one.
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    If you had to pick one DRINK from the Golden Era...

    Pick your poison... You can list an alcoholic and non-alcoholic if you like, or no alcoholic at all for the teetotalers among us...
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    A Hat Joke

    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?
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    What if WWII didn't happen

    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--->...
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    Height of laziness (and downright disgusting)

    Did anyone else read the "your views" section from the link at the bottom? Some of them are hilarious and I hope they're jokes!
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    Source for vintage lids in New York?

    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...
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    What if WWII didn't happen

    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...
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    Height of laziness (and downright disgusting)

    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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