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Brooklyn, NY: There Was a Ballpark Here

Posted in Homes, Noteworthy, tagged , on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

-J. Philip Faranda

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Brooklyn: Memorial Arch

Posted in Landmarks, Noteworthy, tagged , on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

-J. Philip Faranda

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Kew Gardens, Queens: Unintentional Self Portrait

Posted in Noteworthy, tagged , on May 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »

There is a considerable backstory to this photo and those taken with it, and it goes back to my sophomore year at Villanova and my Psychology 101 class. It was there, in the diffused responsibility lesson, that I first learned of the Kitty Genovese story. That event always disturbed me. Quite by chance, I showed [...]

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Scarsdale, NY: European Health Spa

Posted in Noteworthy, Serendipity, tagged , , , , on May 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »

If you have driven on Central Park Avenue you’ll know this building. The Eurpean Health Spa (more info here) has been derelict for quite a long time- perhaps decades. It was an active gym at one time, and the flying saucer architecture with Atlas in front  gained it some notoriety. However, gyms come and go, [...]

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Beacon, NY: Bannerman Castle

Posted in Landmarks, Noteworthy, Pre War, tagged on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This is a very historic old structure on an island in the Hudson River near Beacon, NY that dates back to colonial times. I love this, as my header will attest; getting to a vantage to take a good picture was difficult- they didn’t build castles with photographers in mind.    -J. Philip Faranda

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Yankee Stadia

Posted in Landmarks, Noteworthy, tagged , , on April 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I don’t know when they are razing the Old Yankee Stadium, but it is cool to see both buildings side by side. I am sure there are pictures out there from a helicopter which are even more interesting, but you’ll have to settle for my clicks from the shoulder of the Major Deegan from my [...]

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Original Carvel

Posted in Noteworthy, tagged , on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

If you are from the New York area and over the age of 30, you’ll remember Tom Carvel’s distinctive voice from his ice cream commercials. His original Carvel ice cream shop was on Central Park Avenue in Hartsdale, NY, around the very same spot where his ice cream truck broke down in the 1930′s.  I [...]

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