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Tag Archives: Abandoned
Abandoned Essex Street Trolley Terminal
Note: I know I took a poll about what the next entry should be, but I’m overruling the vote since I visited an amazing place last week. Your choice, “Flushing Meadow Park and the New York Panorama” is coming up … Continue reading
Governors Island birthday
My birthday fell on a Saturday this year and it was likely to be a beautiful day, so why not try to get people to come out and celebrate it with me? Since it was my day I’d get to … Continue reading
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Tagged Abandoned, Boats, Bridges, Brooklyn, Manhattan, New Jersey, Parks, Rivers
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City Hall Station and more
The “Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station” was the first of the four New York Transit Museum excursions I signed up for during this, my first cycle of being a member, in spring/summer of 2011. I squealed when … Continue reading
Posted in Excursions, Museums
Tagged Abandoned, Busses, Highways, Manhattan, Stairs, Trains
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Jacob Riis Park
Jacob Riis Park in Rockaway, Queens was on my mind. I’d been there a handful of times before, on a photography project with one of my best friends, and recently other excursions reminded me of it (namely Orchard Beach and Tibbetts … Continue reading
Many Trains and Yonkers Waterfront
The process of choosing an excursion destination is sort of mysterious even to me, though it certainly relies on some concrete factors like weather and availability of special events. This one feels like it had much more that went in … Continue reading
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Tagged Abandoned, Bronx, Manhattan, Power, Rivers, Trains, Tunnels, Westchester
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